Professional Engineer, Structural Engineering; Waltham

Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH) is a national engineering firm committed to delivering holistic advice for our clients’ most complex challenges. We leverage our collective and diverse experience, technical expertise, and industry knowledge of structures and building enclosures, advanced analysis, performance & code consulting, and applied science & research to deliver unrivaled, comprehensive solutions that drive superior performance. With 750 employees in nine office locations throughout the United States, SGH’s industry-leading teams constantly seek to advance the meaning of what’s possible.

What makes careers at SGH so special?

The only way to advance is to question and explore. Every member of the SGH team is both a learner and an educator, committed to advancing ourselves, our teams, and our industry. Together we are creating a community that never settles for what is but always seeks what could be.

There are many reasons to love SGH:

• Our Work:
  Our clients trust us to bring clarity and deliver outstanding solutions for their most complex projects.
• Our People:
  We are bold thinkers and compassionate teammates, committed to lifelong learning and professional growth.
• Our Commitment:
  We live with integrity and embrace an obligation to give back to our professions and communities.
• Our Contribution:
  We offer a comprehensive and rich compensation and benefits package with company-paid and voluntary programs to help build healthy lifestyles, strong relationships, and future prosperity.

Our diverse staff provides structural, geotechnical, civil, and building envelope engineering expertise for the investigation, rehabilitation, and design of new and existing structures and infrastructure. Our engineers work directly with facility owners, public agencies, contractors, and architects to develop solutions that address their unique challenges. We combine our multidisciplinary technical skills with the physical and environmental testing capabilities of our in-house Applied Science & Research Center to develop project teams that can tackle a wide variety of problems, and we collaborate with SGH professionals nationwide to bring our collective skills to bear on unique and challenging projects.

This combination of experience, capability, and dedication to improving the practice of engineering positions SGH as a leading provider of engineering services.

We want someone passionate about structural engineering and problem solving.

• SGH seeks a motivated and talented engineer to help grow our structural engineering practice with emphasis on repair and rehabilitation of existing structures, investigation and performance evaluation of existing and new structures, and design of new structures. Typical project work includes investigating deteriorated or underperforming structures, conducting structural evaluations for new and existing structures, preparing detailed calculations, developing drawings and specifications, executing construction administration, writing investigative reports, preparing client presentations, managing project budgets and schedules, assisting with mentoring and development of junior staff, and interacting with facility owners, public agencies, contractors, and architects.
• Work on a wide range of structural engineering projects involving steel, concrete, masonry, and wood structures. Projects may include conventional or archaic / antiquated structural systems.
• Plan and conduct site investigations to document existing conditions and lead the development of investigation reports.
• Prepare contract drawings and specifications for repair designs and the design of new structures.
• Execute the construction administration phase of projects, including bid assistance, submittal review, site meetings, observations of completed work, etc.
• Serve as a manager on projects that may include:
  • Condition assessments of existing buildings and other structures.
  • Investigation of structural failures and adverse performance issues.
  • Preparation of technical reports
  • Development of options analysis for clients to make informed decisions.
  • Design of rehabilitation and restoration measures for existing…