Foundation engineer vs senior structural engineer

Differences between foundation engineer and senior structural engineer duties and responsibilities

Foundation engineer example responsibilities.

• Calculate sub-contractors weekly accomplish work for payroll.
• Prepare proposals, budgets, and geotechnical engineering reports.
• Compile results and recommend design in a geotechnical design report.
• Operate and troubleshoot vacuum deposition machinery used in the development of anodes vital to the design of novel lithium-sulfur battery technology.
• Maintain safety records that meet OSHA standards and monitor emergency requirements.

Senior structural engineer example responsibilities.

• Authore substantiation documents in compliance with FAA regulations and customer requirements to achieve type certifications and supplemental type certifications.
• Perform project programming, project scheduling and detail cost estimates used to establish priorities in rehabilitation and construction projects.
• Train to use SAP2000 to analyze highway RC bridges.
• Analyze existing wing of a light aircraft for increase loading using FEMAP and NASTRAN.
• Prepare new templates in MathCAD for engineers to use such as anchor bolts and weld design.
• Prepare parking garage condition assessment reports and repair design, using carbon fiber material for some repairs per ACI 440.2R-02.
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