Engineer - Construction Engineering

Walter P Moore; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 109,000 - 136,000; Full time

Job summary

Walter P Moore seeks an Engineer to join our Construction Engineering team. The engineer will apply steel design, connection design, and structural analysis on major projects across the United States and internationally.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years of relevant experience, a proactive attitude, and project management experience. A P.E. license and BIM/Tekla experience are highly valued, with a hybrid work model and periodic travel to offices.

Qualifications

• 3+ years' experience in steel design, steel connection design and structural analysis.
• Project management experience.
• Experience with contractors, steel fabricators or steel erectors preferred.
• Master's in Civil Engineering with emphasis in structural.
• P.E. license in your state or ability to obtain within 6 months.
• Experience with Tekla and BIM is a plus.
• SAP 2000 modeling experience a plus.
• Proactive, organized, excellent written and verbal communication, client-service oriented.

Responsibilities

• Design and analyze steel structures and connections.
• Manage projects and coordinate with architects, developers, institutions, and contractors.
• Operate within a hybrid firm model requiring occasional office access and travel.
• Provide proactive, responsive client service and problem-solving.
• Collaborate with teams to deliver major US and international projects.

Skills

steel design

project management

communication skills

client-service oriented

Education

Master's in Civil Engineering (structural)

Tools

Tekla

BIM

SAP 2000

Job description

Job Location

• US-CA-San Diego
• US-CA-Los Angeles
• US-CA-San Francisco
• US-CO-Denver
• US-AZ-Phoenix

Req Number: 2026-4314

Category: Experienced Roles

Responsibilities

Walter P Moore has an immediate opening for an Engineer to join our dynamic Construction Engineering team. The qualified candidate will have at least 3 years' relevant experience working on steel design, steel connection design and structural analysis. Project management experience is required.

The qualified candidate should possess a high energy level and be a self-motivated project manager who can work within a strong team environment, serving clients on major projects throughout the United States and internationally. Technical specialization, proactivity and aggressiveness when meeting client and project needs, are pluses.

Clients will include architects, developers, institutions, and contractors. In addition to all the skills listed above, the qualified candidate should possess a strong "can-do" customer service attitude.

Qualifications

• 3 + years' experience in steel design, steel connection design and structural analysis
• Demonstrated career growth that includes project management experience
• Work experience with contractors, steel fabricators, or steel erectors strongly preferred
• Master's in Civil Engineering with emphasis in structural strongly preferred
• P.E. license within you residing state, or ability to obtain licensure within 6 months
• Experience with Tekla and Building Information M.odeling (BIM) a plus
• SAP 2000 modeling experience a plus
• Candidates must be proactive, have strong organizational skills, excellent written and verbal communication skills, and be client-service oriented

Hybrid Firm Position

As a Hybrid Firm, Walter P Moore combines the best of both worlds - blending work options to include in-office and home office environments. This allows us to offer more flexibility and work-life integration to our employees. Candidates applying for this position should have the ability to commute to or periodically travel to the affiliated office.

Pay Transparency Disclosure Statement

This position has an annual salary range as stated below and is, in good faith, an estimate. The actual offered salary will be dependent on the candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, geographic location, industry experience and internal equity. Walter P Moore reserves the right to offer more or less than the posted range based on the criteria previously stated and will do so in a manner that does not discriminate against a candidate's protected status per local, state and federal law.

$91K - $113K in Denver & Phoenix

$96K - $119K in San Diego

$100K - $125K in LA

$109K - $136K in San Francisco

EEO Statement

Walter P Moore is an equal employment opportunity employer, and provides equal employment opportunities (including offering competitive compensation and benefit packages) to all employees and applicants for employment. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to any characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws and encourage all to apply including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Overview

Walter P Moore is an international company of engineers, architects, innovators, and creative people who solve some of the world's most complex structural and infrastructure challenges. Providing structural, diagnostics, civil, traffic, parking, transportation, enclosure, WPM technology and construction engineering services, we design solutions that are cost- and resource-efficient, forward-thinking, and help support and shape communities worldwide. Founded in 1931 and headquartered in Houston, Texas, our 1000+ professionals work across 27 U.S. offices and 9 international locations.