Civil Structural Engineer

You’re purpose driven. Growth minded. Ready to stretch your potential. That’s the spirit of the community you’ll find at Orbia: where the purpose to advance life around the world drives our global team of over 23,000 every single day. 

From creating solutions to deliver clean water, secure food supplies and reliable information to steering material advances that power the future of green and smart cities, transportation, and healthcare, we never settle for “good enough” when there’s an opportunity to make life better. Where purpose comes to life, it changes lives. This is what we live for.

We’re looking for a Civil Structural Engineer to join our team and drive all aspects of CSA design and execution across a major industrial capital project.

You’ll partner closely with EPC firms and other contractors to ensure high-quality, on-time CSA deliverables appropriate for every stage of the project lifecycle. The role offers the opportunity to move between the EPC office and the project site in Baton Rouge as the project progresses from engineering through commissioning.

Location: St. Gabriel, LA

About the Role

• Serve as the primary civil/structural/architectural engineering expert, ensuring technical excellence and alignment with company objectives throughout the capital investment program
• Advise the Engineering Manager and Project Manager on deviations from design standards, industry codes, and Project engineering practices, and support resolution of non-conformances
• Oversee contractor engineering and field construction activities to ensure facilities meet all specified requirements, providing timely interpretation and responses to Requests for Information (RFIs)
• Ensure the technical quality and integrity of civil/structural/architectural designs for project facilities align with the Project Execution Plan and company standards

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in civil or structural engineering is required
• Minimum of 8–10 years of experience in civil/structural/architectural engineering within large-scale industrial or infrastructure projects
• Strong knowledge of international engineering codes and standards, foundation and structural design, seismic and dynamic analysis, and construction practices
• Experience working in cross-functional teams and with geographically diverse contractors and vendors.
  • Physical requirements for the position such as mobility, vision, strength, etc. (applicable in line with local laws):
  • Ability to work in both office and active construction site environments, which may include navigating uneven surfaces, climb stairs or ladders, and wear required personal protective equipment (PPE)
  • Visual acuity is sufficient to read technical drawings, review construction work, and operate standard office and field equipment
  • Must be able to travel to project sites as needed
• Proficiency in English is required (written and verbal). Additional language skills may be beneficial depending on project location and vendor engagement

What We Offer

• Comprehensive onboarding and training
• Flexible working hours and vacation policy
• Competitive salary and benefits (e.g., annual bonus, meal allowances, leisure contributions)
• Opportunities for career growth within a global organization
• A collaborative culture that values safety, integrity, and diversity

Our Values

At Flour & Energy Materials, we strive to create an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued. Our leadership is guided by Orbia’s values:

• Be Brave: We move forward with curiosity and ambition to create a better world. We ask big questions, create safe spaces to test solutions, take risks, and exercise creativity.
• Take Responsibility: We hold ourselves accountable, realizing our actions have impact. We listen closely to our customers, deliver on our commitments, and lead with ethics and integrity.
• Embrace Diversity: We are stronger by welcoming different perspectives. We work towards a diverse, inclusive, and equal world, starting with our global community.

Join Our Team: Flour & Energy Materials offers all its employees an exciting work environment and provides career opportunities in a continuously growing company. We are committed to attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse workforce that represents our global customer base.

Flour & Energy Materials is part of a community of businesses, known as Orbia, bound together by a shared purpose: to advance life around the world. Orbia’s business groups have a collective focus on ensuring food security, reducing water scarcity, reinventing the future of cities and homes, connecting communities to data infrastructure, and expanding access to health and wellness with advanced materials.

To learn more, visit Business Groups | Orbia: orbia.com/this-is-orbia/business-groups.

Acquisition based on this vacancy is not appreciated and unsolicited applications from third parties will not be accepted.

If you are excited about this role and your experience and competencies somewhat align with the qualification in the posting, we encourage you to apply. Everywhere you are, you bring your unique skills, talents and perspective to moving your career, the company, people and the planet forward. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles! 

We believe that every voice matters; every community deserves respect; and every challenge is an opportunity and united by empathy, we are stronger for our different perspectives. 

Where purpose comes to life, it changes lives. This is what working at Orbia is all about.

Orbia is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, lactation, childbirth or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age (40 and over), national origin or ancestry, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), veteran status, uniformed service member status, or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.

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