Emerging Structural Engineer - Bridges, CAD & Modeling

SMEC (an SJ Group company); Pasig; On-site; PHP 480,000 - 660,000; Full time

Job summary

SMEC in the Philippines is seeking a structural engineer to assist with analysis, design of bridges and retaining structures, and to contribute to design packages. You will work with MIDAS Civil, STAAD, AutoCAD and Revit, and participate in QA procedures and site activities.

Join a team delivering diverse infrastructure projects and helping ensure quality through drawings, modeling, and documentation. This role involves collaboration with senior engineers and cross-disciplinary teams in a

Qualifications

• Assist with structural analysis and design of bridges, culverts, retaining walls, and ancillary structures.
• Prepare design calculations for gravity loads, live loads, wind, seismic, and thermal effects.
• Contribute to conceptual, preliminary, and detailed design packages (plans, sections, details).
• Perform quantity take-offs and assist in bill of quantities (BOQ) preparation.
• Support value engineering and alternative studies (e.g., steel vs. concrete options, superstructure types).

Responsibilities

• Apply relevant codes under supervision (e.g., AASHTO LRFD, Eurocodes, BS, DPWH and other local design manuals).
• Follow company QA/QC procedures, maintain calculation books, and file management standards.
• Draft technical notes, design reports, and basis-of-design summaries.
• Develop and update structural models in analysis tools (e.g., MIDAS Civil, STAAD).
• Produce and revise drawings in CAD/BIM platforms (AutoCAD, Revit).
• Help maintain model coordination with highways, geotechnical, drainage/hydraulics, and utilities.
• Assist with shop drawing reviews, RFIs, material submittals, and method statement checks.
• Participate in site visits and inspections with senior engineers; prepare field notes and photo logs.
• Track design changes and update as-built information.
• Support condition inspections, load ratings, and life-cycle assessments for existing bridges.

Skills

Structural analysis

Bridge design

CAD/BIM

STAAD

MIDAS Civil

Draughting

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

MIDAS Civil

STAAD

Job description

SMEC in the Philippines is seeking a structural engineer to assist with analysis, design of bridges and retaining structures, and to contribute to design packages. You will work with MIDAS Civil, STAAD, AutoCAD and Revit, and participate in QA procedures and site activities.

Join a team delivering diverse infrastructure projects and helping ensure quality through drawings, modeling, and documentation. This role involves collaboration with senior engineers and cross-disciplinary teams in a