Intermediate Structural Engineer

Stantec; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 72,000 - 111,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Intermediate Structural Engineer to join their dynamic team in Vancouver. This role offers the opportunity to work on a variety of projects, from innovative building designs to complex structural upgrades. With a focus on collaboration and creativity, you will engage in hands-on structural design, manage project teams, and utilize advanced BIM technologies. If you are passionate about shaping the built environment and ready to make an impact, this is the perfect opportunity for you to grow and excel in your career.

Benefits

Health, dental, and vision plans

Well-being program

Health care spending account

Tuition reimbursement

Employee stock purchase program

Paid time off

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in structural design of buildings.
• Knowledge of National and British Columbia Building Codes.
• Experience with construction reviews and report preparation.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with multi-discipline teams on building structures.
• Prepare design documents including drawings and specifications.
• Manage multiple projects and direct junior engineers.

Skills

Structural Design

Communication Skills

Project Management

BIM Technologies

Seismic Design

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering

Master’s Degree in Structural Engineering

Tools

Revit

AutoCAD

SAP

ETABS

SAFE

RAM

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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.

These job opportunities are in-office positions.

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.

Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other’s talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.

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Salary Range(s)

• Lower Mainland $76,500/BC Other Areas $72,200 - Lower Mainland $110,900/BC Other Areas $104,600 Min/Max Pay Range for postings located in BC (Lower Mainland includes Vancouver & Burnaby)
  
  

The final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible.

Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees will have access to health, dental, and vision plans, a well-being program, health care spending account, wellness spending accounts, group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, group tax-free savings account, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage, and paid time off.

Temporary/casual employees will have access to group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, and group tax-free savings account.

The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.

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, 10:47:25 AM

Req ID: 250001MD

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with local, state and federal laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans

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