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Overview

ENERCON’s Data Center Mission Critical Group is seeking a 3D Structural Designer to join the team based in one of our various office locations across the U.S. Join our dynamic engineering team as an experienced designer/drafter and elevate your career by creating and refining detailed drawings, conducting site walkdowns, and collaborating closely with engineers. You'll utilize advanced tools, adhere to strict quality and safety standards, and mentor junior team members, all while working on diverse and exciting projects. If you're detail-oriented, organized, and proficient in REVIT, AutoCAD, NAVISWORKS, Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC/BIM 360), and Dynamo we encourage you to apply.

Responsibilities

As a Structural Designer, your day is a dynamic blend of creative problem-solving and technical precision, where you bring designs to life. Collaborating with engineers and mentoring junior team members, you ensure every project runs smoothly, from detailed drafting to site walkdowns, all while maintaining the highest standards of safety and efficiency.

Design & Drafting: Create and/or modify detailed engineering drawings using Plant 3D. Prepare design drawings, including layout and detail drawings, piping isometrics, single line drawings, P&ID, and pipe/conduit support drawings. Detail physical design of piping and conduit supports based on schematics and typical details; any steel detailing experience is desired. Can perform internal reviews and clash detection of designs using Advance Steel. Can create and modify REVIT families and incorporate them into design. Understand AutoCAD national standards

Site Work & Reporting: Perform walkdowns at client sites and generate walkdown reports

Quality Control & Review: Conduct self-checks of created drawings, sketches, and related data to proactively identify factors that may negatively affect the final product. Review the work of other designers/drafters and provide mentoring and leadership. Display high attention to detail; can perform peer checks for other designers

Collaboration & Communication: Work directly with Engineering and other designers for design concept interpretation. Ability to communicate internally with engineers and designers and is very organized

Compliance & Efficiency: Understand and follow all organizational, area/departmental, and client procedures, safety policies, and directives. Meet applied time goals set for position/discipline #KM-L1

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in related field with a minimum of 1 year of design engineering experience OR Associates Degree in related field with minimum 6 years of design engineering experience

OR minimum of 8 years of experience

Proficient with both 2D and 3D design software

Required Software/Platform Experience: REVIT, AutoCAD, NAVISWORKS, Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC/BIM 360), Dynamo

Preferred Software Experience: Tekla, Advance Steel, Inventor

Experience with structural concrete and steel modeling

Experience in the creation and maintenance of Revit families

Experience producing structural construction documents and design deliverables

Experience with clash detection, model review, and coordination workflows

BIM coordination experience in multidisciplinary project environments

Knowledge of IFC/openBIM workflows and industry BIM standards

Experience collaborating with structural, architectural, mechanical, electrical, and other project disciplines in a BIM environment

Working knowledge of basic engineering techniques, principals, standards, and concepts for assigned engineering discipline; competent in the basic concepts of other disciplines as they relate to the assigned discipline

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Knowledge of codes, standards, criteria, and design execution pertinent to various aspects of design

Autodesk Certified Professional (ACP) in Revit for Structural Design preferred

Ability to travel between 10-15% of the time; duration of travel may vary depending on project and client needs

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Compensation Range

USD $68,800.00 - USD $114,000.00 /Yr. Additional Information

ENERCON Services, Inc. (ENERCON) is powered by people who make a difference. We offer rewarding careers in a culture built on excellence, innovation, and growth.

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The compensation range listed is a good-faith estimate of the compensation expected for this position at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, geographic location, and internal equity.

Some positions may be performed remotely in one or more U.S. states. Compensation is aligned with applicable pay transparency requirements and reflects expected compensation at the time of posting.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without current or future employer sponsorship. We ask all candidates this question to better understand work authorization and any potential sponsorship needs. Employment is contingent upon passing pre-employment and random drug/alcohol screenings, background checks, and annual motor vehicle record reviews per company and client policies.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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