Senior Steel Structures Designer Porto

Senior Steel Structures Designer
Porto
Porto, Porto District, Portugal

BERD is one of the TOP 3 World Leaders in the field of bridge construction methods and solutions. Born in 2006, as a
- off of the Faculty of Engineering of Porto University, BERD already participated in the construction of several bridges and viaducts in 5 continents. In 2016 BERD launched a new Business Unit, the Modular Bridge Solutions, that already supplied more than 150 Modular Bridges. Always focused on innovation, BERD is also working on a new R&D disruptive project.

We like to explore new approaches and we value a strong sense of commitment. If you are ready to participate in challenging project worldwide and looking forward to building bridges not walls, contact us!

QUALIFICATIONS

- Bachelor or Master’s degree in Structural Civil Engineer with a minimum experience of 7 years.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

- Minimum of 7 years of experience in steel structures design.

- Will and motivation to develop and share design skills.

- Knowledge in structures design software (Autodesk Robot:

preferred;

SAP2000:

valued).

- CAD software knowledge (Auto
CAD:

mandatory, Inventor or similar:

valued).

- Analytical thinking, problem solving and decision making.

- Self-motivated and proactive attitude.

- Team leadership skills.

- Team player and good communication skills.

- Well organized and reliable.

- Ability and motivation to work in design of special and diverse structural components.

- Microsoft Excel knowledge (advanced skills are valued).

- English skills (verbal and written).

- French or German skills are valued.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

- Design of steel structures according to relevant regulations.

- Define relevant actions and combinations applicable to the structure being developed.

- Develop structural model of the structure.

- Evaluate design of structure members and detail design of the connections.

- Prepare calculation notes from the structure.

- Analysis of bridge construction process and evaluate the specific requirements of the project.

- Cooperate with other team member to reach efficient solutions for the project, complying with project budget goals and deadlines.

- Interact with other project specialities, as hydraulic and electric, ensuring a perfect match between all components of the equipment.

- Provide detail information for modelling the structures and ensure the information shared for manufacturing is reliable.

- Interact and manage information with external engineering offices.

- Follow-up the manufacturing process providing necessary support to the manufacturer.

- Develop design tools for internal use.

WHAT WE’RE OFFERING

- An exciting and diverse working environment with varied activity at one of the TOP 3 World Leaders in the field of bridge construction methods and solutions.

- An honest, open culture that emphasises feedback and promotes professional and personal development.

- Projects worldwide with an experienced team.

- Opportunity to actively participate in the design of unique and state of the art equipment to build bridges.

- Innovative research & industry project.

- Medical insurance.