Intermediate Structural Engineer

Stantec Consulting International Ltd.; Kelowna, Vancouver, Victoria; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Intermediate Structural Engineer to join their dynamic team. This exciting role involves collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team to design innovative building structures, manage projects, and ensure quality standards. With a focus on creativity and technical expertise, you'll play a key role in transforming communities through your engineering solutions. If you are passionate about structural design and eager to contribute to impactful projects, this opportunity is perfect for you. Join a forward-thinking company that values collaboration and innovation in the built environment.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in structural design of building structures.
• Strong knowledge of National Building Codes and construction methods.
• Experience with seismic design and structural analysis software.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with engineers and architects on building projects.
• Prepare design documents including drawings and specifications.
• Manage multiple projects and direct junior engineers.

Skills

Structural Design

Communication Skills

Project Management

Construction Administration

Seismic Design

Field Reviews

Creative Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering

Master's Degree in Structural Engineering

Tools

Revit

AutoCAD

SAP

ETABS

SAFE

RAM

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Intermediate Structural Engineer - ( 250001MD )

Description

The buildings that make up the landscape of our daily lives seem like permanent fixtures, fastened to a time and place. But what if that didn’t have to be true? What if our built environment — where we live, learn, play, and conduct business — carried us forward instead?

Our Buildings practice keeps people at its heart, recognizing that our shared journey forward is shaped by the meaningful and responsive places we design. From iconic designs to monumental groundbreakings, join us to bring transformational building solutions to life. Every day we apply our expertise, creativity, and passion to propel communities into the future—join us!

Your Opportunity

As a result of our growing business, we have an immediate opportunity in our downtown Vancouver, Victoria, and Kelowna office for an Intermediate Structural Engineer. Your role is to work in a design engineer capacity and support a team of engineers and architects on projects of all sizes, including large and intricate projects. You will work on buildings and related structures on a range of projects of differing complexity and construction values.

You will report to the Structural Lead responsible for the office you’re hired in, but work on a variety of different projects for different business lines, including Buildings, Industrial Structures, Water (structural), and others.

Strong communication skills are imperative, to be able to work both independently and as part of a large collaborative team.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with professional maturity with multi-discipline team of engineers and architects in the development of new building structures and retrofit or upgrades of existing structures
• Demonstrate hands-on energized passion for structural design of building structures and facilities
• Prepare design documents: drawings, sketches, specifications, reports, analysis, calculations through visual formats and electronic models
• Manage multiple projects, assign tasks, and direct a team of junior engineers and technologists
• Utilize 3D BIM technologies to provide markups for junior engineers/designers
• Represent the structural team at client and project meetings; Travel as required to project sites, perform site visits, develop prompt action reports
• Participate and where required lead project coordination meetings with internal team members and/or external consultants, owner and contractor, sub-contractors, and vendors
• Assist senior staff with developing and managing the project scope, budget, staffing and schedule
• Participate in constructability reviews, conduct quality assurance and quality control on own projects
• Assist in the development of new standards and specifications for the structural group

Qualifications

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Experience with structural field reviews, speaking with contractors, providing independent instruction and remediation on site.
• Effective construction administration
• Thorough knowledge and experience in the application of the National Building Code, British Columbia Building Code, and other relevant design codes and standards
• Strong knowledge of structural systems, materials, means and methods of construction
• Comfortable reviewing and assessing existing structures to accommodate change of use renovations.
• Good understanding of all phases of project document production, the relationship between drawings and specifications, and alternate design delivery methods
• Well-versed in designs with concrete, steel, masonry and wood / mass-timber
• Advanced knowledge of seismic design of building structures and structural analysis-design software such as SAP, ETABS, SAFE, RAM
• Demonstrable ability to check the work of others for accuracy and completeness and manage the Team’s time to meet project budget and schedule
• Self-starter with ability to participate and collaborate in project team setting and to engage in creative and critical thought.
• Strong understanding of Microsoft Office Suite
• Experience with Revit and AutoCad is preferred
• Strong written communication skills for writing reports, design, assessment, field review, etc.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills along with an ability to work either independently or with team members in a multi-disciplinary environment

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering with structural concentration; a Master’s Degree in Structural Engineering is preferred.
• Registered EIT, P. Eng. is preferred.
• Minimum 4 years of solid North American experience in the structural design of building structures, preferably with significant responsible experience in mass-timber, steel, and concrete construction.
• Experience in construction reviews and report preparation is required

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

Primary Location : Canada-British Columbia-Vancouver

Other Locations : Canada-British Columbia-Kelowna, Canada-British Columbia-Victoria

Organization : BC-1156 Buildings-CA British Columbia

Employee Status : Regular

Job Level : Individual Contributor

Travel : No

Schedule : Full-time

Job Posting : Apr 22, 2025, 1:47:25 PM

Req ID: 250001MD

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