What are the responsibilities and job description for the Structural Engineer position at BW Design Group?
Structural Associate (EIT)
Who You’ll Work With
You will join one of our 45 offices in the US, be part of a committed team of over 1500 professionals, and work in teams and directly with our clients doing work that is shaping the world around us. You will be welcomed into a rapidly growing business and team and empowered to make an impact. You will be valued, cared for, and challenged on your path to becoming a world-class professional consultant and surrounded by leaders who are committed to creating an environment that enables you to realize your own success and fulfillment.
When you join Design Group as a Structural Associate, you are joining a team that will challenge you and position you for growth. In this role, you will work with a team of industry experts to help the world’s leading companies solve their most difficult problems. You will join our Architecture/Engineering Process Practice and partner with seasoned leaders, technical specialists, and subject matter experts to deliver the highest quality solutions to our clients with consistency and accuracy.
What You’ll Do
You'll work individually and in teams to support complex industrial design and EPC projects for our Food, Beverage, Consumer Packaged Goods, and Life Science sector manufacturing clients. Together, you will help our clients make critical changes to improve their performance and realize their most important goals.
Our model and entrepreneurial mindset offer a rewarding, challenging, and highly flexible path. As a Structural Associate, you will build a meaningful and fulfilling career with the support of professional development resources and mentorships including our
First Year Experience program, Individual Development Plans, and Career Path resources and tools. You will be surrounded by exceptional talent who will support your development as both a world-class engineer and a highly effective leader.
Feel like you're on the path to becoming a Structural Engineer but you're not quite there yet? We'd love to connect with you to see if we can take you from where you are today and grow you into a Design Group Engineering Consultant.
Who You’ll Work With
You will join one of our 45 offices in the US, be part of a committed team of over 1500 professionals, and work in teams and directly with our clients doing work that is shaping the world around us. You will be welcomed into a rapidly growing business and team and empowered to make an impact. You will be valued, cared for, and challenged on your path to becoming a world-class professional consultant and surrounded by leaders who are committed to creating an environment that enables you to realize your own success and fulfillment.
When you join Design Group as a Structural Associate, you are joining a team that will challenge you and position you for growth. In this role, you will work with a team of industry experts to help the world’s leading companies solve their most difficult problems. You will join our Architecture/Engineering Process Practice and partner with seasoned leaders, technical specialists, and subject matter experts to deliver the highest quality solutions to our clients with consistency and accuracy.
What You’ll Do
You'll work individually and in teams to support complex industrial design and EPC projects for our Food, Beverage, Consumer Packaged Goods, and Life Science sector manufacturing clients. Together, you will help our clients make critical changes to improve their performance and realize their most important goals.
- Prepare design and construction documents for new structures and for structural upgrades to existing facilities as a part of an integrated multi-disciplinary A/E team
- Assist the owner or project manager in defining the facility requirements/program for projects in the advanced technologies industry
- Analyze and design concrete, steel, masonry, and timber structures with an emphasis on seismic design
- Work with the project team to produce structural calculations, calculation checks, drawings, specifications, reports, and other project deliverables
- Analyze existing structures and provide recommendations for strengthening new loads where required
- Develop design sketches into completed working details and drawings based on engineering fundamentals and applicable codes
- Ensure timely deliverables and exceed client expectations
- Conduct field work including handling structural as-builts, rebuilds, retrofits, construction technical support, and client personnel interaction
- Analyze configurations of basic project structural components
- Make an impact day-to-day with your skills and expertise, strengthening that relationship with our clients and team
- A minimum of 2 years of experience as a structural designer (EIT) or engineer
- Experience in the analysis and design of structures with an emphasis on seismic design
- Hands on experience with structural engineering software such as ETABS, RISA, RAM, STAAD, SAP, Mathcad, and ENERCALC
- Experience with AutoCAD and REVIT (preferred)
- Knowledge of building codes and seismic requirements
- Experience in private sector industrial repair/remediation and greenfield projects (preferred)
- The ability to climb stairs, ladders, and equipment/structures of varying heights
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office software: Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
- Proficiency in written and verbal communication including generating reports and conducting group presentations
- A bachelor of science in civil engineering or a master of science in structural engineering from an ABET accredited institution
- EIT (a must have)
- Professional Engineer License (a plus if you have it, must be willing to pursue and obtain)
- Relocation assistance may be available for outstanding candidates, determined on an individual basis.
Our model and entrepreneurial mindset offer a rewarding, challenging, and highly flexible path. As a Structural Associate, you will build a meaningful and fulfilling career with the support of professional development resources and mentorships including our
First Year Experience program, Individual Development Plans, and Career Path resources and tools. You will be surrounded by exceptional talent who will support your development as both a world-class engineer and a highly effective leader.
Feel like you're on the path to becoming a Structural Engineer but you're not quite there yet? We'd love to connect with you to see if we can take you from where you are today and grow you into a Design Group Engineering Consultant.