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Structural Engineer I

Parsons Corporation
Oakland, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 12/2/2025 CLOSED ON 12/16/2025

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Structural Engineer I position at Parsons Corporation?

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Job Description

Our Parsons Bay Area offices are now hiring for a Bridge Structural Design Engineer to join our team! In this role you will get to to work on transportation projects around the San Francisco Bay Area, and Northern and Central California. This is a hybrid remote working role ( meaning allowed to work from home 2-3 days per week).

What You'll Be Doing

  • Perform complex structure bridge design tasks and deliver engineering work efficiently and accurately, supporting rail/transit, and roadway projects in the USA
  • Perform complex 2D and 3D structural analyses and prepare design calculations.
  • Perform underground structure soil-structure interaction (SSI) analyses.
  • Detailed checking of design calculations performed by others.
  • Develop structural details and construction plans using Microstation and AutoCAD.
  • Prepare of geometric layouts, construction specifications and material quantity calculations
  • Commitment to quality and continuous improvement through innovation, creative thinking and improved results.
  • Establish and maintain cooperative and productive relationships with all employees, clients and other stakeholders.
  • Structural design of bridges tunnels for transportation infrastructure, any sometimes tunnel design as well


What Required Skills You'll Bring

  • 3 years or more related bridge design experience is required.
  • Tunnel design experience is a plus, but not required.
  • BS Degree in Civil Engineering with structural emphasis is required.
  • MS Degree in Structural Engineering is desirable
  • Engineer In Training (EIT) is essential
  • PE licensure is desirable, but not required
  • Efficient in modeling and designing structural systems using 2D and 3D finite element analyses (STAAD.Pro, SAP2000, and/or others)



  • What Desired Skills You'll Bring

    • Good working knowledge of MS Office, industry standard structural design and analysis software, and AutoCAD or Microstation
    • Solid experience with bridge and tunnel transportation infrastructure design
    • Willingness to work in a team office environment
    • Excellent verbal communication skills
    • Strong aptitude for learning higher level design skills


    Security Clearance Requirement

    None

    This position is part of our Critical Infrastructure team.

    For more than 80 years, our experts have designed and delivered the critical infrastructure that connects and protects communities around the world. We work in collaborative teams, both within the company and with our partners and customers, to plan, design, build, and modernize infrastructure. We take special pride in projects and solutions that improve communities as well as people’s quality of life by promoting economic growth, enhancing mobility, and increasing sustainability and resiliency. Powered by our people, we provide the imagination necessary to support our customers’ visions—and to help them see what's next!

    Salary Range: $62,300.00 - $109,000.00

    We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!

    Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.

    We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!

    Parsons is aware of fraudulent recruitment practices. To learn more about recruitment fraud and how to report it, please refer to https://www.parsons.com/fraudulent-recruitment/.

    Salary : $62,300 - $109,000

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