Intermediate Structural Engineer

About the Role

This role specializes in investigation, remedial design, and consulting support for the rehabilitation of building structures and enclosures focused on steel and concrete infrastructure. Based in the San Antonio, Texas area, the position supports projects throughout Texas and is available in multiple locations, including San Antonio, Austin, Dallas, and Houston. The role offers flexibility based on your preferred city and provides an opportunity to take on meaningful responsibility early—ranging from client development to delivering complex, high-quality projects. Work centers on forensic diagnostics, remedial design, and consulting, giving you exposure to challenging, real-world engineering problems. Periodic travel around Texas and occasional national travel may be required.

You’ll collaborate closely with a multidisciplinary team that includes building enclosure consultants, architects, owners, and civil, mechanical, and electrical engineers—broadening your technical perspective while making a visible impact. At Terracon, quality, integrity, and doing what’s right for our people are core to everything we do. Solving building issues and restoring value for our clients is key to this role.

Responsibilities

• Provide structural engineering and consulting services, including remedial structural design (primarily for existing buildings), failure investigations, condition assessments, analytical studies, rehabilitation of existing and historic structures, specialty structural design, and preparation of structural shop drawings. Focus is steel and concrete.
• Collaborate closely with diverse clients, including architects and engineers; private and public owners; local and state governments; educational, recreational, and cultural institutions; real estate and development firms; and general contractors and subcontractors.
• Provide design expertise and perform and/or oversee the design and preparation of construction documents for a variety of projects within this office.
• Develop and prepare proposals for professional services, including a detailed scope of services, fee development, and project schedule.
• Prepare professional reports with clear, logical presentation of technical ideas and recommendations.
• Lead multidisciplinary building engineering teams (junior through senior staff) and coordinate personnel, equipment, and technical experts to deliver projects on schedule and within budget.
• Supervise and mentor junior and/or less-experienced staff; cross-train team members on structural services as needed.
• Be actively involved in one or more technical/professional associations.
• Support group and office business development efforts by strengthening existing client relationships and helping develop new clients.

Requirements

• 5+ years' experience in Structural Engineering design, forensics, review, and assessment.
• Professional Engineer licensure (PE) in Texas.
• B.S. in civil engineering or architectural engineering.
• Valid driver’s license and acceptable driving record.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working safely in challenging environments, including crawlspaces, suspended scaffolding, vertical heights, and mid- to high-rise building façades and roofs.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to summarize observations, conclusions, and work requirements in both text and drawings.
• Detail-oriented with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Prior experience with industry analytical and drafting tools; Revit proficiency is highly preferred.
• SE Credentials a plus.
• Experience in staff management and operations also a plus.