Mid-Level Structural Engineer

AFRY; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits package

Global project experience

Flexible work arrangements

Diversity and inclusion focus

Job summary

AFRY USA is seeking a mid-level Structural Engineer to lead design for new and upgraded structures, guiding teams across disciplines. You will develop concepts, draft plans, and coordinate with clients to ensure successful delivery and conformance with codes.

The role emphasizes leadership, collaboration, and accurate documentation across project phases, with opportunities to advance toward PE licensure.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in Structural Engineering.
• Knowledge of steel, concrete, timber design and codes (IBC, ASCE 7, ACI, AISC).
• Proficiency with Revit, BIM, AutoCAD, RISA3D, Navisworks, Bluebeam, and MS Office.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills for client and team collaboration.
• PE is preferred, or the ability to obtain within one year of employment.

Responsibilities

• Lead small to large projects as project lead engineer, managing quality, budget, and schedule.
• Assist in the preparation of proposals and write-ups of project scope and activities.
• Establish project scope, structural budgets, and design approach.
• Meet with client personnel to assist in preliminary planning and identifying design concepts.
• Work with clients and professional counterparts to ensure on-time, within-budget project delivery.
• Design structural systems for commercial and industrial facilities; produce drawings and reports.
• Visit project sites to collect data and observe construction progress.

Skills

Structural Engineering

Team Leadership

Communication

Project Management

Revit

AutoCAD

BIM

Navisworks

Education

PE licensure preferred

Tools

Revit

BIM

AutoCAD

RISA3D

Navisworks

Bluebeam

Microsoft Office

Job description

• Competence area: Civil and Structural Engineering
• Contract Type: Permanent

Company Description

AFRY is an international engineering, design, and advisory company. We support our clients through delivering solutions and progressing sustainability and digitalization for generations to come. Our dedicated team of over 18,000 experts, across 40 countries on 5 continents, provides strategic and operational knowledge and advice across the value chain, underpinned by deep expertise and professional insights. AFRY USA supports process industry clients in Pulp & Paper, Mining & Metals, Food & Beverage, Chemicals, and Biorefining. Our expertise and know-how add value to our client’s investments at every stage of their lifecycle, from sustaining CAPEX to large capital projects.

Making Future is about creating an impact and driving sustainable change.

Our service offerings cover the entire project lifecycle, from corporate strategies to engineering studies and estimates, through implementation engineering, construction support, and commissioning and start-up services. We provide to our client’s world-class project deliveries, market insights & strategies, and operational efficiency improvement evaluations. Best-in-class management and technical consulting, multi-disciplinary engineering design, on-site support, project, and construction management services are our key offerings.

Welcome to a world engineered by AFRY.

Join a future-driven company focusing on creating sustainable solutions for society. With AFRY, you will be able to explore a variety of opportunities and challenges. We believe in succeeding together – making a difference when we pull in the same direction – with colleagues, clients, and partners. You will be part of a global, inclusive, and diverse company where our differences are our strengths.

Job Description

AtAFRYour StructuralEngineersare responsible forthe structural design for new structures as well as existing structural upgrades. Our engineers design unique and challengingprojects, andperform investigations to make expert recommendations to clients for various purposes.Activities include site investigations, structuralengineeringand drafting for both front end planning and the detailed engineering phase for multi-discipline projects.

As aMid-LevelStructuralEngineeryou willhave Discipline Lead responsibilities aspartofmulti-discipline project teams.As the Engineer you willbe responsible forleading a team of engineers and designers todevelop and design the structuralportionof projects, make design recommendations and decisions, and oversee the completion and quality of construction drawings, specifications, reports, and other project documentation.

Responsibilities

Perform as project lead engineer for smallprojects andlarger projects with little oversight, managing the production effort of staff assigned to the project in terms of quality, budget, and schedule, overseeing the work throughoutvarious project stages – from conceptual, feasibility, and detailed design through construction.

Assistasrequiredin the preparation of proposals and marketing materials through definitionandwrite-ups of project scope and activitieson past projects.

Establish projectscope, structural budgets, anddesign approach.

Meet with client personnel toassistin preliminary planning andidentifyingdesign concepts.

Work with clients and professional counterparts to ensure projects are deliveredon-time, within budget, meeting, and/or exceeding client expectations.

Responsiblefor the design of structural systems and components for a variety ofcommercialand industrial facility types; ensuring the designs conform to recognized codes and standards, as well as client requirements.

Duties will include structural engineering, structural details, analysis and design, and writing technical and study reports.

Participate in planning, designing, or reviewing plans, working closely with mechanical, process, electrical, architectural, and civil disciplines to deliver successful projects.

Visits to project sites to collect data andto observeconstruction progress.

Qualifications

Minimum5years of experience in Structural Engineering

Knowledge of steel, concrete, timberdesignand familiarity with applicable codes (IBC, ASCE 7, ACI, AISC, etc.).

Preferred software knowledge and requirements include Revit,BIM,AutoCAD,RISA3D,Navisworks,Bluebeam, and Microsoft Office.

Excellentinterpersonal,writtenand verbal communication skills necessaryin order toeffectively communicate with clients and employees, virtually and in-person, and ability to work in a collaborative team environment.

Strong organizational, analytical and time management skills withhighlevel of attention to detail and self-motivated to be successful.

Ability toidentifyandestablishwork priorities, setting deadlines, while balancing multiple projects.

Must be adaptable, able to problem solveand work under tight deadlines, and able to learn and applynew technologieswith minimal support.

Mustpossessworking knowledge of current industry codes andstandards, andhave experience with the latest engineering analysis software and techniques.

Ability tomaintainand develop relationships with both existing and potential clients and recognize their needs, respondtoand build on responsibilities accordingly.

PEispreferred,or the ability to obtainwithin one year of employment.

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES DESIRED:

StrongWork Ethic

Analytical Skills

Leadership

Judgement

Teamwork andCooperation Skills

Communication

Desire to Educate/Train

Additional Information

AFRY USA offers you:

• Competitive performance-oriented compensation
• Competitive benefits - Medical, dental, vision, life, short-term and long-term disability, accident, critical illness, identity theft protection,401(k) with company match, paid vacation, and holidays
• Opportunity to work with recognized global industry leaders within AFRY
• Ability to work with employees from many different cultures and backgrounds
• A firm that believes by working together we can create a new energy era in which the world can become more sustainable
• Various forms of flexibility to help you integrate your life with your professional commitments
• You must have the right to live and work in the United States of America without sponsorship

At AFRY, we believe that having the best people attracts the best projects, and having the best projects attracts the best people. We work in a global environment with a strong focus on the needs of our local clients

AFRY is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

At AFRY, we engineer change in everything we do. Change happens when brave ideas come together. When we collaborate, innovate technology, and embrace challenging points of view. That’s how we're making future. We are actively looking for qualified candidates to join our inclusive and diverse teams across the globe. Join us in accelerating the transition towards a sustainable future.