Structural Designer Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Structural Designer to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Preparing neat and organized calculations;
- Performing tasks on schedule and within budget as assigned;
- Developing task deliverables in a complete and reviewable manner;
- Designing and drafting elements and details;
- Positive experience interacting with clients, agencies, and other project stakeholders;
- Demonstrate ability to integrate data;
- Compute quantities and demonstrate awareness of relationships to pay items;
- Interact with clients, agencies, and other project stakeholders in a positive manner;
- Work individually and as a team member on various projects with knowledge of importance of specific role in team success;
- Performing basic analysis of project elements;
- Work independently under the guidance of a Project Engineer and/or Project Manager;
- Accustomed to working in a team environment on challenging projects;
- Working independently under the guidance of a Senior Engineer;
- Design and draft project elements and component details;
- Perform basic analysis of project elements and back checking work.
Requirements:
- An Associate’s Degree in drafting, or a high school diploma and 1 or more years drafting course work or equivalent technical experience;
- Excellent organizational skills;
- The ability to design and engineer products/structures that are safe, economical, profitable and functioning;
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint);
- Four or more years of detailed design experience in the development of structural steel design and reinforced concrete design drawings;
- Communication, interaction and persuasive skills are absolutely necessary in dealing with other engineers and team members;
- AutoCAD, RISA 3D (for steel, aluminum and structural design) an Hilti PROFIS;
- The ability to proficiently use measuring tools, scanning tools and other various engineering and survey tools;
- The ability to perform complex mathematics;
- Basic knowledge of building/bridge construction;
- Basic knowledge of general purpose structural analysis programs (including finite element analysis);
- The ability to travel to various job locations in other states;
- Excellent communication skills (verbal and written – e-mails, project memos, reports, etc.);
- The ability to use code books, manuals and technical guides to do necessary research;
- Demonstrate competent use of Microsoft Office products.