Structural Engineer

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At CDM Smith, you'll have the opportunity to work on some of the nation's most important infrastructure projects while accelerating your professional growth. As a Structural Engineer, you'll support the design and assessment of reinforced concrete, steel, masonry, and specialty structures, collaborating with industry-leading professionals on challenging and meaningful projects. The ideal candidate is a motivated engineer with 5-7 years of experience who enjoys technical problem-solving, working directly with multidisciplinary teams, and developing innovative solutions that make a lasting impact on the communities we serve.

We are committed to supporting your professional development, including opportunities to obtain your PE licensure, take on increasing design responsibility, and ultimately stamp and seal your own engineering work.

• Assists in the development of models, drawings, and specifications.
• Reviews draft designs for compliance with federal, state and local regulations.
• Coordinates designs with other engineering disciplines.
• Ensures that firm policies and practices are followed on all designs.
• Performs structural condition assessments and confined space entries.
• Contributes to firm's TKM by developing white papers and technical design documentation of new or special case designs, studies, etc.
• Submits technical papers and designs for publishing to technical journals.
• Collaborates with sales staff to create proposals in response to current and potential client requests for proposal (RFPs).
• Reviews draft proposals for adherence to firm, industry, state, local and federal regulations and best practices.
• May meet with current and potential future clients to review their current and future design needs.
• May attends conferences, symposia, etc.
• to improve the visibility of the firm's products and services in collaboration with applicable sales staff.
• Performs other duties as required.
• Provides technical guidance and training to more junior staff.
• Mentors more junior staff and develops them for future growth within the discipline and firm.
• May supervise the work of junior engineers on project work.

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• Solid Knowledge of computer assisted design and drafting (CADD) 3D and 4D software and practices.
• Strong Knowledge of engineer principles of design.
• Expert Knowledge of Microsoft business software (excel, word, etc.).
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
• Solid knowledge of engineering analysis/design software (e.g. Revit, STAAD, RISA).
• Ability to arrange/layout structural systems and elements for strength, stability, constructability, and construction economy.

• Bachelor's degree in Civil, Architectural or Structural Engineering or related discipline.
• Certificatio…