Staff Engineer - Building Enclosures

Gale Associates, Inc.; Bedford (NH); Hybrid; USD 67,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Health Savings Account

Flexible work schedule

401(k) Profit Sharing

3 weeks’ vacation

Tuition reimbursement

College loan repayment

Life insurance

Job summary

Gale Associates, Inc. seeks a Staff Designer for their Bedford, NH office.

As part of the Building Enclosure Consulting and Commissioning Group, the selected candidate will perform essential tasks such as field evaluations and CAD drafting with a focus on building enclosures. The ideal candidate should hold an ABET accredited Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field, alongside practical experience in construction trades.

Qualifications

• ABET accredited Bachelor’s Degree in Civil, Construction or Structural Engineering, or in Architecture.
• Practical hands-on knowledge and Co-op experience in the construction trades is desired.
• Must understand basic engineering concepts, principles, codes, and theories.
• Engineering candidates must have passed FE exam or are scheduled to take it.

Responsibilities

• Perform field evaluations and basic engineering in the BECC Group.
• Conduct construction observation and submittal review.
• CAD drafting focusing on building enclosure performance.

Skills

Communication skills

Proficient in MS Office

AutoCAD

Basic engineering concepts

Education

ABET accredited Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Gale Associates, Inc. is seeking a Staff Designer to join our Bedford, NH office. Gale is a well-respected national engineering/planning firm celebrating over 62 years in business and rated one of Zweig White’s “Best Firms to Work For” for the past 13 consecutive years.

Key Responsibilities:

• The selected candidate will join our Building Enclosure Consulting and Commissioning (BECC) Group to perform field evaluations, basic engineering, construction observation, submittal review and CAD drafting. The focus of BEDC is the thermal, moisture, air and structural performance of building enclosures.

Requirements:

• ABET accredited Bachelor’s Degree in Civil, Construction or Structural Engineering, or in Architecture.
• Practical hands-on knowledge and Co-op experience in the construction trades is desired.
• Must understand basic engineering concepts, principles, codes, and theories.
• Engineering candidates must havepassedFE exam or are scheduled to take it.
• Capable of working in a fast-paced environment in a proactive manner when given general instructions.
• Excellent communication skills and proficient computer capabilities (MS Office 2013, AutoCAD) are required.

A competitive salary is only one part of the benefits that Gale provides to compensate and recognize staff.

Salary range: $66,500-$89,600 annually

Gale offers a strong training and mentoring program designed to assist and promote advancement opportunities for all employees. In addition, Gale takes pride in our balanced work environment which includes monthly events that provide time for our Gale Team to socialize. Please visit our careers section at www.galeassociates.org for more details.

First-day coverage benefits including:

• Harvard Pilgrim Health Insurance
• Delta Dental & EyeMed Vision insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible work schedule/hybrid options
• Half-day Friday’s year round
• 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust
• 3 weeks’ vacation accrual upon hire
• 12 annual paid holidays, competitive sick & personal time
• Tuition reimbursement program for continuing education programs
• College loan-repayment program
• Fully-paid Life/Disability insurance
• Flexible Spending Account and Dependent Care Assistance programs

Gale is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Veteran/Disability