What are the responsibilities and job description for the Structural Engineer Entry Level (Starting Summer 2027) position at Dennis Group?
Responsibilities
Required Education Skills and Experience
Physical Requirements
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- Apply extensive and diverse knowledge of principles and practices for a wide range of materials and construction techniques.
- Perform hand calculations and create computer analysis models for structural design tasks.
- Determine the correct building code
- Locate any local or site-specific amendments to the building code
- Document gravity design loads, wind design loads, and seismic design loads
- Work with and design common structural framing systems (steel, composite steel, joists)
- Work with and design common foundations systems (Spread footings, drilled piers)
- Estimate foundation types & sizes and preliminary steel sizes
- Coordinate structural work with other disciplines
- Review geotechnical reports
- Design mat slabs for process tanks, vessels, and silos
- Design pipe bridges
- Perform take offs from structural plans
- Contact potential bidders for preliminary budget estimates
- Review submittals
- Field measure existing structures to gather necessary information
- Draft sketches, contract drawings, and specifications using AutoCAD.
- Review project documentation for conformity and quality assurance.
- Review shop drawings, submittals, and calculations
- Estimate construction costs with quantity take offs and historic costs
- Conduct field inspections & condition assessments and prepare reports
- Research structural engineering materials and best practices
- Support talent growth within our organization
Required Education Skills and Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or Structural Engineering
- 0-3 years of relevant structural experience or schooling in industrial and commercial building structure
- 0-3 years of experience or schooling performing calculations, creating analysis models for structural designs
- 0-3 years of experience or schooling in structural and concrete drafting sketches, contract drawings, and specifications using AutoCAD and Revit
- RAM Structural system and RAM Elements knowledge or experience is a plus
- EIT / FE desirable
- Detailed planning and organization skills.
- Experience with structural analysis software
- Ability to travel to project sites as needed (15 days a year)
Physical Requirements
- Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
- Must be able to lift-up to 15 pounds at times.
Equal Opportunity Employer
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws.
For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.