Senior Structural Engineer – Lead Design & Analysis

RINA Piraeus Team; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

RINA is seeking a Senior Structural Engineer in Houston, TX to lead complex structural projects within the Plant Engineering Division. You will perform design, analysis, and coordination, guiding junior staff and collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure quality and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities include delivering technical reports, construction drawings, and tackling design challenges on-site, with travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Structural engineering; Master’s preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute advanced structural engineering tasks, including design, analysis, and verification of structural elements, ensuring safety, functionality, and compliance.
• Support the development of engineering deliverables such as calculation reports, specifications, and construction drawings, ensuring consistency with project requirements and standards
• Contribute to problem-solving during design and construction phases, proposing technically sound solutions aligned with project constraints.
• Provide day-to-day technical guidance to junior and intermediate engineers, reviewing their work and supporting their development.
• Coordinate structural engineering tasks within multidisciplinary project teams under the direction of a Principal Engineer or Project Engineering Manager.
• Foster knowledge-sharing and support the technical growth of the team through mentoring and coaching.
• Ensure that all assigned activities are executed in compliance with internal Quality Management System, regulatory standards, and client requirements.
• Review technical documentation for accuracy, consistency, and adherence to applicable codes and standards.
• Contribute to internal reviews and participate in continuous improvement processes related to design quality and delivery.
• Interface with clients, consultants, and contractors on technical aspects of structural work, under the guidance of senior or principal staff.
• Participate in meetings, design reviews, and site visits to provide technical input and address project needs.
• Support the preparation of technical reports and presentations to communicate structural solutions effectively.
• Support site inspections and construction-phase engineering services to verify implementation of the design intent
• Assist in resolving structural issues during construction by providing timely and technically sound responses to contractor inquiries.
• Contribute to condition assessments and structural evaluations for existing assets where required.

Skills

Structural design

Project management

Team leadership

Communication skills

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil or Structural engineering

Master's degree in Structural Engineering preferred

Tools

RISA

STAAD

SAP2000

Mathcad

AutoCAD

Revit

Bluebeam

Microsoft Office

Job description

RINA is seeking a Senior Structural Engineer in Houston, TX to lead complex structural projects within the Plant Engineering Division. You will perform design, analysis, and coordination, guiding junior staff and collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure quality and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities include delivering technical reports, construction drawings, and tackling design challenges on-site, with travel as needed.