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The D S Brown Company Engineering Detailer in North Baltimore, Ohio
Schedule: Day Shift - 40 Hours Per Week The Opportunity Founded in 1890, The D.S. Brown Company, a Gibraltar Industries Company, is a world-wide leader and supplier of engineered products to the bridge and highway industry. Headquartered in North Baltimore, Ohio, the Company actively sells to bridge and pavement contractors, specialty subcontractors, and construction product distributors. The D.S. Brown Company prides itself on its quality workforce and its reputable products. Check us out at www.dsbrown.com and become part of our awesome team! The Engineering Detailer is responsible for reviewing, coordinating, and managing bridge component design projects for key contractors. Manages all aspects of the project including direct communications with the contractor and design engineer/owner related to project requirements, details, project status, and technical questions. Must be capable of producing high quality shop drawings within budget and while meeting drawing submittal and release deadlines. This position is located on-site in North Baltimore, OH. Who we're looking for All your life, you've been a thinker - a practical innovator with rolled-up sleeves, a strong sense of purpose and healthy dose of optimist in you. A maker who gets things done. If you dream of using technology to make a difference in the world, we want you with us. At Gibraltar, we're solving big problems and pushing the boundaries of what's possible, changing lives with smarter products and services in agtech, renewable energy and residential products that will shape a better future for people and the planet. So, we're looking for more than great talent, we're looking for good people with a unique point of view - creators ready to tackle our most important challenges. If you thrive in a collaborative and inclusive culture, working side by side with talented teammates or hand in hand with customers and communities to solve real-world technology problems, we want to hear from you. What you'll do
- Detailing and checking of fabricated/structural products for preparation of shop drawings.
- Entry level product design, or design on smaller or less-complex projects.
- In conjunction with operations team, ensure parts and assemblies shown on shop drawings are feasible and economical to build.
- Use computer-assisted engineering and design software and equipment to prepare and check engineering documents.
- Ability to compute vertical curves, horizontal curves, grade transitions, slopes, staging, and flared roadways.
- Utilize company project checklist to minimize errors and provides input for continuous improvement.
- Communicates with colleagues and Engineering Manager when necessary to resolve project and design questions/concerns, as well as to provide updates on how projects are progressing against set schedule.
- Coordinates with customers and designers on such things as information requests, technical guidance, and transmittal comments/questions.
- Supports management and colleagues in implementing continuous improvement initiatives identified in yearly and long-term goals.
- Provides guidance to Estimating Department for calculating engineering hours and identifies fabrication challenges to include in the budget.
- Provides on-site technical support to evaluate field installations and/or troubleshoot construction challenges.
In addition to the accountabilities listed above, individuals may perform other duties as assigned, including work in other functional areas to cover absences or relief, to equalize peak work periods or otherwise to balance the workload. What we need To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each primary accountability satisfactorily. The