Structural Project Engineer

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The Thornton Tomasetti Construction Engineering Practice leverages our core Structural Engineering expertise to meet the engineering needs of our contractor. We provide contractor support engineering, tower crane engineering, skip hoist engineering, shoring and reshoring design, connection design, and erection engineering. We also partner with contractors and sub-contractors to provide value engineering ideas and perform structural design on design-build projects.

The Role

We have an opportunity for a Project Engineer to join our Philadelphia office. Candidates for the Structural Engineer position should have experience in medium to large-size projects such as government buildings, sports facilities, healthcare facilities, commercial and mission critical buildings, preferably in a consulting engineering firm environment. The Project Engineer will also be involved in tower crane and skip hoist engineering, shoring/reshoring design, contractor support engineering, erection engineering and the design of structures that are delegated to the contractor.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the direction, coordination, planning, organization, integration, and completion of engineering projects within the area of assigned responsibility.
• Communicate with clients to understand project requirements.
• Plan and formulate engineering program and organize project staff according to project requirements.
• Perform analysis and design of structural systems for all types of buildings and materials using various building codes.
• Manage other design team members and supervise the work of engineers and draft persons.
• Manage project design and deliverables as well as other design team members, supervise the work of engineers and modelers, and direct project staff in preparing contract documents such as drawings and specifications.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (Master’s preferred) in Civil/Structural Engineering.
• 4 years of experience of delivering complex technical design projects.
• Professional Engineer and/or SE License preferred.
• Working knowledge of current industry software, including SAP2000, ETABS, RAM, Risa3-D, PCA Software, Revit, and AutoCAD. Working knowledge of Tekla is a plus.
• Ability and willingness to travel locally in Philadelphia region with potential for occasional US travel.

Benefits

Depending on your employment status, benefits may include:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, Disability and other voluntary benefits
• Flexible Spending Accounts for Medical & Childcare
• Paid Time Off, Family Leave for New Parents, Volunteer Time
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Commuter Transit (where available)
• 401k retirement savings with Company matching on employee contributions and/or qualified student loan repayments
• Fitness Reimbursement
• And other various wellness, diversity/inclusion and employee resource programs and initiatives

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