Senior Structural Engineer - Live Events & Rigging Expert

Tait Group; Lititz (Lancaster County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

TAIT is seeking a Senior Structural Engineer to design and validate structural systems, staging, machinery, and rigging for live market projects including tours and festivals. You will apply advanced structural analysis, dynamic assessment, and engineering judgment to ensure safety, reliability, and code compliance.

The role requires clear communication of assumptions and risks to cross‑functional teams, collaboration with project managers, fabricators, and clients, and occasional travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, mathematics or physics.
• PE license preferred for senior level
• 8–10+ years of structural engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Uphold TAIT safety, quality, and ethical standards and proactively identify opportunities for improvement.
• Analyze complex static and dynamic systems including staging, machinery, lifting systems, and rigged assemblies by applying mechanical and structural engineering fundamentals.
• Perform detailed analyses using hand calculations, custom tools, and analysis software and clearly communicate assumptions, methodologies, risks, and results to multidisciplinary teams in a fast-paced setting.
• Mentor and coach engineers and designers on live-event structural engineering topics, including temporary structures, rigging and scenic support systems, dynamic loading, wind and seismic effects, safety-critical design, code compliance, and best practices for constructability, inspection, and safe event operations.
• Engineer parts, assemblies, and systems to meet client requirements, jurisdictional regulations, and applicable safety standards and codes.
• Provide independent engineering judgment and validation in support of bid and concept development efforts, including feasibility assessment of custom elements primarily in the live market.
• Interface independently with clients, vendors, fabricators, installers, inspectors, and external authorities having jurisdiction to support compliance, technical alignment, and project success.
• Initiate, coordinate, and technically manage third party engineering firms and specialty consultants, ensuring scope alignment, quality, and schedule adherence.

Skills

Structural analysis

Dynamic analysis

Engineering judgment

Mentoring engineers

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, mathematics or physics

Professional Engineer (PE) preferred

Tools

RISA-3D

Job description

TAIT is seeking a Senior Structural Engineer to design and validate structural systems, staging, machinery, and rigging for live market projects including tours and festivals. You will apply advanced structural analysis, dynamic assessment, and engineering judgment to ensure safety, reliability, and code compliance.

The role requires clear communication of assumptions and risks to cross‑functional teams, collaboration with project managers, fabricators, and clients, and occasional travel.