Senior Structural Engineer

About the role

HDR is seeking a Senior Structural Engineer for our Building Engineering Services (BES) Business Group located in downtown Chicago, IL. Our team is an integrated building, facility, and infrastructure design team consisting of core services of Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Structural and Site Civil Engineering. We focus on projects such as Healthcare, Science and Technology, Justice, Power Distribution, and Transportation, and are expanding our market presence in Commercial Real Estate, Finance, Hospitality, Municipal, Manufacturing/Industrial, and Federal sectors.

Responsibilities

• Independently coordinate the work of the structural design teams through the design development and contract document phases of a project
• Provide guidance and mentorship of structural colleagues throughout the region
• Serve as a technical expert with recognized authority in structural engineering as it relates to projects; resolve problems of greater scope and complexity
• QC reviews of design submissions for projects within the region
• Participate in inter-disciplinary coordination meetings for project development & drawing/BIM clash detection
• Work with the leadership team to review and develop resource requirements for program consistency
• Work with leadership team to develop and organize program documents, calculations, drawings that can improve workflows and be leveraged where available from project to project for program efficiency and consistency
• Meet regularly with program leadership to relay status of projects and teams and strategize on program direction
• Review structural documents for areas of conflict with all disciplines
• Write and edit structural specifications, select procedures, materials and their respective sizes, and complete necessary calculations
• Establish meetings and participate in reviews with various governing agencies for code compliance
• Conduct design development and contract document work sessions at project sites in conjunction with the Project Manager and other disciplines
• Coverage of workload through design development and construction document phases to complete the documents on schedule
• Coordinate and assist with affected disciplines, with any addendum, requests for information, change proposal requests and change orders, and incorporate agreed-upon changes into the project documents
• Perform other duties as needed

Requirements

• Master's degree in Structural Engineering or Architectural Engineering with Structural emphasis
• A minimum of 2 years in Data Center design experience
• Proficiency in Revit is highly valued
• Bachelor's degree in Civil or Structural Engineering
• A minimum of 10 years structural engineering experience as it relates to building design
• Requires professional engineering license recognized by the licensing board for the location of the position offered. Example: Professional Engineer (PE or P.Eng) license.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in design calculations and layouts
• Experience in architectural/engineering or engineering consulting firms
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must