Senior Structural Engineer

Senior Structural Engineer

Job Location s: US-GA-Atlanta | US-AL-Huntsville | US-OH-Lima | US-MI-Midland | US-TN-Nashville | US-AZ-Phoenix | US-OR-Portland | US-CA-Santa Clara | US-MN-St. Paul | US-OH-Toledo | US-MI-Troy | ...

At SSOE, you will engage with an innovation-driven culture where integrated delivery across architectural, structural, MEP, process, civil, and automation disciplines fuels impactful industrial and complex commercial projects worldwide. Our senior engineers thrive within a mentorship-rich environment fostering continuous learning, technical excellence, and cross-discipline collaboration. We prioritize delivering the highest quality engineering products underpinned by well-defined processes and technology investments, including advanced BIM and AI tools.

Career advancement paths are clearly defined, enabling you to grow your technical and leadership capabilities while contributing to projects that shape critical infrastructure. SSOE's commitment to social responsibility, safety, and integrity ensures your work promotes sustainable, safe, and resilient built environments.

At SSOE, we don't just talk about the future, we build it. As a leader in industry AI adoption, we empower our team to work smarter by providing responsible access to the industry leading AI Large Language Models, vibe-coding platforms, and securely integrating advanced tools into every role. From day one, you'll receive the training and support needed to leverage AI as a core tool for enhancing productivity, sparking creativity, and streamlining complex workflows.

• Applies intensive and diversified knowledge of engineering principles and practices in broad areas of assignments.
• Makes decisive, independent decisions on engineering problems, practices, and methods, creating and refining innovative design solutions including structural analysis, load calculations, connection design, and member sizing. In the case of a licensed staff member, acting as a lead project engineer, this includes but is not limited to, the stamping/sealing of one's drawings/documents as well as drawings/documents done as the professional in "responsible charge" as defined by the applicable statute of jurisdiction.
• Represents the firm in meetings and conferences to resolve important questions and to plan and coordinate a project.
• Plans, develops, coordinates, and directs a medium to large engineering project or a number of smaller complex projects with overall responsibility for budget adherence, schedule adherence, quality control, and inter-discipline coordination.
• Responsible for acceptance or rejection of major items involving materials, equipment, manufacturer's quality, and field construction.
• Serves as a key staff advisor and technical specialist in your chosen discipline, leveraging highly specialized knowledge in structural systems, seismic design, foundation engineering, and material performance, and cutting-edge techniques to drive project success.
• Provides strategic leadership by guiding teams through critical objectives, innovative concepts, policy challenges, and complex project developments.
• Supervises, coordinates, and reviews the work of a team of structural engineers and designers working on the same assigned project, ensuring structural integrity, code compliance, and appropriate application of design standards and seismic requirements.
• Defines project scope of work and organizes into manageable tasks.
• Provides supervisor and project manager with scope of work change warnings.
• Maintains continuing professional education in discipline, including updates on structural design codes, seismic design standards, and emerging structural engineering technologies. Mentor junior engineers and technicians, providing technical guidance in structural engineering principles, software use, code application, and analysis methodologies.
• Drives business growth through strategic client engagement and proactive business development initiatives.
• Meets with client to define project scope, present project progress, and assure client satisfaction.
• Supports risk management initiatives by identifying potential design vulnerabilities related to seismic performance, load path continuity, material durability, lateral stability, foundation adequacy, and connection behavior per local and national code provisions.
• Travel required.
• Valid driver's license required. May be waived for international assignments.

• Competitive Salary
  : $140,000 - $160,000/year depending on location, education, experience, and certifications.
• Bonus and Incentives
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  Based on experience, eligibility for our annual target bonus/incentive program derived from company and individual performance and goals.
• Ownership Opportunities
  : SSOE offers ownership opportunities to all employees at the Associate level and above. This position will provide you with the opportunity to become a shareholder of SSOE.
• Comprehensive Benefits
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  Health, dental, and vision insurance,…