Junior Structural Engineer

Responsibilities

• Structural design
  • To include concrete, masonry, steel, wood, and cold-formed steel construction.
  • Typical components of the gravity system to design include footings, columns, beams, joists and trusses.
  • Typical components of the lateral force resisting system to design include retaining walls, diaphragms, chords, drag struts, shear walls, and moment/braced frames.
• Calculating appropriate design gravity and lateral forces based on ASCE 7.
• Drafting of construction documents to include structural plans, sections, elevations, and details.
• Site investigation of existing structural members including but not limited to buildings, framing including steel, concrete, masonry, wood, bridges, concrete slabs, and various other structures.
• Writing and/or reviewing assessment reports from structural investigations to identify deficiencies and areas requiring additional support for renovations or changes in loading, while adhering to client formatting guidelines.
• Working with project teams in all aspects of projects; project set-up, drafting, design, quality review and quality assurance, project coordination/organization, etc.
• Preparing and modification of construction documents, reports, specifications, and designs for projects.
• Analyzing maps, reports, drawings, as-builts, test results, Geotech reports, and surveys for design projects.
• Assisting with post-design construction support services to include responses to RFIs, submittal reviews, as-built preparation, and field observations.
• Working alongside office staff and management to successfully complete projects within the established budgets and deadlines.
• Aid the Senior Structural Engineer with all technical deliverables including plans, specifications, calculations, and reports.
• Maintain excellent customer satisfaction levels at all times by timely addressing client concerns.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (B.S.) in Civil/Structural Engineering.
• 1-4 years minimum structural engineering design experience in the private and public sectors with experience in facilities and horizontal work.
• Certification eligibility or possession of EIT (Engineer-in-Training) certification.

Qualifications

• Ability to lift items up to 10 pounds on an infrequent basis.
• Requires ability to perform on-site inspections and assessments requiring use of a ladder, climbing, walking, crouching, etc.
• Clear vision at 20 inches or less.
• The ability to view various reports and forms as well as information displayed on a computer monitor and be able to distinguish between different colors.
• Depth perception, peripheral vision, the ability to focus, and the ability to see for a distance are also necessary.

Benefits

Commensurate with experience.

Pay

$65k - $85k

Schedule

N/A

Skills

N/A

Company Information

Alpha Corporation established in 1979, is a full-service woman-owned firm, providing civil, and structural engineering, program and construction management, project controls, and technology services for various building types, transportation, and heavy infrastructure projects. We provide services to a broad spectrum of clients, including all levels of government agencies, public and private enterprises/partnerships.

Alpha has been performing civil engineering design services since the firms inception. Our vision is to be recognized by our clients for responsive, innovative, and quality services in the building, transportation, and infrastructure sectors, and to be the employer of choice. Alpha was awarded the ENR Mid-Atlantic 2022 Design Firm of the Year and Top 100 PM/CM firm.