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We are seeking a Structural Engineer to join our Houston, Texas, office. Collaborating with our expert architects and engineers, you’ll design structural systems for a variety of building types including airports, government and mission-critical facilities, data centers, and large-scale manufacturing facilities. You’ll be accountable for scope, schedule, budget, and technical quality of design deliverables, whether working independently or leading a project team. With our global reach, you’ll have access to industry experts around the world and opportunities for national and international travel.
Duties and Responsibilities
Under general supervision, competently perform conventional aspects of Structural Engineering analysis and design
- With guidance and direction, develop judgment in the independent evaluation, selection, and adaptation of engineering techniques, procedures, and criteria
- Develop engineering judgment and problem-solving skills, not hesitating to reach out to others for guidance or confirmation when questions arise
- Develop knowledge of principles and practices of lateral analysis and design (wind and seismic), including ability to apply required provisions of the building code
Exhibit a high level of attention to detail and quality control
- Committed to checking your own work, reaching out to peers and seniors for guidance when questions arise
- Perform calculation checking of other engineers' work
- Performer - Take responsibility for managing workload, make and keep commitments, and take full ownership of assigned work
Take complete ownership of your portion of the structural scope, reliably working to meet schedule, budget, and quality requirements
- You may be given tasks with ill-defined conditions of satisfaction, in which case you will be expected to take the initiative to determine what is needed to meet the project and client needs
- Clearly define your own scope and start to develop your ability to forecast level of effort needed to complete that scope
- Be ready to identify scope change and escalate it to your Structural Lead
- Recognize when help is needed, reaching out to peers and senior engineers for guidance
- Work in a timely, accurate, and cost-effective manner with strong attention to detail
Task/Assignment Structural Lead: small to medium-sized projects
- Defining structural load paths and designing common structural elements along the load path
- Lead design of minor structures, such as platforms and small buildings
- Develop ability to navigate and modify details and elements in structural Revit models
- Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Civil Engineering, with an emphasis in Structural Engineering
- Minimum 2 years of experience in structural engineering related to building design
- Engineer-in-Training (E.I.T.) certification
- Experience with US building codes including IBC, ASCE 7, ACI, and AISC
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
Ideally, you'll also have:
- Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering with an emphasis in Structural Engineering, or Master of Science degree in Structural Engineering
- Structural Engineer (S.E.) license
- Experience designing and analyzing steel, concrete, masonry, and wood structures
- Experience designing buildings and general industrial facilities
- Experience using STAAD, RAM, SAP2000, ETABS, or similar general-purpose or component-based structural analysis and design software
- Experience navigating and modifying details and elements in Revit
- Experience with Navisworks and Bluebeam
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