Senior Structural Engineer

Job Description

The Senior Structural Engineer, with limited supervision from the Manager of Structural Engineering, will provide the technical, organizational and communication skills to produce well-designed and coordinated construction documents for structural systems.

• Review and/or establish project scope, structural budget, and design approach with Manager of Structural Engineering, Project Manager and/or client
• Perform as project lead engineer for larger projects, managing the production effort of staff assigned to the project in terms of quality, budget, and schedule
• Keep current with latest code publications and apply in everyday analysis as applicable. Ability to seamlessly apply minimum code requirements to construction documents and specifications.
• Apply loading on structures, including wind and seismic forces, and convey forces and required detailing on drawings.
• Produce innovative design solutions and give valuable engineering judgment when applicable
• Communicate with other disciplines to produce well-coordinated construction documents with a basic understanding of Architectural details and MEP requirements
• Maintain project files containing project calculations, correspondence, appropriate reference material, and other items
• Communicate scope changes to the Manager of Structural Engineering and Project Manager
• Mentor less experienced engineers
• Use available structural computer programs to enhance productivity and verify results with manual checks. Backcheck others work and verify models are being correctly produced.
• Performs related duties as assigned

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or Structural Engineering, or other related field required;
  Master’s degree preferred
• Professional Registration; S.E. preferred

Experience

• 12-15 years of related experience in the structural engineering field
• Solid CMU design knowledge
• Wood experience a plus.

Skills/Competencies:

• Analysis:
  Risa, RAM, ETABS, and SAP
  2000 preferred
• Drafting:
  Revit, Bluebeam

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