Senior Structural Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Stanley Consultants is an award-winning and industry-leading global consulting engineering firm, with an unmatched commitment to culture, values, and ethics. We are dedicated to client experience and solve the most complex challenges to create a sustainable, connected, and enriched world for all. As the world changes, Stanley strategically evolves with it, integrating the latest technology, innovation, and resiliency practices.

With over a century of experience serving the energy, federal government, transportation, and water sectors, we have helped improve lives and shape the infrastructure systems that connect us. As an employee-owned organization with a People First approach, we stand apart from other engineering consulting and services firms. At Stanley, your voice counts, your growth matters, and your success is our success.

Stanley Consultants offers flexible work options, competitive pay and great benefits, a strong sense of community, and the chance to build a meaningful, long-term career!

Job Title - Senior Structural Engineer

Location - Austin, TX

Job Type – Hybrid

Requisition ID - 11145

Are you a driven, innovative, and technically accomplished structural engineering professional? Do you thrive on solving complex infrastructure challenges and mentoring high-performing teams? Do you value a collaborative culture that supports both professional growth and work-life balance?

If so, Stanley Consultants is seeking a talented Senior Structural Engineer to play a key role in delivering impactful projects for our transportation, industrial, energy, and federal clients.

This is an outstanding opportunity for a senior-level structural engineer who excels in technical leadership, enjoys collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, and wants to influence the future of critical infrastructure projects across the United States and beyond. 

• Support Federal projects for USACE, NAVFAC and AFCEC, serving as a structural technical lead for buildings and non-building structures. 
• Support local industrial and energy-related projects, including structural support for mechanical systems, HVAC equipment, equipment foundations, slabs, pits, and industrial structures.
• Perform and manage the structural design for new building construction, building renovations, and utility-related facilities.
• Determine client project requirements and develop reports, specifications, drawings, instructions, and related documents.
• Participate in predesign site visits and design charrettes in CONUS and OCONUS locations, as required.
• Assist in the preparation of fee estimates, scopes of work and design schedules for project proposals.
• Participate in predesign site visits and design charrettes in CONUS and OCONUS locations.
• Coordinate with EIT’s and/or designers for the production of calculations, drawings, or other related documentation.
• Coordinate technical work within the structural team and interface with other disciplines.
• Evaluate the need for design changes and communicate appropriate recommendations to project manager and clients.
• Serve as a technical liaison between joint venture teams and government representatives.
• Visit construction sites to monitor progress.
• Work compensated overtime to fit project needs and team workload.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering with a structural emphasis (or related discipline).

Experience

• 8+ years' experience 
• Experience with government design standards such as Unified Facilities Criteria, and Unified Facilities Guide Specifications (UFGS).
• Experience with the design of foundations: spread footings, mat foundations, slab on grade, drilled piers, and other deep foundation systems.
• Experience as structural lead on multiple concurrent and/or large projects.
• Proficient in reinforced concrete and structural steel design.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with clients and team members.
• Demonstrated experience leading structural engineering projects.
• Strong knowledge of:
• ICC Building Codes
• ASCE Standards
• ACI Concrete Design Standards
• AISC Steel Design Standards
• Experience with federal design standards, including:
• Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC)
• Unified Facilities Guide Specifications (UFGS)
• Expertise in foundation design, including:
• Spread footings
• Mat foundations
• Slab-on-grade systems
• Drilled piers
• Deep foundation systems
• Proficiency in reinforced concrete and structural steel design.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to lead multiple projects and coordinate multidisciplinary teams.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license or the ability to obtain licensure within 6 months of hire.

• International travel capabilities.
• Experience with seismic design of buildings and non-building structures.
• Experience in Masonry, CFS, or Wood Design.
• Experience with the design of equipment and machinery foundations subject to dynamic or operational loads.
• Preferred Software: RISA 3D, RISA Floor, RISAFoundation, Mathcad, LPILE, MFAD.

Work-Life Balance
We realize there’s more to life than just work. We help you meet the demands of work, family and personal life through several flexible options.

What we offer:

Member-Owned. Member-ownership is at the heart of our culture, aligning client satisfaction, company performance, and personal reward.

Paid Time Away. Stanley Consultants offers numerous paid holidays, generous paid time off (PTO), parental leave, and professional development leave.

Health Insurance. We provide a comprehensive insurance package including medical, dental, vision, FSA, HSA, Doctor On Demand, wellness reimbursement, and mental health resources.

Financial Health. We offer life insurance, short- and long-term disability insurance, identity theft protection, and many other benefits.

Professional Growth. When your skills grow, so do we, which is why we offer tuition assistance, professional society membership, and more.

Financial Rewards. We share our prosperity with members through company stock ownership, a generous 401K match, incentive compensation, and profit-sharing contributions to retirement 401K plans.

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