Senior Structural Engineer

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At EXP, we’re driven to provide innovative solutions for the world’s built and natural environments. As a team of engineers, architects, designers, scientists, and creators, we bring diverse and talented people together to solve the world’s most complex challenges. Here, you join a team that leverages differences and harnesses its entrepreneurial spirit in an employee‑owned company that believes diversity gives us strength, seeks sustainable results, and shares ambitions for each other, our clients, and the communities we serve.

Are you ready to design your future?

Join us as our next Senior Structural Engineer in buildings. This position is technical in nature with project execution and mentoring of less experienced engineers expected.

Your work environment at EXP

In this role, you will be a key part of the Building Structures focused team and report to the discipline Director(s). The location is flexible; preferred locations include Chicago, St. Louis, Columbus, Atlanta, Dallas, and Bedford. Additional locations may be discussed with qualified candidates.

The Building Structures team executes projects throughout the United States and several U.S. Territories. Opportunities for technical support of non‑U.S. based teams within EXP are also expected.

Successful candidates will work independently and as part of a diverse team of in‑house professionals and/or subconsultants nationwide. You will provide technical expertise and mentor less experienced team members.

The engagement includes a variety of project types. Major sectors include mission‑critical facilities, aviation, and general building design.

What a day at EXP has in store for you

• Assist less experienced staff with design, drawing development, and construction administration.
• Participate in quality assurance initiatives and quality control procedures.
• Self‑perform and/or assist others in work from schematic design through construction administration.
• Produce calculations, sketches, drawings, specifications, and multi‑discipline coordination regularly.
• Conduct observations and evaluate existing conditions in the field and via historical drawings.
• Work on multiple concurrent projects requiring coordination across EXP offices and outside consultants.
• Occasional short‑term travel to project sites, usually a night or two at a time.

What Your Experience Looks Like

• Master’s degree in Structural Engineering strongly preferred; a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering with a structures emphasis is the minimum requirement.
• 12+ years of experience focusing on building design.
• Proficiency in structural analysis software such as RAM, RISA, and ETABS.
• Adequate Revit skills, including navigation, modeling, and sheet creation.
• Licensure as a Structural Engineer via structural‑specific examination (Structural I/II, Structural Gravity/Lateral) required.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to write persuasively and convey technical subject matter clearly to a less technical audience.

The base pay range for this role is $120,000 to $140,000. Actual compensation packages depend on skill set, experience, certifications, and work location.

About Us

With a mission to understand, innovate, partner, and deliver, EXP provides engineering, architecture, design, and consulting services to the world’s built and natural environments. Hailing from a heritage that dates back to 1906, thousands of creative professionals across EXP work together to create extraordinary experiences year after year.

EXP is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We fully and actively support equal access for all people regardless of Race, Color, Sex, Religion, Gender, Age, National Origin, Veteran Status, Disability, Genetic Information or Testing, Family and Medical Leave, Sexual Orientation, and Gender Identity or Expression.