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Evanston, Illinois · USA job

Senior Structural Engineer

Ghafari Associates

Evanston, Illinois

Job description

Overview

In this role you lead sophisticated structural projects, delivering well-coordinated construction documents. You work with the Structural Engineering Manager and Project Managers to define scope, budget, and approach, mentoring junior engineers and ensuring code-compliant design. You lead larger projects, drive quality and schedule, and coordinate across disciplines to deliver impactful, safe structures. This role offers growth in a global firm committed to technical excellence and meaningful projects.

Compensation / Benefits
  • Medical, Dental, Vision
  • 401(k) match
  • Educational Assistance
  • Licensure reimbursement
  • Paid Time Off
  • Parental Leave
Responsibilities
  • Lead project engineering on larger projects, overseeing production, quality, budget, and schedule
  • Define project scope, budget and design approach with managers and clients
  • Apply loading (wind, seismic) to designs and clearly detail requirements on drawings
  • Produce innovative structural designs and provide engineering judgment
  • Coordinate with Architectural and MEP teams for well-coordinated documents
  • Maintain project files with calculations and correspondence
  • Communicate scope changes to Managers and Project Managers
  • Mentor less experienced engineers and supervise staff efforts
  • Use structural software to enhance productivity and verify results with manual checks
  • Backcheck others' work to ensure accurate models
Key requirements
  • 15 years of related experience in structural engineering
  • Solid CMU design knowledge; wood experience a plus
  • Bachelor in Civil/Structural Engineering; Master's preferred
  • Professional Registration; SE preferred
  • Experience with structural analysis tools: Risa, RAM, ETABS, SAP2000
  • Drafting experience: Revit, Bluebeam
  • Mentoring and coaching
  • Cross-disciplinary communication
  • Project leadership and coordination
  • Risa
  • RAM
  • ETABS

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