Structural Engineer Associate

Job Description

Job Description

About Us

Triangle DeCon Services Inc. is a construction management firm with a focus on project development and construction management for our valued private developers and public organizations in Southern California. We are a young, energetic, ethical, professional, knowledgeable, customer-centric and multilingual team looking to deliver the most value to our clients and build/promote trust with them. Our team consists of licensed Professional Engineers (PE), certified Project Management Professionals (PMP), certified professional with Design Build Institute of America (DBIA), licensed General Building Contractor and other industry designations. We can provide entitlement, development, design, procurement, construction management, project management, expert witness and litigation support services on a variety of building types. Our experienced team have provided these services to successfully deliver various facilities for public school districts, college districts, universities, commercial developers, hospitality owners, multinational CM/PM consultants and other valued clients.

Job Summary

Are you looking to apply your skills and utilize your experience to make a difference in our community? Are you motivated to collaborate with a diverse team of professionals to deliver new projects for our clients? Triangle is waiting for you to join our team!

This is a full-time position with Los Angeles Unified School District. 

The Structural Engineer Associate supports the design, analysis, review, and construction of structural systems for building projects, including foundations, framing, concrete, steel, masonry, and timber structures. The role reviews plans and calculations, performs site investigations, prepares estimates and reports, and provides structural recommendations during construction. Candidates must have at least three years of professional structural engineering experience and a bachelor's degree in structural or civil engineering, with school construction experience and a California PE preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performs moderately complex structural engineering work to include the preparation, analysis and review of design plans, specifications, estimates and reports to comply with guidelines set by both federal, state and local agencies.
• Performs contract administration in the review of structural services required of engineering consultants and architects and make appropriate revisions and recommendations.
• Prepares structural design plans and specifications, quality assurance plans, conceptual and detailed cost estimates and other reports necessary for the construction, maintenance and operation of various concrete, structural steel, timber, masonry, metal, timber structures and other related materials.
• Assists in the review of project status, initiates changes and provides advice and assistance to structural designers and other engineering and design staff.
• Assists in the review of structural plans and specifications, design and mathematical calculations in the completion of structural engineering projects and assignments as well as creating cost and expenditure requirements for alternate means of construction.
• Assists in the review of completed structural work for conformance to recognized standards and feasibility of construction as well as completeness and accuracy.
• Assists in the design and layout of foundation, floor, wall and roof framing plans for major building structures.
• Makes recommendations to contractors, architects, engineers and construction inspectors on structural issues during construction.
• Analyzes environmental impact reports, negative declarations and soils tests data to make appropriate recommendations for foundation design.
• Prepares feasibility reports and preliminary design for proposed structures and facilities under construction.
• Perform site investigations and prepare scoping reports and recommendations.
• Perform other related duties as assigned

Required Experience:

• Three (3) years full-time paid professional structural engineering experience
• Emphasis on school building construction is preferred

Required Education:

• Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelor's degree in structural
  engineering or civil engineering with specialization on structural engineering courses.

Preferred Licenses and Certificates:

• Possession of a Certification as a Professional Engineer (PE) recognized by the State of CA
  Board of Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists is preferred.