Job Summary
The Senior Structural Engineer is a senior-level professional responsible for managing and executing complex structural engineering projects. This role combines advanced technical expertise, project management, and client collaboration to design and analyze safe, efficient, and innovative structural systems for a range of applications, including high-rise buildings, bridges, and industrial facilities.
This position serves as a technical leader, mentoring junior staff and driving process improvements to enhance operational efficiency. The role involves overseeing multiple projects, collaborating with clients and contractors, and contributing to strategic growth within the Structural Services division.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Manage multiple structural engineering projects, ensuring alignment with scope, schedule, and budget.
- Develop project plans, including investigation strategies, design methodologies, and deliverable timelines.
- Identify and mitigate technical and logistical project risks, ensuring smooth execution and client satisfaction.
- Perform detailed structural analysis and design for complex systems, including seismic-resistant structures, long-span bridges, and high-rise buildings.
- Use advanced analysis techniques, such as dynamic response, nonlinear analysis, and finite element modeling.
- Evaluate and integrate innovative materials and technologies, such as prestressed concrete, fiber-reinforced polymers, and mass timber.
- Review and approve structural calculations, drawings, and specifications prepared by junior staff.
- Serve as the primary technical contact for clients, addressing project-specific structural challenges and solutions.
- Prepare and deliver technical presentations to clients and stakeholders, explaining design concepts and recommendations.
- Contribute to business development by supporting proposal writing, identifying new opportunities, and expanding client relationships.
- Mentor junior and mid-level engineers, providing technical guidance and fostering their professional development.
- Lead training sessions on advanced structural analysis methods, codes, and design practices.
- Review and validate work performed by less experienced staff, ensuring accuracy, quality, and compliance with standards.
- Identify opportunities for process improvements within the Structural Services division to enhance project delivery.
- Integrate cutting-edge technologies, such as BIM (Building Information Modeling) and digital twin modeling, into design workflows.
- Collaborate with other divisions to provide interdisciplinary solutions for complex projects
- Ensure all structural designs and recommendations comply with local, state, and federal building codes and regulations.
- Promote and enforce safety protocols during field inspections and construction support activities.
Reasonable accommodations or workable solutions may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Supervisory Responsibility
- Leads project teams for medium-scale engineering projects.
- Assigns tasks, monitors progress, and provides technical mentorship to junior engineers.
- Reviews and approves work to ensure compliance with industry standards and best practices.
Qualifications and Education Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or Structural Engineering; Master’s degree preferred.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in structural engineering or related fields.
- Professional Engineer (PE) licensure required.
- Advanced proficiency with structural analysis software (e.g., SAP2000, ETABS, RISA-3D, SAFE).
- Demonstrated experience managing large-scale structural engineering projects.
- Valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record.
Preferred Skills
- Strong analytical skills for complex structural behavior, including seismic and wind analysis.
- Leadership abilities with experience managing multidisciplinary teams and mentoring junior staff.
- Excellent communication skills for technical documentation, client interaction, and presentations.
- Knowledge of emerging materials and methods, such as 3D-printed structures, high-strength steel, and mass timber.
- Certifications such as SE (Structural Engineer) licensure, OSHA 30-Hour Training, or NICET Level IV.
Work Environment
- Primarily office-based with occasional travel to project sites and client meetings.
- May involve exposure to construction site conditions and varying weather.
Pay Transparency
Base compensation is expected to be in the range of $90,000-$150,000 based on skill set and experience. AET offers a comprehensive benefits package, including healthcare benefits including medical, dental, and vision, Flex Savings Plans, Health Savings Accounts with employer contribution, 401(k) with company match, Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), long term savings, paid time off, parental leave, company paid life, disability and identity theft, weekly pay, and professional development opportunities. The selected candidate must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. without requiring visa sponsorship now or in the future.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands or fingers, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
AAP/EEO Statement
It is the policy of AET to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Notice to Third Party Agencies: AET does not accept unsolicited resumes from third party recruiting firms. Absent a signed Service Agreement by AET’s Chief People Officer, AET reserves the right to pursue and hire these candidates without financial obligation to recruiters or agencies.
