Structural Project Engineer

Responsibilities

The Structural Engineer's responsibilities will include performing and managing simple and complex analysis, design and documentation of various structures with emphasis on bridges, buildings, dams, parking structures, marine construction, water and wastewater treatment facilities, telecommunications structures, retaining walls, foundations, structure replacements and rehabilitations, temporary scaffolding & shoring, temporary & permanent underpinning, as well as conducting field investigation and construction phase observation.

The Structural Engineer will interface with other staff and also assist with inspection and field activities.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

• Perform design and analysis functions for various types of structures
• Conduct assessments and evaluations of existing structures
• Attend meetings with clients, jurisdictional agencies, contractors, other professionals and organizations
• Supervise others including but not limited to administrative, technical and professional staff
• Develop solutions to challenges presented by the client within budget, schedule and project constraints
• Prepare reports, schedules, estimates of probable costs, responses to SOIs, RFPs, RFQs
• Prepare and review designs as part of a TQM process
• Perform peer reviews, forensic investigations and provide studies, expert reports and witness services
• Manage, administer and design structural projects and structural components of non-structural projects

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering
• Valid Professional Engineering License (P.E.) in Pennsylvania
• Minimum of 5 years of project engineering and management experience
• Well versed in Federal, State and Local regulatory and permitting requirements, as well as ICC (IBC, IRC, etc.) Building Codes, PennDOT and Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission standards and procedures.
• Familiarity with rehabilitation of existing bridges and highway structures

Supplemental Qualifications

• Master of Engineering or Master of Science Degree is a plus
• Valid multi-State Professional Engineering Licensure (P.E.) in NJ, DE, MD, NY and/or VA is a plus
• Valid Structural Engineering License (S.E.) is a plus
• Familiarity with design and analysis using various materials including but not limited to metals such as steel, stainless steel, aluminum & iron; concrete and precast concrete; prestressed and post-tensioned concrete; timber; HMA & WMA; synthetics; composites; epoxies/resins/polymers; FRP; GFRP, CFRP, HDPE

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Possess working knowledge of various design and documentation software including but not limited to AutoCAD, RISA 3D, SAP, PROFIS and DOT-specific software applications
• Ability to work independently and as part of a project team
• Ability to understand complex problems and to collaborate with others to explore alternative solutions
• Comfortable performing in an environment that requires independent evaluation, judgment and decision making
• Demonstrates the highest degree of professional, ethical behavior and candor
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills including the ability to compose letters, outlines, memoranda, and reports, and to orally communicate technical information to others

Position Requirements

• Occasional regional travel required
• Able to work additional and/or nonstandard office hours, when required

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to talk and hear.
• The employee is often required to stand, walk, sit and use their hands and fingers, to handle or feel objects and to manipulate keys on a keyboard.
• The employee is occasionally required to reach with arms and hands, climb or balance, and to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
• Employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.

Work Environment

• Work is generally performed within an office environment where the noise level is typically quiet to moderate.
• When work is performed outdoors on construction sites, conditions may vary by client and facility.