Crown Castle works around the country to build and maintain the infrastructure behind the world’s most revolutionary technologies. As the largest shared infrastructure provider in the United States, Crown Castle owns, operates and leases more than 40,000 cell towers, 80,000 small cells and over 80,000 route miles of fiber across every major US market. This nationwide portfolio of communications infrastructure connects cities and communities to essential data, technology and wireless service – bringing information, ideas and innovations to the people and businesses that need them. Crown Castle is a NYSE S&P 500 and Fortune 500 company and one of the largest Real Estate Investment Trusts in the United States with an enterprise value of approximately $85 billion.
Position Title: Project Engineer - 5E
Position Summary
Cell towers are known for ushering in the modern mobile phone era, but they are also playing a large role in the future of networks. Crown Castle is hiring a Project Engineer to deliver structural analyses and/or reinforcement designs for our network of over 40,000 cell towers across the U.S.
Essential Job Functions
Perform detailed structural analysis of original, modified, and proposed telecommunication towers; monopole, guyed and lattice-self-support structures.
Design tower modifications on original and modified telecommunication towers; monopole, lattice guyed, and lattice self-supporting structures and review modification drawings produced for review and approval by an experienced licensed engineer.
Review work of less experienced engineers and peers in the production of reports and supporting calculations for review and approval by a licensed professional engineer.
Perform quality assurance reviews of third-party work for quality, consistency, and cost impacts.
Develop analysis tools, standards, and training presentations, and conduct training sessions.
Respond to consultation work order requests through the Engineering Services Program (ESP).
Lead small to moderate sized projects.
Participate in large projects as an engineer Subject Matter Expert (SME).
Determine the cause of overstresses in the tower members and plan for practical and cost effective reinforcement/modification systems.
Produce tower and foundation reinforcement/modification conceptual sketches for the Structural Detailer to develop into design, fabrication, and erection drawings.
Education/Certifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering, preferably specializing in structures
Fundamentals of Engineering Exam – EIT Designation required
Professional licensure (PE) preferred
Experience/Minimum Requirements
Four (4) years of experience (or three (3) years along with a Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering) in performing structural analysis/design on a variety of communication towers strongly preferred
Working knowledge of codes and standards related to telecom structures (e.g. AISC, ACI, IBC, AWS)
Demonstrated proficiency with structural and foundation analysis tools (e.g. tnxTower, Lpile, Risa 3D, STAAD, etc.)
Other Skills/Abilities
Experience using MS Excel and other general purpose software, such as MathCAD, for engineering calculations
Experience using AutoCAD drafting/modeling software
Experience leading small projects
Understanding of spatial relationships to resolve potential interference issues
Understanding of structural load paths
Knowledge of bolted and welded connection design
Knowledge of tower hardware and components
Experience or knowledge of steel shop fabrication processes and/or knowledge of fabrication shop tools and capabilities
Experience or knowledge in tower/reinforcement erection and/or knowledge of tower construction equipment and practices
Detail oriented and self-motivated
Good written and oral communication skills
Experience in customer relations and communications
Working Conditions: Works in normal office setting 95% of the time, may travel to construction sites with exposure to heavy equipment and potential exposure to adverse environmental conditions. During COVID19 this role will work remotely to mitigate risk.
