Senior Associate Licensed Structural Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

As a trusted national architecture/engineering/construction consulting firm, Marx Okubo, A Terracon Company, works with real estate owners, investors, and lenders—at every point of the property lifecycle—to  evaluate their building projects, solve complex challenges and implement tailored solutions. We value technical proficiency, innovation, dedication, and achievement as well as collaboration, both within our organization and in our client interactions. Our work covers most commercial building types , including multi-family, office, retail, industrial, and hotel/hospitality, as well as community college, governmental and municipal facilities.

We are currently accepting applications for a Senior Associate Structural Engineer in our Denver   office. This is a hybrid role with 2 days in the office, and the remainder of the week on site visits or working from home.  

Essential Functions  

Leverage your passion for and knowledge to: 

• Review and analyze contract documents including calculations, drawings, and specifications, for new-build construction projects

• Perform property condition assessments 
• Understand the root cause of issues observed at existing building and parking garage construction and prepare repair documents, and appropriate details, needed to address conditions 
• Collaborate with the client, internal team, consultants, and site contact, and is responsible for an overall understanding of their project 
• Prepare formal reports 
• Act as technical team member and small project lead 
• Travel to client sites as needed both locally and regionally, approximately 30%

Qualifications, Skills, and Experience  

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Civil or Structural Engineering required 
• Minimum 10 years' industry related experience at a structural engineering design or consulting company 
• Registered as a Professional Engineer, preferably with an SE certification 
• Technical level of understanding of building types, building codes, and seismic lateral force-resisting systems in order to perform services of the organization with limited supervision 
• Understanding of hazardous building types/features and site seismic hazards • Experience with seismic evaluations according to ASCE 41 a plus  
• Experience in design of structural repairs and overseeing retrofits. Experience in parking garage evaluations and overseeing repairs a plus 
• Experience in seismic retrofit design a plus 
• Good understanding of Construction processes and activities 
• Good understanding of building materials and methods 
• Ability to work under deadlines in a fast-paced environment 
• Strong organizational skills 
• Strong verbal and written communication skills 
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Word and Excel 
• Proficient in AutoCAD; Bluebeam, Revit, with experience with PlanGrid desirable

Physical Requirements

Candidates should have the ability to: 

• Operate a computer (keyboarding) and other office productivity machinery such as a calculator, copier/scanner/printer  
• Use visual acuity adequate to perform job duties, including reading information from printed sources and computer screens  
• Move through construction and existing building sites over rough terrain 
• See and respond to dangerous situations  
• Respond quickly to sounds  
• Ascend and descend ladders and stairs  
• Move safely through confined spaces and narrow paths  
• Work in outdoor weather conditions or unconditioned areas  
• Lift up to 40 lbs 
• Travel approximately 30% of the time both in and out of state 

Benefits

Marx Okubo, A Terracon Company, offers internal growth, continuing education, mentor/mentee opportunities, as well as 100% paid health insurance premiums for employee, a match on your 401(k) contributions, and competitive compensation. This list is based on Marx Okubo's current benefits, which are expected to change in 2027 to align with Terracon. 

We are dedicated to the principles of equal employment opportunity. The Company’s policy is not to unlawfully discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age, military status, disability, genetic information or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants and employees based on any of these protected categories. It is also Marx Okubo’s policy to comply with all applicable state and federal laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.    

We perform background checks via an agency after offers of employment are accepted and review them on an individual basis for inconsistencies or violations to determine the next steps in the recruitment process.