Senior Structural Engineer

DND Staffing LLC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

DND Staffing LLC in New York seeks an Engineer to provide civil engineering expertise for substation projects, supporting design and planning while ensuring technical integrity and compliance.

The role focuses on developing civil scopes, preparing calculations, drawings, specs, and providing design verifications, while coordinating with vendors and clients to deliver safe, reliable project solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering with 3-5+ years' experience.
• EIT registration required.
• Master's Degree in Civil Engineering with 3+ years' experience in steel, concrete, and masonry design.

Responsibilities

• Develop civil scope-of-work and design basis for projects.
• Prepare calculations, drawings, specs, and planning materials.
• Provide design verification reviews with third-party consultants and vendors.
• Assess constructability and future operations/maintenance considerations.
• Develop conceptual studies, designs, reports, cost estimates and schedules.
• Create and review civil maintenance solutions and standards.
• Coordinate field changes with construction teams and track progress.
• Develop and process RFPs for outside services and field walks.
• Respond to emergencies on a 24/7 basis.

Skills

Civil engineering

Communications

MS Word

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering

Master's Degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

STAAD

AutoCAD

Mathcad

Job description

The Engineer will provide civil engineering expertise for substation projects, supporting design and planning efforts while ensuring technical integrity and compliance. The Engineer will serve as a key contributor in delivering safe, reliable, and efficient project solutions.

Core Responsibilities

• Provide technical competence to determine and develop the civil scope-of-work for a project, including establishing the design basis.
• Prepare, review, and finalize detailed calculations, design documents, drawings, specifications, and advanced planning materials, including scoping, budgets, and appropriation requests.
• Provide technical oversight and design verification reviews of engineering designs by third-party consultants, including meeting with vendors and customers to optimize the proposed design.
• Review designs for constructability and future operations/maintenance considerations while performing economic evaluations.
• Assist in developing conceptual studies, designs, reports, proposals, cost estimates, and schedules.
• Develop and review technical solutions for civil structure maintenance issues while updating and creating civil engineering standards and specifications.
• Utilize engineering design software to interpret analysis outputs and oversee both in-house and external design efforts.
• Provide guidance, documentation, and approved field changes to construction teams while supporting existing and proposed substation and related facilities.
• Facilitate technical support throughout the project lifecycle by coordinating deliverable schedules with vendors, tracking milestone payments, and overseeing progress of awarded contracts.
• Develop and process Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for outside services, including pre- and post-bid field walks.
• Respond to emergencies on a 24/7 basis.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering and 3-5+ years of applicable engineering experience in the design of steel, concrete, and masonry structures, with thorough knowledge of applicable codes such as AISC, ACI, ASCE, and NYC Building Code; EIT registration required, OR
• Master's Degree in Civil Engineering, with a Bachelor's Degree in an engineering discipline, and 3+ years of applicable engineering experience in the design of steel, concrete, and masonry structures; EIT registration required.
• Knowledge of engineering principles and the design of concrete, masonry, and steel structures
• Working knowledge of applicable codes, including ACI, AISC, NESC, ASCE, and NYC Building Code
• Understanding of safety and environmental issues impacting civil projects
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Preferred

• Ability to write specifications and standards and coordinate engineering projects and assignments
• Working knowledge of STAAD, AutoCAD, and Mathcad