Senior Structural Engineer - Live Staging & Rigging

Tait Group; Lititz (Lancaster County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

TAIT is seeking a Senior Structural Engineer to support design and validation of structural systems, staging, machinery, and rigging for live market projects including concerts and festivals. You will apply advanced structural analysis, ensure safety and code compliance, and collaborate with project managers, designers, fabricators, and clients.

The role emphasizes communicating assumptions and risks, mentoring team members, and coordinating with third-party engineers to meet client requirements

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, mathematics or physics.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred.
• 8–10+ years of structural engineering experience.
• Expert in structural analysis with RISA-3D or equivalent software.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally.

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 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 engineering

RISA-3D

Travel readiness

Education

PE license preferred

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, mathematics or physics

Tools

RISA-3D

Job description

TAIT is seeking a Senior Structural Engineer to support design and validation of structural systems, staging, machinery, and rigging for live market projects including concerts and festivals. You will apply advanced structural analysis, ensure safety and code compliance, and collaborate with project managers, designers, fabricators, and clients.

The role emphasizes communicating assumptions and risks, mentoring team members, and coordinating with third-party engineers to meet client requirements