Project Engineer I - Structural
About the role
Build the future, spark innovation and align your career with purpose. McKinstry is innovating the waste and climate harm out of the built environment and creating lasting impact. Together, we’re building a thriving planet. Buildings are a leading contributor to the climate crisis, generating nearly 40% of total global energy-related carbon emissions. We’re making a lasting impact on our industry and within our communities by addressing the climate, affordability and equity crises through renewables and energy services, engineering and design, and construction and facility services. To get where we’re going, we need big thinkers, problem solvers and collaborative mindsets. Does that sound like you? We are currently seeking a Project Engineer to join our Engineering and Design team in Seattle, WA. This role is responsible for providing design task support to a level of quality that leads to a minimum number of required clarifications during construction.
Responsibilities
- Project Management: Documents project correspondence, issues, decisions and directions.
- Learns and follows McKinstry Engineering standards and procedures.
- Contributes to tasks on multiple projects and timelines concurrently.
- Manages own workload to deliver assigned tasks on time and in budget.
- Identifies training, coaching, and support needed to complete assigned tasks.
- Develops familiarity in structural systems design, including seismic anchorage calculations associated with equipment anchorage and multi‑discipline coordination.
- Performs engineering calculations, design, and drafting tasks.
- Produces design drawings and building information models for construction.
- Pursues an understanding of the technical foundation of design activities and decisions.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Internship or one (1) year experience in a related field preferred.
- Bachelor’s degree from ABET University required.
- Onsite construction experience considered and welcome.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite required.
- Knowledge of Revit preferred.
- Knowledge of other CAD/BIM tools welcome.
- Familiarity with MATLAB, VBA, Python and structural analysis software, such as Bentley platform, RISA, SAP 2000 software tool welcome.
- Engineering in Training Certificate preferred.
- EIT required.