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Project Structural Engineer

Delve Underground
Los Angeles, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/17/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/16/2026
Description

Delve Underground is a leader in underground and heavy civil engineering serving the transportation, water, wastewater, and energy industries. Specializing in tunnel design, we provide practical solutions to the most challenging underground problems. We offer comprehensive design, construction management, and construction claims services, with expertise extending across a wide range of engineering disciplines, including civil, structural, and geotechnical engineering. Our primary focus is to make a significant impact on the advancement of infrastructure projects, which in turn shape and enhance the communities we serve. Founded in 1954, as Jacobs Associates, Delve Underground is an employee-owned firm with 25 offices and 350 team members throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

We want our employees to make a career doing what they love to do. We encourage an entrepreneurial spirit and help our team members forge their own path within the company. We support their efforts to stay on the cutting edge of technology while fostering a great work-life balance. In addition to working hard, we also have fun. We socialize and celebrate achievements at summer picnics, holiday parties, and company outings.

Benefits: Full benefits program consisting of medical, dental, vision, life, disability, FSA or HSA, EAP, 401(k), ESOP, and company stock ownership program, 9 paid holidays, generous paid-time-off program, work from home flexibility, and health & wellness reimbursement

Pay Rate: $89,468 - $162,223

Project Structural Engineer

Delve Underground has an immediate opening for a Project Structural Engineer to join our LA/Irvine/SAC/SF/WC team. We are seeking a Structural Engineer with 5 years of experience to work with our team on a wide range of projects focuses primarily on delivering tunnel, underground, and water infrastructure.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to participate in the design of the challenging heavy civil projects located in California, and across the country. Additionally, this position offers a great opportunity for a motivated, detail oriented, team-centric Engineer to work on anything from small, local jobs to large scale transit, rail, highway, water, and wastewater projects.

Candidates should have a passion for taking on new and challenging tasks and have a solid understanding of engineering principles. Previous underground experience is preferred, but not required.

Responsibilities

  • Structural design and reporting (engineering, data analysis, calculation reports)
  • Coordinate between multiple disciplines to ensure a fully integrated design
  • Manage the design process and provide support to project managers and design engineers
  • Collaborate with and provide task-oriented oversight to junior technical staff
  • Track design progress versus timelines and budgets
  • Direct the Design Technology Specialists and other members of the drawing production team on the proper depiction of designs in plan, section, and detail
  • Participate in the QA/QC process for all completed design work prior to submittal to the client
  • Review contractor submittals
  • Provide occasional onsite field support for construction-phase projects

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering with a focus on structural engineering from an accredited school
  • Five years of design experience in structural engineering
  • Familiarity with the latest structural design codes and standards including ACI-318, ASCE-7, AISC 360, and AASHTO LRFD BDS
  • CA Professional Engineer (PE) license or intent to obtain CA Professional Engineer licensure within one year of hiring
  • Proficiency with AutoDesk products including the use of Revit, Navisworks, and AutoCAD
  • Proficiency with structural analysis software such as SAP2000, CSiBridge, Strand7
  • Strong personal organizational, technical writing, and time management skills as well as the ability to prioritize to meet deadlines

Preferred Qualifications

  • Master’s degree in structural engineering
  • CA Structural Engineer (SE) license or intent to obtain SE licensure within 2 years
  • Experience in the design of underground structures
  • Experience with geotechnical design or examples of close collaboration with geotechnical design teams
  • Affiliations with professional engineering societies

ARE YOU READY TO JOIN OUR TEAM?

If you feel that you would be right for this position, please fill out our application so that we can review your information. We look forward to meeting you!

Delve Underground is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and will make all employment related decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Compensation reflects the cost of labor across our US geographic markets. Pay is based on several factors including market location, experience, knowledge, and skills.

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Salary Description

$89,468 - $162,223 per year

Salary : $89,468 - $162,223

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