
Structural Engineer
- Virginia Beach, VA
- $120,000-140,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Lead the preparation of deliverables and products such as presentation materials, calculations, drawings, specifications, reports, and cost estimates related to structural systems for commercial and governmental facilities
- Deliver complete, accurate and coordinated project design assignments within time and budget parameters while satisfying client contractual obligations
- Perform field investigation for incorporation of existing conditions into construction documents
- Perform construction administration duties, such as shop drawing review, RFI responses, construction inspections, and responding to client requests
- Work within a project team environment
- Maintain and organize all project related documentation
- Coordinate work with other project disciplines
- Plan and organize work that follows a defined process
- Work independently and make technical decisions based on building code interpretation as well as company, client, and industry standard practices
- Assist department in developing standards and maintaining current code and practice knowledge
- Perform quality assurance/quality control checking of structural design documents developed by fellow engineers
- Lead a group of engineers and BIM technicians focused on structural and multi-discipline projects
- Mentor less experienced structural engineers and support career growth
- Senior technical resource may serve as technical advisor for team
- Provides specialized technical input to studies and design for staff's specific area of expertise
- Develops study and design procedures to facilitate high quality cost effective work by others
- Participates in interdisciplinary review of project deliverables
- Develops construction cost estimates and estimates of technical efforts for projects
- Uses expertise in all steps of completing discipline component of PS&E package
- Performs quality control review of design calculations or drawings.
- Prepares technical specification sections
- Provides input to the development of engineering budget and schedule to meet requirements.
- BA/BS in civil engineering + 6 years of related experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
- Valid Professional Engineer (PE) license.
- U.S. Citizenship required, due to the nature of the work.
- Revit experience.
- Antiterrorism/Force Protection and Blast Resistant structural design experience.
- At least 8 or more years of experience with an engineering firm designing structural systems for commercial and institutional facilities.
- The ability to work with, interpret, and apply national and local building codes.
- Proficient in the use of computers for making engineering calculations, spreadsheets, and report writing.
- Strong written communication, presentation, and client interface skills.
- Ability to take responsibility for given tasks with limited supervision while proactively developing standard practices and new techniques.
- Master of Science degree in structural engineering or civil engineering with a structural emphasis.
- Relocation assistance may be available.
- Sponsorship for US Employment Authorization is not available now or in the future for this position.