Senior Structural Engineer

About the role

Are you looking for interesting and meaningful work, a fun atmosphere, and opportunities to learn, grow, and excel? If so, then welcome to Schnabel! We approach problems with creativity and innovation. The Greensboro, NC office is seeking a senior level Structural Engineer to support our engineering group. We are looking for a motivated candidate with attention to detail, a passion to continue to develop as a professional, and a desire to be part of a strong growing team.

Responsibilities

• Perform engineering activities throughout all phases of a project lifecycle, including inspection, investigation, evaluation, analysis, design, and engineering services during construction.
• Work as a team member within the Greensboro office and across other Schnabel offices to effectively balance workload among available resources.
• Provide structural engineering expertise, services, technical oversight, and overall management of dam engineering projects.
• Perform and/or review stability analyses, reinforced concrete design, and steel design for water and earth retaining structures associated with dams, spillways, and other hydraulic structures.
• Prepare and review design calculations, engineering reports, construction drawings and technical specifications.
• Perform project management activities including planning and delegating work, managing project budgets, invoicing, communicating resource needs and reporting backlog.
• Manage client relationships.
• Proactively market and develop dam engineering business opportunities.
• Develop engineering proposals and qualification statements.
• Supervise and mentor junior engineers.
• Willingness and ability to perform field work and travel.

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering from an ABET-accredited program.
• 10+ years of relevant work experience in structural design engineering.
• Ability to become a Licensed Professional Engineer.
• Experience/proficiency with common computer-aided analysis and finite element modeling programs applicable to structural engineering, such as AutoCAD, Revit, STAAD, RISA, SAP2000, LS-DYNA, and ANSYS.
• Experience preparing and reviewing construction drawings and technical specifications.
• Experience developing proposals.
• Experience working with owners and contractors during the construction phases of a project.
• Proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other Office suite software.
• Ability to work collaboratively and meet established deadlines.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills that are required to interact with coworkers and project owners.
• A strong work ethic and the desire to perform professionally at a high level.
• Ability to pass a background check which may include criminal history, motor vehicle record and credit check.
• Ability to pass a pre-employment drug screening.

Skills

• MS or PhD Degree in Civil/Structural Engineering
• Knowledge/understanding of FERC, USACE, USBR, FEMA, etc. guidelines/regulations