Structural Engineer | 8+ Years

Bring your problem-solving mindset, entrepreneurial spirit, and established expertise to the Honolulu, Hawaii office of Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. (WJE), where we are seeking a project-manager-level Structural Engineer (i.e., Senior Associate) to join our dynamic and diverse team of architects and engineers.

As an employee-owner at WJE, you will have the day-to-day autonomy and flexibility to direct this next chapter of your career, combined with the resources and support of working for a well-established organization: stability and benefits, administrative project support, a collaborative environment, the company’s collective interdisciplinary knowledge, and state-of-the-art laboratory and testing capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple concurrent projects from start to finish, including client development, project scoping, assembling and managing appropriate project teams, maintaining project schedules and budgets, and managing client expectations and deliverables
• Oversee and perform on-site investigations, condition assessments, and construction observations, which may include surveying, documenting distress, performance evaluation and field testing, and collecting data and samples
• Prepare project deliverables, including but not limited to: proposals, calculation packages, repair alternatives, construction drawings, specifications, and technical reports
• Develop, or already have in place, a local rapport with contractors, designers, building officials, and others in Hawaii’s unique culture
• Contribute to company-wide objectives through mentoring, participation in office and company development initiatives, participation with in-house Technical Resource Groups (TRGs), involvement in professional organizations, and business development to attract new and repeat clients
  
  

Qualifications

• Licensed Structural Engineer (SE)
• Bachelor's or master's degree in civil/structural engineering
• Minimum eight years of relevant structural engineering industry experience (10 yrs preferred), including technical execution and project management (e.g., failure/damage investigation; non-destructive evaluation and instrumentation; seismic/structural analysis and design for repair, retrofit, and rehabilitation of existing structures; evaluation of bridge structures; and/or specialty consulting of new systems and materials from design through construction)
• Experience in the Hawaiian market preferred, including knowledge of how structural elements are affected by Hawaii’s tropical environment and techniques to mitigate damage; and local rapport with contractors, designers, building officials, and others in Hawaii’s unique culture
• Excellent technical, graphical, written, and verbal communication skills
  
  

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job, with or without a reasonable accommodation. This position requires visual acuity and listening ability. Individuals must have the dexterity to be able to operate computers, printers, copiers, telephones, voicemail, and other office and field equipment. Requirements may also include:

• Ability to travel and attend meetings at various office, field, and construction sites
• Ability to perform inspections of buildings and other structures, both visually and with instruments
• Ability to safely work at heights, in confined spaces, and in a variety of occupationally hazardous locations, including outdoors with exposure to temperature extremes
• Ability to safely use and/or operate ladders, scaffolds, lifts, and other access equipment
• Ability to lift and carry materials, tools, and other heavy equipment up to 50 lbs.
• Medically fit to utilize respiratory protection devices and other forms of Personal Protective Equipment
• Ability to drive and safely operate a motor vehicle
  
  

Culture, Compensation, And Benefits

Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. (WJE) is a global firm of engineers, architects, and materials scientists. Clients worldwide seek our expertise to solve the most significant, interesting, and challenging problems in the built world. Our applied experience from more than 175,000 projects combined with unparalleled laboratory and testing capabilities have made WJE a leader in providing innovative yet practical solutions to the clients we serve.

Working at WJE is a team endeavor characterized by a culture of trust and personal responsibility. We encourage open communication, continuous learning, innovative thinking, ongoing mentoring, and free-flowing collaboration. We seek highly talented and hard-working individuals who want to be challenged, who want hands-on work, who want to set a higher standard, and who want to be mentored by the industry’s most accomplished experts. People with outstanding Character, unwavering Commitment to our core and culture, strong Expertise, and genuine Enthusiasm for their work.

Learn more about the Extraordinary People we hire at WJE at www.wje.com/careers

WJE offers a robust, total compensation structure composed of base salary, incentive pay, and industry-leading benefits:

• Base salary is determined through consideration of a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies, and proficiency for the role while remaining mindful of our commitment to internal equity.
• Employees receive variable compensation based on personal and company performance, typically resulting in above-market total compensation.
  
  

A good faith estimate of the annual starting base salary (gross) is in the following range:

$101,550.00 - $169,250.00

WJE’s industry-leading, total rewards package enables our employees to grow and thrive with comprehensive health and financial benefits, including:

• Robust and affordable health plans for employees and their families, including HSA as well as low and high-deductible PPO options
• Generous 401(k) matching of 110% for the first 6% of eligible pay, vesting immediately
• Time off to care for yourself and others
• Investments in employees’ educational assistance and professional development
  
  

Learn more about WJE’s total rewards package here.

WJE is an Equal Opportunity Employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

WJE will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of Fair Chance Ordinances.