Senior Structural Project Engineer

Thornton Tomasetti; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision

Life/AD&D

Vacation time

Tuition Reimbursement

401k with company match

Commuter Transit

Fitness Reimbursement

Job summary

Thornton Tomasetti in Portland, OR seeks a Senior Project Engineer to tackle complex structural challenges, advance technical leadership, and drive project success. You’ll evaluate innovative concepts, lead deliverables, and mentor engineers while collaborating with architects, contractors, and clients.

This role requires a Civil/Structural/Architectural Eng degree, PE/SE licensure, and 6+ years of experience in a consulting setting.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of structural engineering experience, ideally within a consulting environment.
• Professional Engineer (PE) and/or Structural Engineer (SE) licensure.
• Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Structural, or Architectural Engineering; Master’s degree preferred.
• Strong background in analytical modeling, detailing, and advanced engineering concepts (steel, concrete, seismic, tall buildings, specialty structures, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Accountable for independent evaluation and application of advanced engineering concepts to complex structural problems.
• Develop deliverables that clearly communicate technical concepts to clients.
• Coordinate with architects, contractors, consultants, and internal experts to broaden influence across the industry.
• Contribute to proposals and represent TT’s technical excellence with clients.
• Engage in internal collaboration initiatives across sustainability, resilience, forensics, renewal, and protective design.
• Develop leadership by linking structural decisions to outcomes, innovation, and long‑term client value.
• Mentor earlier‑career engineers to elevate team performance.

Skills

Analytical modeling

Detailing

Advanced engineering concepts

Seismic design

Tall buildings

Specialty structures

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Structural, or Architectural Engineering

Master’s degree preferred

Job description

Thornton Tomasetti applies engineering and scientific principles to solve the world’s challenges. An independent organization of creative thinkers and innovative doers collaborating from offices worldwide, our mission is to bring our clients’ ideas to life and, in the process, lay the groundwork for a better, more resilient future. We provide support and opportunities to our employees to achieve their full potential and cultivate a rewarding career.

Your Role

If you’re a structural engineer who wants bigger challenges, more technical depth, and a clear runway toward becoming a recognized expert, Thornton Tomasetti is the place where that trajectory happens. Our Senior Project Engineers don’t just execute; they innovate, influence, and accelerate toward technical leadership while shaping some of the world’s most complex structures. You’ll join a global collective of engineers who treat structural design as both science and craft. You will be trusted with meaningful responsibility and will grow your expertise faster because our environment is built for developing exceptional engineers into industry leaders.

What You’ll Do

• Independently evaluate, adapt, and apply advanced engineering concepts to challenging structural problems, often devising new or customized solutions.
• Develop deliverables that communicate clearly with clients.
• Proactively coordinate with architects, contractors, consultants, and internal experts, expanding your network and influence across the industry.
• Become more outward facing by contributing to proposals and representing TT’s technical excellence with clients.
• Engage in internal collaboration initiatives with sustainability, resilience, forensics, renewal, protective design, and more.
• Build the leadership quality of seeing beyond tasks to how structural decisions shape outcomes, innovation, and long‑term client value.
• Mentor earlier‑career engineers, enhancing your ability to influence and elevate a team.

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Structural, or Architectural Engineering; Master’s degree preferred.
• Professional Engineer (PE) and/or Structural Engineer (SE) licensure.
• 6+ years of structural engineering experience, ideally within a consulting environment.
• Strong background in analytical modeling, detailing, and advanced engineering concepts (steel, concrete, seismic, tall buildings, specialty structures, etc.).
• Ability to independently develop engineering approaches, solve novel challenges, and demonstrate the curiosity and initiative to grow into a technical leader.

Benefits

Depending on your employment status, benefits may include:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, Disability and other voluntary benefits
• Flexible Spending Accounts for Medical & Childcare
• Paid Time Off, Family Leave for New Parents, Volunteer Time
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Commuter Transit (where available)
• 401k retirement savings with Company matching on employee contributions and/or qualified student loan repayments
• Fitness Reimbursement
• And other various wellness, diversity/inclusion and employee resource programs and initiatives

Thornton Tomasetti is proud to be an equal employment workplace. Individuals seeking employment at Thornton Tomasetti are considered without regards to age, ancestry, color, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, protected family care or medical leave status, race, religion (including beliefs and practices or the absence thereof), sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

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