Civil Engineer - Steel Structures

NES Fircroft are delighted to be partnering with an Energy industry giant looking to add a Civil Engineer with Steel Structures experience to join their team in Paris, France (Champigny-sur-Marne)

This role will be a contract based position and will be for an initial 12 months duration with excellent potential to go well beyond. It will offer a strong day rate of pay and the opportunity to join an multi national Industrial Gas specialist.

Role overview

The main missions will be:

• Participate in the establishment of the project study schedule
• Monitor and coordinate engineering studies for civil engineering and/or structural steel execution and validate the design
• Support the project team

in accordance with the procedures of the Engineering Department. Objectives and deliverables

On the CIVIL ENGINEERING part and On the METAL FRAMEWORK part

• Validate the calculation hypotheses of foundations and metal structures (geotechnical characteristics, seismic spectrum, wind speed, steel resilience, concrete and structural regulations, underground networks, etc.)
• Establish the specifications for the subcontracting of the soil campaign, the establishment of a soil report, detailed civil engineering studies, detailed studies of metal structures, an office specializing in rotating machinery, etc.
• Analyse geotechnical reports (soil stress, differential settlement, soil categories, reaction moduli, pile behavior in the soil, water table, )
• Guide and supervise the design and coordinate the object studies of these subcontractors, and verify the dimensional adequacy of the structures in line with the piping and boilermaking installation studies
• Manually calculate reinforced concrete elements (bending reinforcement, shear,...),
• Designing structural systems (material strength)
• Calculate (manually) structural steel elements (buckling calculation, finite element calculations with a given software, integration of natural frequencies of vibration, European codes, etc.)
• Determine the technical relevance and economic optimization of civil engineering and steel structures
• Establish progress reports on deliverables, hours and material costs, according to the project schedule
• Establish the technical part of works contracts for foundations, piles, roads and utilities, buildings, and metal structures
• Follow up on calls for tenders, establish technical comparative tables, and participate in technical clarifications with companies
• Ensure that the execution of studies is carried out in accordance with the project schedule
• Provide technical support for civil engineering and carpentry during the assembly of the site

The deliverables are to be delivered according to the project schedule:

• TRS studies and works contract, comparisons
• The progress report on the coordination of the studies based on the deliverables
• The calculation note (column anchors)
• Specifications for civil engineering and steel framework studies (TRS)
• Specifications for civil engineering and steel structure works
• Annotated plans of design offices and suppliers

Skills Required

• Project and construction management, Advanced
• Engineering work experience, Expert
• Knowledge of civil engineering and structural activities for the design of industrial gas treatment units and applicable standards
• Work in English in a multicultural environment, Expert
• Design & module design, Elementary
• Design of concrete structures, Advanced
• Design of metal structures, Confirmed
• Tekla, Advanced
• Ability to speak both English and French

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.