Senior Structural Engineer - Healthcare

DLR Group; Riverside (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 144,430; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) plan

Employee stock ownership

Bonus opportunities

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Four-day in-office with Friday remote

Job summary

DLR Group seeks a Senior Structural Engineer in California to lead healthcare projects and drive growth within the California Healthcare sector. You will mentor junior staff, produce coordinated construction documents in Revit, and manage project schedules as part of an integrated design team.

You will collaborate with architects and engineers, contribute to business development, and help deliver resilient, sustainable building solutions across multiple California locations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil/Structural/Architectural Engineering is required; Master’s preferred.
• Licensed Structural Engineer (SE) in California is required.
• 7+ years of healthcare-sector structural engineering experience in California.
• Strong communication, time management, and leadership skills.
• Experience with BIM and Revit workflow; knowledge of design and construction processes.

Responsibilities

• Set strategic directions for growth in the California Healthcare sector.
• Track milestones, manage schedules, and ensure quality standards.
• Lead meetings with staff and clients and coordinate project personnel and vendors.
• Contribute to business development via RFPs and client interviews.
• Produce construction documents using Revit and review shop drawings and RFIs.

Skills

SE license (CA)

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil/Structural/Architectural Engineering

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

ETABS

SAP

SAFE

RAM

ADAPT

RISA

Enercalc

Autodesk Revit

Job description

DLR Group is an integrated design firm with a promise to elevate the human experience through design. This fuels the work we do around the world and inspires our mission to improve the lives of our clients, our communities, and our planet. If this sparks your interest, you’re in the right place.

We have an opening for a Senior Structural Engineer.

Location: Los Angeles, CA, Riverside, CA, Sacramento, CA, San Diego, CA

Position Summary

As a Senior Structural Engineer focused on elevating our work within the Healthcare sector, you will have the opportunity to work on projects that push the envelope of resilient design while collaborating with the sector team to achieve our business plan goals. You will lead a team of junior staff to produce high-quality construction documents using Revit and manage project schedules to meet deliverable requirements. As part of the integrated design team, you will collaborate closely with other disciplines to produce highly integrated building designs. This role will work directly with the regional discipline leader to assist in developing work plans, project schedules, budgets, and proposals for both internal teams and external clients. You will collaborate with the Healthcare sector leadership team to develop and execute strategies for business development, growing our integrated practice.

The Successful Candidate Will

• Partner with the Healthcare Regional Sector Leader and Regional Structural Engineering Leader to set strategic directions for growth and actively participate in business plan strategies and initiatives for the California Healthcare sector.
• Track project milestones and deliverables, ensuring adherence to quality standards.
• Facilitate and document meetings with staff and clients, coordinating project personnel, vendors, and consultants.
• Actively engage in business development initiatives by contributing to RFP responses, participating in client interviews and fostering client relationships.
• Lead the design on projects of significance.
• Collaborate early and often with architects, other engineers, and clients as part of our integrated design process and culture, resulting in growth of revenue and scale of practice.
• Carry out technical review of interdisciplinary teams prior to issuance.
• Represent DLR Group at meetings with owners, clients, and suppliers.
• Produce construction documents using Revit.
• Assist contractors by reviewing shop drawings, RFIs and participating in O/A/C meetings.
• Pass along knowledge by mentoring entry-level staff.
• Contribute to managing the operations, execution, and expectations for the Structural Engineering Discipline in California.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil/Structural/Architectural Engineering; Master’s degree preferred.
• Licensed Structural Engineer (SE) required in the state of California.
• 7+ years of experience working as an engineer, including engineering design according to HCAI/OSHPD standards within the Healthcare sector in California.
• Working knowledge of the design and construction process and the ability to understand and communicate with professionals of other disciplines.
• Strong critical thinking, time management, and communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Understanding of business management and customer service principles, thought leadership and relationship building.
• Demonstrated record of consistent quality work.
• Working knowledge of current structural software (ETABS, SAP, SAFE, RAM, ADAPT, RISA, Enercalc).
• Experience with BIM including Autodesk Revit workflow.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Passion for sustainable building design and SE2050 commitment.
• Experience with directing and coordinating project activities of junior staff.

Benefits

Our comprehensive Benefits at DLR Group include medical, dental, vision, disability, wellness programs, flex spending, paid holidays, and paid time off. We also offer a 401(k) plan, employee stock ownership, and bonus opportunities. Compensation considerations are based on location, experience, and skills.

Pay Range

$100,000 - $144,430 USD

DLR Group follows a four-day in-office work model, with employees having the flexibility to work somewhere other than the office on Fridays.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/M/F/Veteran/Disabled employer.

DLR Group is an integrated design firm delivering architecture, engineering, interiors, planning, and building optimization for new builds, renovations, and adaptive reuse projects. We are 100% employee-owned: every employee is literally invested in our clients’ success. At the core of our firm are interdisciplinary teams engaged in every step of project lifecycles. Our teams champion true collaboration, open information sharing, shared risk and reward, value-based decision making, and proficient use of technology to deliver exceptional design. We are pursuing the goals of the 2030 Challenge, the ME2040, and the SE2050, and are an initial signatory of the China Accord and the AIA 2030 Commitment. Through our values – commitment, creativity, environmental stewardship, fun, integrity, ownership, sharing, teamwork – we elevate the human experience through design, together.