Structural Engineering Intern

Thorson Baker & Associates Inc; Cincinnati, Northern (OH, KY); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Social events

Annual golf outings

Work-life balance

Job summary

Thorson Baker + Associates is seeking a Structural Engineering Intern to support our electrical engineering team in the design and development of institutional, retail, and commercial building projects. This internship provides hands-on experience in design development, construction documents, and construction administration.

Duties include structural engineering of building systems, preparing calculations and constructible documents, performing engineering calculations, and assisting in office

Qualifications

• Two years completed toward a Bachelor of Science in Structural Engineering.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Efficient in Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Familiar with AutoCAD.

Responsibilities

• Structural engineering of building systems for institutional, retail and commercial projects.
• Prepare calculations and construction documents that are cost effective and constructible.
• Perform calculations including building loads, lateral and gravity design of building systems.
• Assist in office construction administration including review of shop drawings and RFIs through construction phase.

Skills

Oral & written communication

MS Word

MS Excel

Work ethic

Education

Toward BS in Structural Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

Description

Thorson Baker + Associates is seeking a Structural Engineering Intern to support our electrical engineering team in the design and development of institutional, retail, and commercial building projects. This position provides students with hands‑on experience in supporting projects through design development, construction documents and construction administration.

Duties Include:

• Structural engineering of building systems for institutional, retail and commercial building projects.
• Support the structural engineering department in preparing calculations and well‑coordinated, technically sound construction documents that are cost effective, efficient and constructible in a friendly work environment.
• Perform engineering calculations including building loads, lateral and gravity design of building systems etc.
• Assist in office construction administration including review of shop drawings, respond to RFI’s, and coordinate with contractors, design team, building officials, owner, etc. through the construction phase of the building project.

Requirements

• At least two years complete towards earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Structural Engineering
• Must possess excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Efficient in Microsoft Word and Excel
• Familiar with AutoCAD
• Possess a good work ethic and be efficient in job duties

Thorson Baker + Associates offers flexible work hours:

8 hours Mon-Friday

8.5 hoursMon-Thursday with 6-hour Fridays

9 hoursMon-Thursday with 4-hour Fridays

Our company culture includes, but is not limited to:

• Memorable and unique social events.
• (2) Yearly company golf outings.
• Work, life balance.

$15 - $20 an hour