Civil Structural Project Engineer

Civil / Structural Project Engineer

 

Location: Corpus Christi, TX

Schedule: 4/10s

Employment Classification: Non-Exempt

 

Summary:

Teal Energi is seeking an experienced Civil / Structural Project Engineer to provide owner-side engineering support for capital projects and engineering activities at an operating LNG facility in Corpus Christi, Texas.

This hands-on role supports projects throughout development, detailed engineering, construction, commissioning, turnover, and closeout. The Civil / Structural Project Engineer will work closely with Projects, Engineering, Construction, Operations, Maintenance, EPC contractors, engineering consultants, fabricators, and construction contractors to ensure civil and structural scopes are technically sound, constructible, and executed safely in accordance with applicable codes, specifications, project requirements, and site standards.

The ideal candidate will have significant civil and structural engineering experience in LNG, oil and gas, petrochemical, refining, chemical processing, or comparable heavy industrial facilities. An active Professional Engineer (PE) license in the State of Texas is required.

 

Job Duties:

 

Civil / Structural Engineering

• Provide civil and structural engineering support for capital projects, modifications, upgrades, and facility improvements.
• Serve as the owner’s technical representative for assigned civil and structural engineering scopes.
• Review engineering drawings, calculations, specifications, design packages, and contractor deliverables for technical accuracy and constructability.
• Perform or validate engineering analyses and calculations and apply professional engineering judgment to civil and structural issues.
• Support engineering scopes involving structural steel, reinforced concrete, equipment foundations, pipe supports, buildings, infrastructure, site development, and drainage.
• Ensure designs comply with applicable engineering codes, standards, specifications, established project design criteria, and site requirements.

Project Engineering & Contractor Oversight

• Provide engineering oversight of EPC contractors, engineering consultants, fabricators, and construction contractors.
• Participate in design reviews, constructability reviews, interdisciplinary reviews, and project technical meetings.
• Coordinate civil and structural interfaces with mechanical, piping, electrical, instrumentation, process, geotechnical, construction, and operations disciplines.
• Support the development and review of scopes of work, engineering estimates, schedules, technical bid packages, contractor proposals, and technical bid evaluations.
• Review and manage engineering deliverables produced by third-party EPC and engineering contractors.
• Identify technical risks early and collaborate with project stakeholders to develop practical, safe, and cost-effective engineering solutions.

Construction & Field Support:

 

• Conduct field walkdowns and inspections to verify existing conditions and support project scope development and execution.
• Provide field engineering support during construction, including resolution of RFIs, technical queries, design deviations, and unforeseen field conditions.
• Evaluate proposed design changes and provide civil and structural engineering input into project change and Management of Change processes.
• Resolve engineering and construction issues within an operating industrial facility while coordinating activities with Operations and Maintenance.
• Support construction, commissioning, punch-list resolution, mechanical completion, turnover, and project closeout.

 

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, or a closely related engineering discipline.
• Active Professional Engineer (PE) license in the State of Texas required.
• Significant civil and structural engineering experience within LNG, oil and gas, petrochemical, refining, chemical processing, or comparable heavy industrial facilities.
• Demonstrated experience supporting projects through engineering/design and construction phases.
• Strong experience reviewing civil and structural calculations, drawings, specifications, and engineering deliverables.
• Working knowledge of applicable civil and structural codes and standards, including IBC, ASCE 7, ACI, and AISC.
• Strong knowledge of structural steel, reinforced concrete, foundations, and industrial facility structures.
• Experience working with EPC contractors, engineering consultants, and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Ability to identify and resolve engineering and construction issues in an operating industrial facility.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work effectively with contractors, construction teams, engineering disciplines, project leadership, Operations, and Maintenance.
• Ability and willingness to work onsite at an LNG facility in Corpus Christi, Texas.
• Previous LNG facility experience is strongly preferred.
• Owner/operator or owner-side engineering experience within an operating LNG, refinery, petrochemical, or process facility is preferred.
• Experience supporting both brownfield modifications and greenfield capital projects is preferred.
• Experience supporting projects from FEED and detailed engineering through construction, commissioning, turnover, and closeout is preferred.
• Experience with Gulf Coast projects involving foundations, structural systems, drainage, site civil work, and challenging geotechnical or environmental conditions is preferred.

Physical requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit, walk and stand; talk or hear, both in person and by telephone; use hands repetitively to finger, handle, feel or operate standard office equipment. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and the ability to adjust focus.

 

About Teal Energi:

Teal Energi is a technical manpower provider with extensive experience supporting the successful execution and operation of major capital project investments. Forged through a desire to provide best-in-class service to clients, candidates, and contractors alike, Teal Energi works through its offices nationwide to provide regional support to a wide range of sectors including both traditional energy and energy transition initiatives (e.g., LNG, hydrogen, wind, solar), as well as manufacturing, mining, and infrastructure.

Teal Energi is committed to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, disability, ethnicity, gender or gender identity, language, national origin, physical or mental ability, political affiliation, religion, sexual orientation, or protected veteran status.