Project Engineer at Valmont Industries

Job description

15000 Valmont Plaza Omaha Nebraska 68154 Why Valmont We’re Here to Move the World Forward. Valmont impacts millions of people around the world every day, yet they might not realize the many ways. Our technology is helping feed the growing population, supplying the world with more reliable energy and access to renewables, enhancing connectivity in remote and urban locations to create a sustainable future and so much more. Simply put, Valmont is advancing agricultural productivity and reimagining vital infrastructure to make life better. Join a Fortune 1000 company that respects hard work, honors diversity and invests in our employees as we focus on creating the world of tomorrow, today . We are the modern workforce . Are you ready to move the world forward? Apply now. A Brief Summary of This Position: The Project Engineer – Telecom Macro Structures is an individual contributor responsible for the structural analysis, design, review, and approval of Macro telecom structures, including self-supporting towers, guyed towers, monopoles, foundations, and related engineered products. The position primarily supports Macro products and is responsible for developing safe, manufacturable, and cost-effective engineering solutions that meet customer requirements, applicable codes, and Valmont standards. The Project Engineer independently executes standard structural engineering assignments from quotation through order execution and provides PE-level review and approval within established responsibilities. The role also supports customer and field needs, NPD execution, engineering standardization, automation, process improvement, and development of less-experienced technical resources. Essential Functions: Perform structural analysis and design of self-supporting towers, guyed towers, monopoles, foundations, existing structures, and related Macro products using applicable engineering methods and analysis software. Independently process and review engineering designs for quotations and orders, ensuring compliance with customer requirements, applicable codes, Valmont standards, manufacturing requirements, and project commitments. Prepare, review, approve, and stamp engineering calculations and designs within the incumbent's professional competence and assigned technical responsibilities, including primarily their own work and limited review of work prepared by others. Interpret customer specifications, loading criteria, geotechnical information, project requirements, and applicable codes to develop safe, manufacturable, and economical engineering solutions. Provide continuity from quotation through order execution, coordinating with Drafting to ensure approved engineering requirements are accurately translated into drawings, Bills of Materials, and manufacturing documentation. Provide direct technical support to customers, Sales Application Engineering, PLM, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and other stakeholders as required. Take technical ownership of typical field and product-performance issues, including investigation, root-cause evaluation, and corrective recommendations, while supporting senior technical resources on complex or high-risk issues. Serve as technical lead for selected NPD projects and support product development, standardization, and other strategic business initiatives as assigned. Support development and validation of engineering automation and calculation tools by defining engineering requirements, reviewing design logic, establishing acceptance criteria, and participating in technical testing and validation. Lead smaller engineering process-improvement and standardization initiatives and participate in larger initiatives that improve quality, productivity, cycle time, manufacturability, and reuse of proven engineering solutions. Share technical knowledge and provide guidance and mentoring to less-experienced engineers and other technical resources as appropriate. Maintain knowledge of applicable structural codes, c