Structural Designer (Entry Level) - Summer 2027

Ghafari Associates, LLC; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance

Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

401(k) match

Flexible Spending Accounts

Health Savings Accounts

Teladoc

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Ghafari Associates, LLC is seeking a Summer 2027 New Graduate Structural Designer in Chicago. You will support day-to-day design tasks under supervision and contribute to framing system design and associated analyses for building projects.

Ideal candidates hold a Bachelor’s in Civil/Structural Engineering, may pursue a Master’s, and have internship experience in building design. EIT is preferred, with exposure to Revit, RAM, ETABS, SAP2000 and related tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, or related field required.
• Master’s program in field of engineering preferred.
• Prior internship experience in the building design consulting industry preferred.
• Engineer in Training (EIT) License preferred.

Responsibilities

• With direction and assistance, formulate design and/or analysis of structural framing systems and perform necessary calculations.
• Conduct field measuring and checking at construction site to verify existing conditions.
• With direction and assistance, prepare construction documents and communicate with other disciplines to produce a well-coordinated set of construction documents.
• With direction and assistance, coordinate with other disciplines for clash detection and load determination.
• With direction and assistance, review shop-drawing submittals to assure design intent is met.
• Maintain project files containing project calculations, correspondence, appropriate reference material, and other items.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Skills

Revit

Steel design

Concrete design

IBC/ASCE7

RAM

ETABS

SAP2000

FEM modeling

Education

Bachelor's in Civil Engineering

Master's preferred

Tools

RAM

ETABS

SAP2000

Bluebeam Revu

Job description

Job Description: This posting is for Summer 2027 New Graduate opportunities.

General Summary

The Structural Designer, with supervision from the Manager of Structural Engineering and/or a project engineer, will provide the technical, organizational and communication skills for day-to-day support. The Structural Designer will be involved in the application of engineering fundamentals to design structural framing systems or components thereof at an entry-level basis.

Essential Job Functions

• With direction and assistance, formulate design and/or analysis of structural framing systems and perform necessary calculations
• Conduct field measuring and checking at construction site to verify existing conditions
• With direction and assistance, prepare construction documents and communicate with other disciplines to produce a well-coordinated set of construction documents
• With direction and assistance, coordinate with other disciplines for clash detection and load determination.
• With direction and assistance, review shop-drawing submittals to assure design intent is met
• Maintain project files containing project calculations, correspondence, appropriate reference material, and other items
• Perform related duties as assigned

Employment Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, or related field required
• Master's program in field of engineering preferred
• Experience: Prior internship experience in the building design consulting industry preferred
• Engineer in Training (EIT) License preferred

Skills/Competencies

• Basic knowledge in the use of Building Information Modeling (Building Information Model) software (Autodesk Revit)
• Strong technical and analytical skills including knowledge of principles relating to steel and concrete design as they relate to structural systems design for buildings
• Understanding of how to apply building code standards and loading requirements (IBC, ASCE7, etc.)
• General knowledge of industry leading software, including structural analysis software such as Risa, RAM, ETABS and SAP 2000.
• Familiar with Bluebeam Revu Finite Element modeling (FEM) a plus

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• 401(k) match
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Savings Accounts
• Teladoc
• Employee Assistance Program