Senior Structural Engineer - Mission Critical

CRG Real Estate Solutions; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary Annual Bonus

Medical, dental and vision plans

401k, generous PTO

Job summary

Clayco is seeking a Senior Structural Engineer – Mission Critical to lead the design and analysis of structural systems for data centers and other high-reliability facilities. The role requires designing robust, scalable structures that withstand seismic, wind, and vibration loads while meeting uptime requirements.

The candidate should have experience with steel and concrete structures, foundation design, and dynamic loading.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil/Structural/Architectural Engineering with structural emphasis is required.
• Master’s degree with structural emphasis is preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience designing mission critical projects.
• PE and/or SE license is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Involved from the beginning to foresee preliminary design problems for Mission Critical projects.
• Focus is on problem solving with collaboration among Architect, Engineer, and Contractor.
• Designs based on construction schedule rather than fully finished package.
• Value engineering is ongoing as the design is refined.
• Site input helps identify construction issues and field conditions.

Skills

Team oriented attitude

Resilient and adaptable to changes

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, or Architectural Engineering with Structural emphasis

Master’s Degree with Structural emphasis

Tools

3-D CAD

Job description

About Us

Clayco is a full-service, turnkey real estate development, master planning, architecture, engineering, and construction firm that safely delivers clients across North America the highest quality solutions on time, on budget, and above and beyond expectations. With $7.6 billion in revenue for 2024, Clayco specializes in the "art and science of building," providing fast track, efficient solutions for industrial, commercial, institutional, and residential related building projects.

About Clayco Design and Engineering

Clayco Design and Engineering (CDE) was created to diversify and grow Clayco’s industrial business unit’s capabilities with a focus on efficiently delivering robust design-build architectural and engineering solutions. The Clayco Design and Engineering team brings a tremendous amount of engineering expertise to the Clayco enterprise from a wide array of industrial segments such as food & beverage, consumer products, manufacturing, and life-science products.

The Role We Want You For

We are seeking a Senior Structural Engineer – Mission Critical to lead the design and analysis of structural systems for data centers and other high-reliability facilities. This role requires expertise in designing robust, scalable, and resilient structures that can withstand seismic, wind, and vibration loads while meeting the uptime requirements of mission-critical operations. The ideal candidate will have experience with steel and concrete structures, foundation design, and dynamic loading conditions.

The Specifics of the Role

• Structural Engineer is involved from the beginning to foresee preliminary design problems for Mission Critical projects.
• Focus is on problem solving instead of finger pointing. The Architect, Engineer, and Contractor are on the same team.
• Project designs based on construction schedule versus fully finished package.
• Preliminary pricing advantages due to historical construction experience.
• Value engineering is ongoing as the design is refined.
• Input from jobsite can identify construction issues.
• Projects can be designed to the builder’s strength.
• Easier for engineer to issue changes or make revisions.
• Opportunity for site and Quality visits to assist in solving field issues.
• Relationship building with Field Staff (Superintendents and other on-site personnel.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, or Architectural Engineering with Structural emphasis.
• Master’s Degree with Structural emphasis preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience designing Mission Critical projects.
• PE and/or SE license preferred.
• 3-D CAD experience is a plus.
• Team oriented attitude.
• Resilient and adaptable to changes.

Some Things You Should Know

• Our clients and projects are nationwide – Travel will be required.
• No other builder can offer the collaborative design-build approach that Clayco does.
• We work on creative, complex, award-winning, high-profile jobs.
• The pace is fast!

Why Clayco?

• 2024 Best Places to Work – Crain’s Chicago Business, St. Louis Business Journal, Los Angeles Business Journal, and Phoenix Business Journal.
• 2024 ENR Midwest – Midwest Contractor (#1).
• 2024 ENR Top 100 Design-Build Firms – Design-Build Contractor (Top 5).
• 2024 ENR Top 100 Green Contractors – Green Contractor (Top 5).

Benefits

• Discretionary Annual Bonus: Subject to company and individual performance.
• Comprehensive Benefits Package Including: Medical, dental and vision plans, 401k, generous PTO and paid company holidays, employee assistance program, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, disability coverage, learning & development programs and more!

Compensation

• The salary range for this position considers a wide range of factors in making compensation decisions including but not limited to: Education, qualifications, skills, training, experience, certifications, internal equity, and location. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.