Structural Engineer- Steel Construction (Remote)

MK Consulting Group; Salt Lake City (UT); Remote; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

MK Consulting Group seeks a Structural Engineer-Steel Construction for a remote role. You will design and check structural steel components, joists, and metal deck in line with contract documents and industry codes. The role involves ensuring design economy and coordinating with fabrication teams.

Requires US citizenship; PE preferred but not required. The candidate will use computer software to model and verify designs and prepare shop fabrication documents for the fabrication facility.

Qualifications

• Must be a US citizen.
• PE license preferred but not required.
• Experience designing structural steel, steel joists and metal deck.

Responsibilities

• Perform structural steel design to ensure truss members and welds meet applicable specs and codes.
• Verify deck specifications based on contract documents.
• Design building components using computer software.
• Redesign members for greater economy and compare design weight with sales weight.
• Review contract documents and drafting for completeness and proper depiction of loading conditions.
• Generate shop fabrication documents and resolve questions from the fabrication facility.

Skills

Structural design

Deck design

Engineering software

Contract documents

Fabrication documents

Education

Bachelor's degree in Structural Engineering

Tools

Computer software

Job description

• Salt Lake City, UT
• Construction/Facilities

Structural Engineer-Steel Construction (Remote)
Must be a US Citizen
PE preferred but not required
Design and check building components – structural steel, steel joists and metal deck – in accordance with contract documents to meet industry codes, manufacturing efficiencies, and shop schedules while being
consistent with our corporate mission, values and department objectives.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Perform structural steel design to ensure individual truss members and welds meet the requirements of applicable specifications and codes (SJI, SDI, AISC, AWS, etc.).
• Verify specification of steel deck based on requirements presented in the contract documents.
• Design building components through the use of computer software and supplementary tools.
• Redesign members for greater economy and compare design weight with sales weight to maximize profitability.
• Review contract documents and drafting work for completeness and proper depiction of special loading conditions.
• Generate shop fabrication documents and clarify and resolve questions from the fabrication facility.