Structural Engineer

Structural Project Engineer

The Structural Project Engineer is responsible for reviewing and validating structural designs, coordinating engineering activities, and managing subcontractors and vendors for industrial equipment projects. This role supports equipment support structures, steel design, foundation interfaces, and project execution while ensuring quality, schedule, and technical requirements are met.

Responsibilities

• Review and validate structural designs, calculations, and construction documents.
• Coordinate engineering activities and manage subcontractors and vendors.
• Support equipment support structures, steel design, and foundation interfaces.
• Ensure project quality, schedule, and technical requirements are met.
• Coordinate multiple stakeholders, including engineering consultants, contractors, and equipment vendors.
• Manage project priorities while maintaining quality and schedule commitments.
• Develop and review equipment layouts, general arrangement drawings, and multidiscipline design packages supporting industrial facility projects.
• Prepare engineering scopes of work, support bid package development, evaluate proposals, and coordinate subcontractor selection activities.

Essential Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, or related engineering discipline.
• 8+ years of structural engineering experience in industrial, manufacturing, process, or heavy industrial environments.
• Proficiency with structural analysis software such as STAAD.Pro or equivalent analysis platforms.
• Experience designing and reviewing structural steel systems supporting industrial process equipment, ductwork, stacks, hoppers, tanks, pressure vessels, and related heavy industrial facilities.
• Strong understanding of structural steel design, load path analysis, and applicable building codes.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD or similar drafting software.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience designing reinforced concrete foundations including spread footings, equipment foundations, anchor bolt systems, and foundation interfaces for industrial equipment installations.
• Working knowledge of AISC Steel Construction Manual, ACI concrete design requirements, and applicable International Building Code (IBC) provisions.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Previous experience with air pollution control equipment, process equipment, pressure vessels, ductwork, tanks, or similar industrial systems.
• Experience performing structural analysis for seismic loading and applicable building code requirements.
• Experience managing direct reports or leading engineering/design teams.
• Knowledge of procurement processes, bid package development, and subcontract administration.
• Familiarity with construction support activities and field coordination.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license is not required, though candidates with licensure are welcome to apply.
• Experience working within EPC, design-build, or custom-engineered equipment environments is preferred.
• Experience designing steel plate structures such as stacks, ducts, hoppers, silos, bins, or similar industrial systems preferred.

Work Environment

Office-based engineering environment with regular collaboration across engineering disciplines. Frequent interaction with vendors, subcontractors, contractors, and consulting engineering firms. Occasional travel to project sites, fabrication facilities, or customer locations may be required (less than 5% travel). Fast-paced project environment requiring strong organizational and coordination skills. Opportunity to support complex industrial projects from design review through fabrication and installation.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Columbus, OH.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $100000.00 - $112000.00/hr individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are…