Structural Engineering Tutor

Varsity Tutors, a Nerdy Company; Saskatoon; Remote; CAD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Remote work

Fast payout

Job summary

Varsity Tutors is recruiting a Structural Engineering tutor to join our Live Learning Platform. You will provide 1-on-1 online tutoring to students nationwide, with the freedom to set your schedule and earn competitive rates.

Sessions are conducted remotely, and you will invoice for tutoring through our platform. The role emphasizes deep structural engineering knowledge, adaptability to student needs, and the ability to explain complex concepts clearly.

Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of structural analysis methods including reinforced concrete, steel, timber design, foundations, lateral forces, and seismic design.
• Ability to explain indeterminate structures, member forces, beam/columns design, load path analysis, and code provisions (ACI, AISC).
• Strong teaching and problem-solving skills, with ability to adapt to student needs and learning styles.

Responsibilities

• Provide 1-on-1 online tutoring to individual students.
• Accept on-demand tutoring requests as available.
• Deliver tutoring using Varsity Tutors Live Learning Platform and invoice for sessions.

Skills

Subject mastery

Teaching skills

Communication

Job description

About The Job

The Varsity Tutors Live Learning Platform has thousands of students looking for online Structural Engineering tutors nationally. As a tutor on the Varsity Tutors Platform, you’ll have the flexibility to set your own schedule, earn competitive rates, and make a real impact on students’ academic success and understanding. All from the comfort of your home.

Why Join Our Platform?

• Earn incrementally higher pay for each session with the same student, reaching up to $40/hour.
• Get paid up to twice per week, ensuring fast and reliable compensation for the tutoring sessions you conduct and invoice.
• Set your own hours and tutor as much as you’d like.
• Tutor remotely using our purpose-built Live Learning Platform. No commuting required.
• Get matched with students best-suited to your teaching style and expertise.
• Our AI-powered Tutor Copilot enhances your sessions with real-time instructional support, lesson generation, and engagement features, helping you save prep time and focus on impactful teaching.
• We handle the logistics—you just invoice for your tutoring sessions, and we take care of payments.

What We Look For In a Structural Engineering Tutor

• Advanced Subject Mastery: Deep knowledge of structural analysis methods, reinforced concrete design, steel design, timber design, foundation engineering, lateral force analysis, structural dynamics, and building code requirements. Ability to explain moment distribution, plastic analysis, seismic design principles, and load path analysis while preparing students for structural engineering courses, the PE examination, and professional structural design practice.
• Conceptual Teaching & Problem-Solving: Skilled at breaking down indeterminate structure analysis, reinforced concrete beam design, and steel connection detailing. Guides students through computing member forces, designing beams and columns, analyzing lateral load systems, and applying building code provisions including ACI and AISC specifications. Emphasizes code-based design methodology and connects structural engineering to high-rise building, bridge, and seismic-resistant design applications.
• Curriculum Awareness & Adaptive Instruction: Familiar with structural engineering curricula and common challenges such as analyzing indeterminate structures, applying code provisions, and designing for combined loading conditions. Adapts instruction using structural analysis software, code reference materials, and design problem sets to support advanced undergraduate and graduate civil engineering students preparing for structural specialization and PE licensure examinations.
• Effective Teaching Methods: Ability to identify concepts students commonly struggle with, explain material using multiple approaches, and adapt instruction to meet individual learning needs and styles.
• Strong communication skills and a friendly, engaging teaching style.
• Ability to adapt to different learning styles and student needs.

Ways To Connect With Students

• 1-on-1 Online Tutoring - Provide personalized instruction to individual students.
• Instant Tutoring - Accept on-demand tutoring requests whenever you’re available.

About Varsity Tutors And 1-on-1 Online Tutoring

Our mission is to transform the way people learn by leveraging advanced technology, AI, and the latest in learning science to create personalized learning experiences. Through 1-on-1 Online Tutoring, students receive customized instruction that helps them achieve their learning goals. Our platform is designed to match students with the right tutors, fostering better outcomes and a passion for learning.

Please note: Varsity Tutors does not contract in: Alaska, California, Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia or Puerto Rico.