Senior Structural Engineer

Socket.dev; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Socket.dev in Vancouver is seeking a Senior Structural Engineer to lead the structural design of complex buildings and industrial facilities. You will guide technical teams, ensure code-compliant solutions, and oversee design delivery from concept through construction.

You will mentor engineers, coordinate with multidisciplinary teams and clients, manage project scope and budgets, and contribute to standards and business development.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in leading structural design of buildings and industrial facilities.
• Strong ability to supervise engineers and technologists.
• Ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams and client engagements.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior-level leadership in the structural design of buildings and industrial facilities, including advanced analysis, system development, and technical oversight.
• Serve as the technical lead on major projects, ensuring structural solutions are innovative, efficient, code compliant, and aligned with client objectives.
• Develop and review structural systems, design details, and engineering documentation through sketches, diagrams, electronic models, and other visual formats.
• Direct and mentor a team of engineers and technologists; provide technical guidance, quality oversight, and professional development support.
• Lead multidisciplinary coordination with internal teams, external consultants, clients, contractors, and vendors.
• Participate in and often lead client meetings, project requirement sessions, and value engineering discussions.
• Oversee project scope for development, budgeting, staffing strategies, and schedule management in collaboration with project managers and discipline leads.
• Prepare, review, and coordinate project specifications with construction documents
• Conduct constructability reviews and provide senior-level technical input during design and construction phases.
• Perform and oversee quality assurance and quality control reviews across multiple projects.
• Contribute to the development of structural standards, best practices, and technical guidelines for the group.
• Support business development activities, including proposal input, client relationship building, and pursuit strategy.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects while maintaining high technical and delivery standards.

Job description

Your Opportunity:

As part of our continued growth, we have an immediate opening in our downtown Vancouver office for a Senior Structural Engineer (Struct. Eng). This role is ideal for an experienced engineering leader who thrives on technical excellence, multi-disciplinary collaboration, and guiding teams through complex building and industrial facility projects. You will serve as a technical authority, oversee structural design delivery, mentor engineering staff, and contribute to strategic project planning and client engagement.

Stantecs integrated team approach brings together clients, operators, stakeholders, and internal specialists to deliver resilient, efficient, and sustainable solutions. Our clients span the healthcare, commercial, institutional, residential, mixed-use, education, science & technology, mission-critical, manufacturing, food & beverage, transit, municipal, and national defense sectors. Project types include new construction and renovations of:

• Aircraft hangars, land side ports & marine, hydro buildings.
• Food processing facilities.
• Warehousing and distribution centres.
• Vehicle maintenance facilities (aircraft, ships, light rail, heavy rail, bus, fleet, mining, etc.).
• Component manufacturing and assembly facilities.
• Light industrial buildings.
• Healthcare facilities (hospitals, acute care, clinics, and laboratories).
• Commercial and mixed-use developments (office, retail, and high-rise residential towers).
• Institutional and civic buildings (education, community, cultural, and government).
• Mission-critical, science, and technology.
• Seismic upgrade / retrofit projects.
• Staff support facilities associated with the above.

Your Key Responsibilities:

• Provide senior-level leadership in the structural design of buildings and industrial facilities, including advanced analysis, system development, and technical oversight.
• Serve as the technical lead on major projects, ensuring structural solutions are innovative, efficient, code compliant, and aligned with client objectives.
• Develop and review structural systems, design details, and engineering documentation through sketches, diagrams, electronic models, and other visual formats.
• Direct and mentor a team of engineers and technologists; provide technical guidance, quality oversight, and professional development support.
• Lead multidisciplinary coordination with internal teams, external consultants, clients, contractors, and vendors.
• Participate in and often lead client meetings, project requirement sessions, and value engineering discussions.
• Oversee project scope for development, budgeting, staffing strategies, and schedule management in collaboration with project managers and discipline leads.
• Prepare, review, and coordinate project specifications with construction documents
• Conduct constructability reviews and provide senior-level technical input during design and construction phases.
• Perform and oversee quality assurance and quality control reviews across multiple projects.
• Contribute to the development of structural standards, best practices, and technical guidelines for the group.
• Support business development activities, including proposal input, client relationship building, and pursuit strategy.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects while maintaining high technical and delivery standards.