Early Career Structural Engineer

Socket.dev; New York (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Retirement savings plan

Job summary

WSP USA is seeking an Early Career Structural Engineer in New York with a focus on transportation facilities. You will work under a Senior Structural Engineer on projects including rail stations, airports, and hubs, applying structural analysis and design tools to deliver safe, compliant structures.

The role offers growth in a collaborative team with exposure to varied disciplines, code-driven calculations, and field inspections across NY Metro projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, structural focus. Recent grad or May 2025 graduate.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Strong communication and presentation skills for engineering and non-engineering audiences.
• Authorized to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Develop structural design details and drawings for new construction and renovations.
• Prepare calculations and design packages using Excel and Mathcad.
• Create drawings in REVIT, AutoCAD and MicroStation; perform field inspections.
• Collaborate with project teams and clients across transportation facilities.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Detail-oriented

Safety awareness

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

Revit

AutoCAD

MicroStation

SAP

STAAD.Pro

ETABS

RAM Structural System

Mathcad

Job description

This Opportunity

WSP USA is seeking a highly energetic, self-motivated, and goal-oriented Early Career Structural Engineer to support our Transportation Facilities Group in the New York, New York office. With the intimacy of a tight-knit group of staff, along with the support of a large firm, this is an excellent and unique opportunity for the right candidate to challenge themselves and grow their career.

The Transportation Facilities Group (TFG) leads and designs projects that support local and regional growth initiatives through small and large transportation projects. Our goal is to team with our agency clients to develop solutions to the complex challenges of advancing transportation throughout the region.TFG has over 60 engineers and architects based in New York City.

The position offers varied projects in the transportation field within the NY Metro Region. The Structural Engineer position will work under the supervision of a Senior Structural Engineer and includes designs in rail and bus stations, airports, transportation hubs, rail systems, as well as a wide array of projects that lead and support the engineering divisions. Clients include NYCT, MTA Bus, LIRR, MNR, PANY&NJ, Amtrak, NJ Transit, contractors, and local utilities. The scale of work varies from small to very large projects and gives the candidate the ability to continually switch between multiple project types on any given day, while providing tremendous exposure to varied disciplines within the New York Office.

Your Impact

• Development of structural design details and drawings, including calculations for new construction and renovation work
• Developing drawings in REVIT (BIM), AutoCAD, and MicroStation
• Utilizing Microsoft Excel and Mathcad Prime to develop structural calculation packages
• Knowledge of structural analysis software such as SAP, STAAD.Pro, RAM Steel, ETABS, and/or SAFE (or equivalent)
• Field inspection of structural systems of transportation facilities
• Complete training related to assigned tasks.
• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

Typical project types include:

Transportation Facilities including administration buildings, shop and maintenance buildings, subway and rail stations, and substations

• Vent and utility buildings
• Aviation structures including terminals, concourses, hangars, and ancillary support structures
• Parks and recreation centers
• Resiliency related studies and design

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, with a focus on structural engineering. Recent graduate or graduating in May 2025
• 0 to 1 years of relevant post education experience.
• Prior internship experience, leadership experience, or relevant coursework.
• Experience with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non-engineering audience.
• Detail-oriented with an emphasis on quality work products.
• The selected candidate must have the ability to work in the United States immediately.
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
• Ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master of Science in Civil Engineering with a focus on structural engineering. Recent graduate or graduating in May 2025
• The successful candidate will have 0 to 3 years of internship experience in Civil Engineering.
• Experience using STAAD.Pro, SAP, ETABS, SAFE, RAM Structural System, Mathcad, Excel, AutoCAD, MicroStation, Revit, or similar structural design software
• Engineer in Training Certification

Compensation and Benefits:

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.

Expected Salary: $65,000 - $85,000

WSP USA is providing the compensation range and general description of other compensation and benefits that the company in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities in addition to internal equity and geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, or federal law.

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About WSP

WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.

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WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.

At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?

WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.

The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.