Structural Engineer

Sure Steel, Inc.; Utah; On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Sure Steel, Inc. is seeking a Sales Structural Engineer who blends technical expertise with business development to pursue structural steel projects.

You will work with estimating, preconstruction, fabrication, and erection teams to translate requirements into competitive scope and pricing during pursuit phases. This front-end, revenue-focused role requires reading drawings, assessing risk, supporting go/no-go decisions, and presenting steel solutions to owners, GCs, and engineers of record.

Qualifications

• Must hold an active PE license.
• Bachelor’s degree in Civil/Structural Engineering or related field.
• Strong knowledge of structural steel systems, fabrication, and erection.
• Ability to read and interpret structural drawings, specifications, and contract documents.
• Experience with steel means and methods, including erection sequencing and temporary works.
• Excellent communication, able to explain technical concepts to nontechnical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Review bid documents including structural drawings, specifications and contract requirements.
• Identify scope gaps, exclusions, clarifications and risk items specific to structural steel fabrication and erection.
• Support estimating with technical input: temporary works assumptions, crane access, sequencing and logistics concepts.
• Assist in development of pricing strategy by identifying cost and risk drivers.
• Participate in go/no-go evaluations and pursuit planning.
• Serve as the technical representative in meetings with owners, general contractors, architects, and engineers of record.
• Present and defend proposed structural steel solutions, means and methods, and value.
• Support negotiated work, design-assist, and design-build pursuits.
• Translate client goals into constructible and cost-effective steel solutions.
• Build long-term client relationships through technical credibility and responsiveness.
• Participate in early-stage coordination with design teams to influence structural systems, connection strategies, and sequencing.
• Collaborate with internal engineering and detailing teams to ensure alignment between pursuit assumptions and execution capabilities.
• Coordinate closely with estimating, fabrication, erection and project management teams.
• Clearly document assumptions, exclusions and scope definitions for turnover to project execution teams.
• Support smooth transition from preconstruction to awarded project.

Skills

Strong communication

Read structural drawings

Cross-functional collaboration

Commercial mindset

Constructability problem solving

Risk awareness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil/Structural Engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) license

Job description

Position Summary

The Sales Structural Engineer is a hybrid technical and commercial role responsible for

supporting business development, preconstruction, and pursuit activities for structural steel

projects. This role applies structural steel engineering knowledge to develop competitive,

buildable, and low-risk solutions during the pursuit phase, translating project requirements into

clearly defined scope, pricing strategy, and execution approach.

The Sales Structural Engineer works closely with estimating, preconstruction, project

management, fabrication, and erection teams, and serves as the technical face of the company

during client engagements, design-assist efforts, and negotiated work.

This position is not a post-award design or detailing role; it is a front-end, revenue-supporting

role focused on winning work and shaping projects for successful execution.

Key Responsibilities

• Review bid documents including structural drawings, specifications and contract requirements.
• Identify scope gaps, exclusions, clarifications and risk items specific to structural steel fabrication and erection.
• Support estimating with technical input:
  • Temporary works assumptions (bracing, shoring, erection aids)
  • Crane access, sequencing and logistics concepts
• Assist in development of pricing strategy by identifying cost and risk drivers.
• Participate in go/no-go evaluations and pursuit planning.

Technical Sales & Client Engagement

• Serve as the technical representative in meetings with owners, general contractors, architects, and engineers of record.
• Present and defend proposed structural steel solutions, means and methods, and value.
• Support negotiated work, design-assist, and design-build pursuits.
• Translate client goals into constructible and cost-effective steel solutions.
• Build long-term client relationships through technical credibility and responsiveness.

Design-Assist & Early Engineering

• Participate in early-stage coordination with design teams to influence structural systems, connection strategies, and sequencing.
• Support development of delegated design scopes where applicable.
• Collaborate with internal engineering and detailing teams to ensure alignment between pursuit assumptions and execution capabilities.

Internal Coordination & Handoff

• Coordinate closely with estimating, fabrication, erection and project management teams.
• Clearly document assumptions, exclusions and scope definitions for turnover to project execution teams.
• Support smooth transition from preconstruction to awarded project.

Qualifications

Required

• Must hold an active PE license.
• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, or related field.
• Strong working knowledge of structural steel systems, fabrication, and erection.
• Ability to read and interpret structural drawings, specifications, and contract documents.
• Experience with steel means and methods, including erection sequencing and temporary works concepts.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to nontechnical audiences.

Prior experience with:

• Structural steel fabricator or erector
• Design-assist or design-build projects
• Preconstruction or estimating support
• Experience interfacing directly with owners, GCs, and engineers during pursuits

• Technical judgment and risk awareness
• Commercial mindset with understanding of margin and risk
• Constructability-focused problem solving
• Clear written and verbal communication
• Ability to work cross-functionally across engineering, estimating, and operations

Professional Engineer (PE) license is a MUST.