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Structural Project Engineer

$92k - $120k
Full-time

Thornton Tomasetti

Thornton Tomasetti applies engineering and scientific principles to solve the worlds challenges. An independent organization of creative thinkers and innovative doers collaborating from offices worldwide our mission is to bring our clients ideas to life and in the process lay the groundwork for a better more resilient future. We provide support and opportunities to our employees to achieve their full potential and cultivate a rewarding career.

Our Structural Engineering practice collaborates with architects building owners and builders to design elegant solutions for projects of all types sizes and levels of complexity. From designing the worlds tallest buildings and most extended spans to engineering inventive jewel-box structures and designing major expansion projects we continually seek the best balance among the demands of form function sustainability constructability schedule and budget.

Your Role

As a Project Engineer in our Structural Practice youll take on a key technical and coordination role owning complex design challenges guiding junior engineers and shaping the delivery of innovative structural solutions. Youll work across disciplines contribute to project management and begin stepping into more client-facing opportunities. If youre ready to elevate your impact and grow into future project leadership this is the place to do it.

What Youll Do

  • Lead and refine structural analysis design and detailing tasks adapting technical skills and solving project challenges with strong engineering judgment.

  • Drive the quality of deliverables by organizing information clearly reviewing junior staffs work and tailoring outputs to project scope and contractor needs.

  • Coordinate proactively with architects and engineers taking increased responsibility for day-to-day technical decisions.

  • Support and mentor junior team members through effective delegation and feedback fostering a collaborative and high-performing team culture.

  • Grow your leadership skills by assisting with project management activities contributing to proposals and engaging in client-facing opportunities.

What Youll Bring

  • Bachelors degree in Civil Structural or Architectural Engineering; Masters degree preferred.

  • Professional Engineer (PE) and/or Structural Engineer (SE) licensure preferred.

  • 4 years of structural engineering experience with proficiency in tools like SAP2000 ETABS RAM StructurePoint Software and Revit and experience designing steel concrete and timber systems.

  • Solve complex problems with confidence balancing priorities and adapting designs effectively.

  • Strong communication and emerging leadership with a commitment to mentoring junior staff and building your professional presence.

Compensation

The rate for this position generally is$92000-$ range is a good faith estimate provided pursuant to the California Pay Transparency Law. It is based on what a successful California applicant might be paid and assumes that the successful candidate will be in California or perform the position from California. Similar positions located outside of California will not necessarily receive the same pay rates may vary from the range as permitted byCaliforniaEqual Pay Transparency Law. Compensation offers will be based on various factors including operational needs individual education qualifications and experience work location and comparison to employee already in the role as well as other considerations permitted by law. A potential new employees pay history will not be used in compensation decisions.

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 and 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

Pursuant to the SanFrancisco Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Thornton Tomasetti is proud to be an equal employment workplace. Individuals seeking employment at Thornton Tomasetti are considered without regards to age ancestry color gender (including pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions) gender identity or expression genetic information marital status medical condition mental or physical disability national origin protected family care or medical leave status race religion (including beliefs and practices or the absence thereof) sexual orientation military or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.

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