Structural Engineer

Overview

National multidisciplinary design firm is seeking a talented and collaborative Structural Engineer Developer to join their Washington D.C. Office. In this role, the successful candidate will possess analysis/design experience and excellent computer programming skills. Typical assignments include reviewing applicable codes, performing structural analysis and calculations, developing construction drawings and details, assembling projects specifications, reviewing shop drawings and performing construction administration activities.

This collaborative studio is committed to meeting their clients’ sustainability goals as well as challenging our industry. They aim to develop the expertise and research to push beyond net zero energy to net positive energy and to embodied carbon reductions in our structures through their participation in the SE2050 challenge. As the need and desire for sustainable environments grow, so does the focus on high-performance buildings with sound data that the studio can share back with their clients and design teams.

In this company, engineers are encouraged to work across multiple market sectors to strengthen their technical abilities in designing different building types. Projects include laboratories, healthcare facilities, academic buildings, concert halls, corporate headquarters, museums, and several types of local, state, and federal government facilities.

The firm has 11 offices all around the world focusing on healthcare, arts and culture, community, corporate, education, and government projects. Recently, the firm won the prestigious American Architecture Award for Museums and Cultural Building, along with IIDA Healthcare Design Award.

In this role, you will:

• Serve as a structural project engineer, collaborating with the design team and construction team on a regular basis

• Be organized, self-starter with the ability to juggle multiple priorities

• Possess the ability to adapt to different personalities and management styles

• Strong collaborator with the ability to work in a team environment to find the best solutions for each individual project

• Proactive, self-starter with excellent verbal, written and communication skills

• Perform structural analysis, design and detailing of various building framing and foundation systems, in a variety of material types

• Develop construction drawings and details

• Review shop drawings and submittals and provide support during the construction administration phase of the project

• Collaborate with others in the office and across the company to address structural engineering needs

• Collaborate with architecture to benchmark embodied carbon, identify realistic reduction targets and strategies to achieve them

Responsibilities

• Minimum BS Degree in Civil / Structural engineering, MS Preferred

• 7+ years of experience in the design and analysis of steel, concrete, masonry and wood building structures for healthcare, corporate, commercial and/or educational project types

• Professional licensure required

• Knowledge of building codes, design & construction standards, and efficient construction techniques for a variety of material types

• Excellent planning and organizational skills for our fast-paced environment

• Highly motivated, proactive and willing to take on new challenges

• Experience with a variety of structural analysis software packages and proficiency using Revit is helpful

• Strong communication skills

• A passion for high quality design