Structural Engineer: Data Center & Building Design

HDR

Elizabethtown (KY)

On-site

USD 75,000 - 110,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

HDR is seeking a Structural Engineer to join our Building Engineering Services Group, focusing on data center projects. The role supports design development through construction documents at multiple Kentucky/Tennessee offices, coordinating with multi-disciplinary teams and project managers.

Ideal candidates have a Civil/Structural background, 3+ years of structural experience, and a PE license. This on-site position offers dynamic, collaborative work across diverse communities and projects.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Structural Engineering.
  • Professional engineering license (PE/P.Eng) required.
  • Minimum 3 years structural engineering experience.

Responsibilities

  • Design buildings for Data Centers, including new builds, retrofits, and colocations.
  • Review structural documents for conflicts with all disciplines.
  • Write and edit structural specifications, select procedures, materials and their respective sizes, and complete necessary calculations.
  • Independently coordinate the work of the structural design team through the design development and contract document phases.
  • Establish meetings and participate in reviews with various governing agencies for code compliance.
  • Conduct design development and contract document work sessions at project site in conjunction with the Project Manager and other disciplines.
  • Take responsibility for coordinating workload through design development and construction document phases to complete the documents on schedule.
  • Coordinate and assist with affected disciplines, with any addendum, requests for information, change proposal requests and change orders, and incorporate agreed‑upon changes into the project documents.
  • Perform other duties as needed.

Skills

Structural engineer experience
Professional engineering license (PE/P

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil/Structural Engineering
BS degree in Architectural Engineering; Structural emphasis
Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Structural Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD
RISA
Staad
SAP
Tedds
RAM
ETABS
SAFE
Microsoft Office

Job description

HDR is seeking a Structural Engineer to join our Building Engineering Services Group, focusing on data center projects. The role supports design development through construction documents at multiple Kentucky/Tennessee offices, coordinating with multi-disciplinary teams and project managers.

Ideal candidates have a Civil/Structural background, 3+ years of structural experience, and a PE license. This on-site position offers dynamic, collaborative work across diverse communities and projects.

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