Junior Structural Engineer, COWI in North America San Diego, CA Deadline

Junior Structural Engineer, for COWI in North America

San Deigo/ Long Beach

Regular, Full-time

Hybrid

Do you want to join one of the renowned engineering consulting companies, creating value for customers, people, and societies worldwide? Can you manage projects from the initial pursuit stage through to project completion? Are you self-motivated, consistent, and can handle multiple tasks in an environment with diverse challenges? Then this could be the next step in your career!

Create the solutions that will enable a better tomorrow

We are looking for an Jr Structural Engineer to join our team, giving you the opportunity to co-create with our experts on some of the most prestigious infrastructure programs in North America. You will work closely with your Technical Director and Project Managers to support and prepare technical documents such as design basis documents, calculations, drawings, specifications, and engineering reports and will interface with specialists in other disciplines such as geotechnical, civil, coastal, engineer-divers, and to a lesser extent, mechanical and electrical engineers.

On a day-to-day basis, you will:

• Perform tasks on projects in the field of structural engineering, bridge engineering or marine infrastructure
• Perform structural analysis and design including, but not limited to, reinforced and pre-stressed concrete design, steel design and timber design, deep foundations, gravity-based foundations, earth retaining structures, etc.
• Handle parts of projects based on your skill level and experience.
• Implement best practices in areas of expertise, in addition, ensure conformance with all applicable codes, standards, and client requirements
• Prepare and review calculations for analysis along with preparing engineering reports and memoranda
• Prepare construction drawings and other documents, such as technical specifications
• Perform construction administration activities along with performing site inspections and other tasks as required.

Your skills. Our team. Together we design the future

The first step to growth in this role is that you are motivated to collaborate with the people around you, whether they are colleagues, partners, or customers. Developing ties with others is something you do by acting respectfully and delivering on your promises. And you never get set in your ways but keep exploring new insights and ways to improve.

On top of that, you will:

• Hold an M.S. or higher degree in Structural Engineering, along with a minimum of two (2) years of experience working in a professional setting as a structural engineer
• Professional Engineer (P.E. or P.Eng.) license in CA; or able to obtain quickly upon obtaining employment at COWI
• Structural engineering experience should be in at least one - ports, harbors, coastal engineering, bridges, tunnels, or other heavy civils
• The ability and willingness to travel and to perform required fieldwork
• Have solid written and verbal communication skills along with great relationship-building skills.

A place to work and so much more

At COWI, we work together with our customers to shape a sustainable and livable world. We do it by applying our knowledge and curiosity – and sometimes even our courage – to create the solutions the world needs today to enable a better tomorrow. We support our customers’ transition towards increased sustainability. We strive to lead by example by embedding environmental management, social responsibility, and good governance into our business practices and the options we provide to our customers.

We value differences and development and cultivate an environment of belonging and having fun. Because that is what brings out the best in you, at work and at home.

With offices primarily located in the Nordic region, the UK, North America and India, we are currently more than 7,500 people who bring their skills in engineering, architecture, energy and environment into play.

What we also offer

Being part of the COWI community offers more than just a competitive salary. We take care of our people both professionally and personally.

Some of our benefits include:

Flexible working arrangement | Top-up parental and childbirth recovery leave |…