Senior Structural Engineer

Senior Structural Engineer

Location: Raleigh, NC or Greenville, SC

Shape Complex Projects. Lead Talented Teams. Grow Your Career.

We are seeking a Senior Structural Engineer to join our growing team and play a key role in delivering innovative structural solutions across a diverse portfolio of projects. You'll work on everything from manufacturing and distribution facilities to data centers, commercial developments, historic restorations, adaptive reuse projects, and renovations.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced engineer who enjoys both the technical and leadership aspects of the profession, including mentoring staff, building client relationships, and influencing project success from concept through construction.

What You'll Do

As a Senior Structural Engineer, you'll serve as a technical leader and trusted advisor to both clients and internal project teams.

Responsibilities include:

• Leading structural design and analysis efforts for a variety of building projects.
• Serving as a primary point of contact with clients, architects, contractors, and project stakeholders.
• Reviewing structural designs, calculations, and construction documents to ensure technical excellence.
• Providing mentorship, guidance, and oversight to junior engineers and designers.
• Managing project coordination across disciplines to deliver high-quality solutions that meet client expectations.
• Reviewing shop drawings, submittals, and RFIs, as well as conducting site visits and field reviews.
• Performing QA/QC reviews of engineering work.
• Supporting the professional growth and development of team members through training and mentorship initiatives.
• Helping foster a collaborative, high-performing engineering culture.

What We're Looking For

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of structural engineering experience focused on building design.
• Active Professional Engineer (PE) license and/or Structural Engineer (SE) license.
• Experience designing structures utilizing steel, concrete, and masonry systems for low- to mid-rise buildings.
• Strong project management skills and ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Excellent verbal and written communication abilities.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Engineering.
• Working knowledge of Revit.
• Experience managing clients and developing relationships.
• Previous people management or direct supervisory experience.
• Demonstrated success mentoring junior engineers and leading project teams.

Technical Experience

Experience with industry-standard structural design and analysis software is preferred, including:

• Tekla Structural Designer (TSD)
• ETABS
• SAFE
• SAP
• Bentley RAM products
• RISA
• EnerCalc
• ADAPT
• Microsoft Office Suite

Why Join Us?

Our team combines the resources and project opportunities of a growing firm with a culture that prioritizes employee development, flexibility, and work-life balance.

Highlights include:

• Opportunity to work on a wide variety of impactful and technically challenging projects.
• Named a Best Firm to Work For for 10 consecutive years.
• Company-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees.
• Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options.
• Company-paid short-term disability, long-term disability, life insurance, and AD&D coverage.
• Paid parental leave.
• Tuition reimbursement program.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Monthly wellness allowance.
• Generous paid time off and paid holidays.
• Flexible schedules, including summer hours.
• Company retreat and team-building opportunities.
• Personalized career development planning with tailored growth goals.
• Monthly learning sessions led by Senior engineers and technical specialists.
• A collaborative environment where professional growth is encouraged without sacrificing work-life balance.

Job Type & Location: This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Raleigh, NC.

Pay and Benefits: The pay range for this position is $50.00 - $75.00/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type: This is a hybrid position in Raleigh, NC.

Application Deadline: This position is anticipated to close on Oct 23, 2026.

About Actalent: Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law. If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email View email address on click.appcast.io for other accommodation options.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.