Senior Structural Project Engineer - Buildings

Northern Impact; Chicago, Milwaukee (IL, WI); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

A national award-winning engineering firm seeks a motivated Senior Structural Project Engineer in Chicago. The role involves working on diverse projects with a focus on structural design, client interaction, and mentoring within a collaborative team. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in structural engineering along with a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering and relevant professional registrations.

Qualifications

• 15 years related work experience required.
• Strong understanding of structural design for steel, concrete, wood/timber, and masonry.
• Professional Engineer registration is a must.

Responsibilities

• Deliver complete structural designs and prepare drawings on-time and within budget.
• Check work of others and assure compliance with quality control.
• Manage multiple projects and effectively communicate with clients.

Skills

Structural design expertise

Knowledge of structural engineering design

Effective communication

Problem-solving

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Civil)

M.S. Engineering (preferred)

Tools

RISA 3D

Tekla Fastrak

TEDDS

Autodesk Revit

Job description

Overview

National Award-Winning Engineering Firm is seeking a highly motivated Senior Structural Project Engineer. This position requires you to work with a growing structural engineering group on a diverse variety of projects. Project work currently includes academic, municipal, industrial, and transportation. The Structural engineering team uses the latest technologies and scientific principles to develop forward-looking solutions.

The company has developed a mentor-mentee culture that allows them to share their experiences with one another, and in return, they can all grow personally and professionally. Where you have shortcomings, others in the company may have strengths. Keep that in mind as you read through their preferred additional qualifications below. They see value in anything you can bring to the table; even if it’s something other than what they have listed here.

Responsibilities

• Highly proficient with structural design expertise as part of a project team or independently and coordinate with other disciplines in achieving design solutions

• Strong knowledge of structural engineering design solutions for buildings and structures integrating project objectives and design criteria

• Interact and communicate effectively with design team members

• Deliver complete and accurate structural designs and prepare structural drawings and details on-time and within design budget

• Assure compliance with company quality control program

• Check work of others as assigned

• Review construction shop drawings and submittals

• Certify engineering design documents as required

• Meet with clients, prepare proposals, and business development

• Ability to work creatively to reach solutions to complex problems

• Manage multiple project assignments, executing them on time and within budget

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Civil) with Structural Engineering emphasis (M.S. Engineering preferred)

• 15 years related work experience

• Strong understanding and ability to prepare design of structural steel, concrete, wood/timber, and masonry components and framing systems

• Working knowledge of IBC, AISC, and ACI Building Codes

• Professional Registration: Professional Engineer

• Professional Registration: Structural Engineer is preferred, not necessary

• Working knowledge and proficiency with computer aided structural analysis / design software such as RISA 3D, Tekla Fastrak, TEDDS

• Working knowledge of Autodesk Revit