Structural Engineer

  • Sioux Falls, SD
  • Posted 60+ days ago | Updated 1 day ago

Overview

On Site
Full Time

Skills

IMPACT
Planning
Construction administration
Management
Mentorship
Leadership
Decision-making
Editing
Specification
Regulatory Compliance
Design
Proposal writing
Documentation
Structural engineering
Microsoft Office
AutoCAD
RISA
STAAD
SAP
ETABS
SAFE
Network

Job Details

At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we work to weave diversity, equity, and inclusion into our work and foster a sense of belonging throughout the company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world?

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Each and every role throughout our organization makes a difference in our ability to change the world for the better. Read further to learn how you could help make great things possible not only in your community, but around the world.

Primary Responsibilities

In the role of Structural Engineer, we'll count on you to:

We are currently searching for a Structural Engineer to join our growing structural engineering team located at our worldwide headquarters in Omaha Nebraska. This individual will do structural design of a wide variety of Water, Wastewater, Water Resources, and Industrial Treatment structures and facilities. They will be expected to coordinate and work closely with a multidisciplinary design team throughout the entire lifecycle of projects from planning stages, through the development of construction documents, and construction administration. They will be responsible for the development of construction drawings, specifications, and supporting engineering calculations, as well as the review of shop drawings during construction.

This position resides within our Building Engineering Services team where you will have the opportunity to work collaboratively with a diverse team of Structural Engineers across several market sectors.

This individual should be self-motivated, collaborative and possess strong leadership skills with an initiative to deliver high quality, technically sound structural engineering designs. They will have the opportunity to plan, organize, and supervise the work of junior professionals and technicians while providing mentorship and leadership in the execution of project work. The ideal candidate will have experience with the design of water structures including reinforced concrete buildings and tanks and other associated structures using the ACI 350 design code. Working collaboratively with process engineers and other engineers with critical decision making from project concept through construction.

Day to day responsibilities include:

  • Write and edit structural specifications, select procedures, materials and their respective sizes, and complete necessary calculations
  • Establish meetings and participate in reviews with various governing agencies for code compliance
  • Conduct design development and contract document work sessions at project site in conjunction with the Project Manager and other disciplines
  • Take responsibility for coordinating workload through design development and construction document phases to complete the documents on schedule
  • Coordinate and assist with affected disciplines, with any addendum, requests for information, change proposal requests and change orders, and incorporate agreed-upon changes into the project documents
  • Perform other duties as needed


Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Civil/Structural Engineering or BS degree in Architectural Engineering; Structural emphasis
  • A minimum of 3 years structural engineer experience


Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Civil or Structural Engineering
  • Professional Engineer (PE) license
  • Previous structural engineer experience
  • MicrosoftOffice, AutoCAD, RISA, Staad, SAP, Tedds, RAM, ETABS, SAFE or similar
  • Previous experience with an architectural/engineering or engineering consulting firm
  • An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must


What We Believe

HDR is our company. Together, we build on each other's life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day. This shapes our collaborative culture, encourages organizational trust and connects us closer to the clients and communities we serve.

Our Commitment

As employee owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day.

Our eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ , People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) help create a sense of belonging and foster a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute. Each group has an executive sponsor and is open to all employees.
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