Structural Staff Engineer Entry Level (Hybrid) - New Orleans
VAA LLC · New Orleans, LA · 1 mo ago
$69k–$90k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. Remove boilerplate, navigation, EEO, etc. Must preserve all substantive info.
Let's parse the posting.
Title: Structural Staff Engineer Entry-Level (Hybrid) -New Orleans
Content:
"Our growing firm is looking for passionate problem-solvers driven to make a real impact: we're hiring a Structural Engineer. Engineer the infrastructure that propels commerce, enables a more-sustainable impact, elevates municipal services, and creates impressive gathering spaces. At VAA, you'll have unique opportunities to utilize your talents and experience while flexing your problem-solving muscles. VAA's Structural Engineering team is responsible for designing, analyzing, and ensuring the integrity of structures across a variety of projects. We work on a diverse range of buildings, infrastructure, and industrial facilities, providing innovative solutions to meet both functional and safety requirements. The team focuses on delivering high-quality structural designs, collaborating with architects, partners, and other engineers to create efficient, sustainable, and cost-effective solutions that adhere to regulatory standards and client specifications."
That's about the role / company description.
Then "Your role: Under the direction of a Project or Senior Engineer you will:" then bullet list:
- Utilize problem solving ability and knowledge of engineering fundamentals to develop design solutions in a team setting
- Contribute to the preparation of high-quality design documents including calculations, drawings and specifications.
- Deliver value to design team and clients through an expanding knowledge of design codes and industry standards.
- Utilize design software with increasing efficiency and depth of understanding.
- Undertake increasingly complex design tasks and responsibilities with a commitment to continuous learning and professional development.
- Perform construction phase site observations and prepare reports to support our projects and gain valuable experience.
- Potential 5% travel to construction job sites.
Then "Your resume must include: Bachelor's degree in civil engineering with structural engineering emphasis."
Then "Starting Annual Salary Range: $69,000 - $90,000. A variety of factors are considered when determining an offer including, but not limited to, market data, geographic location, experience, and specialized skills."
Then "Benefits: Health, dental, vison, life insurance, profit-sharing, 401(k), discretionary bonus program, paid leave, and more!"
Then "Get to Know VAA VAA is an Engineering, Planning and Design firm specializing in commercial projects, bulk commodity-handling facilities, and structures for value-added processing, manufacturing and distribution. VAA is one of the industry's leading firms, combining nearly a half-century of excellence with a vibrant, future-focused energy. We serve a diverse portfolio of clients, ranging from multinational corporations to local municipalities to individual farms and businesses."
Then link to video.
Then "Why VAA? It's not all calcs and CAD around here. Join your peers for a chili cookoff or homebrew tasting... get an opportunity to dunk the CEO during our annual Community Caring Campaign. Take advantage of charitable PTO to volunteer for organizations you're passionate about. At VAA, we're committed to building community from within and making a difference in the communities where we live and work. Support for life/work balance: flexible schedule options, onsite gym, Employee Assistance Program, and fun opportunities for friendly competition Ongoing professional development, including mentoring, online learning and tuition reimbursement. An award-winning workplace, recognized by USA Today as a national 2024, 2025 and 2026 Top Workplace USA and by the Star Tribune as one of Minnesota's Top 200 Workplaces (2022/2023/2024/2025/2026). Let's get growing™ Your career. Your talents. Your network. Apply today! Engineering: #VAA #Engineer #Engineering #Structuralengineer VAA is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Vets/Disability employer"
We need to remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. Also remove "Get to Know VAA" maybe considered part of about the firm; but we can keep description of firm as part of About the role? The instruction: "Use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." So we need to map content to these headings.
We have:
- About the role: description of role, company, what they do. Could include the initial paragraph about firm and role.
- Responsibilities: bullet list under "Your role:" (the tasks). That fits.
- Requirements: "Your resume must include: Bachelor's degree in civil engineering with structural engineering emphasis." Also maybe other requirements? Not explicit.
- Qualifications: maybe education? But we already used Requirements for degree. Could also include "Utilize design software with increasing efficiency..." but that's more responsibility. Could treat Qualifications as maybe "knowledge of design codes and industry standards" but that's more responsibility. Might be better to have Requirements for degree, Qualifications for maybe "knowledge of design codes" etc. But we need to avoid thin sections. Let's see what we have substantive.
We have Pay: Starting Annual Salary Range: $69,000 - $90,000.
Benefits: list.
Schedule: "Support for life/work balance: flexible schedule options, onsite gym, Employee Assistance Program, and fun opportunities for friendly competition" Also "Potential 5% travel to construction job sites." That's travel not schedule. Also "flexible schedule options" is schedule.
Thus we can have Schedule section with flexible schedule options.
Skills: maybe "Utilize problem solving ability and knowledge of engineering fundamentals", "Utilize design software with increasing efficiency", "knowledge of design codes and industry standards", "continuous learning". Could be skills.
But we need to avoid duplication. Let's decide sections:
- About the role: include introductory paragraph about firm and role.
- Responsibilities: bullet list of duties (the 6 bullet points plus travel maybe).
- Requirements: Bachelor's degree in civil engineering with structural engineering emphasis.
- Qualifications: maybe "knowledge of design codes and industry standards", "ability to utilize design software", "commitment to continuous learning". But these are somewhat overlapping with responsibilities. Could combine Requirements and Qualifications into one? But instruction says prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. So maybe we combine Requirements and Qualifications into a single "Requirements" section that includes degree and desired knowledge/skills. However they ask to use headings exactly as given; we can omit sections if no real content. So we could have About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Skip Qualifications and Skills if not distinct.
But we need to capture "knowledge of design codes and industry standards" etc. Could put under Requirements as "Preferred qualifications: knowledge of design codes and industry standards, proficiency with design software, commitment to continuous learning." That seems okay.
Skills: maybe not needed.
Let's extract all substantive info:
About the role / company:
- Our growing firm is looking for passionate problem-solvers driven to make a real impact: we're hiring a Structural Engineer.
- Engineer the infrastructure that propels commerce, enables a more-sustainable impact, elevates municipal services, and creates impressive gathering spaces.
- At VAA, you'll have unique opportunities to utilize your talents and experience while flexing your problem-solving muscles.
- VAA's Structural Engineering team is responsible for designing, analyzing, and ensuring the integrity of structures across a variety of projects.
- We work on a diverse range of buildings, infrastructure, and industrial facilities, providing innovative solutions to meet both functional and safety requirements.
- The team focuses on delivering high-quality structural designs, collaborating with architects, partners, and other engineers to create efficient, sustainable, and cost-effective solutions that adhere to regulatory standards and client specifications.
- VAA is an Engineering, Planning and Design firm specializing in commercial projects, bulk commodity-handling facilities, and structures for value-added processing, manufacturing and distribution.
- VAA is one of the industry's leading firms, combining nearly a half-century of excellence with a vibrant, future-focused energy.
- We serve a diverse portfolio of clients, ranging from multinational corporations to local municipalities to individual farms and businesses.
That's a lot; we can keep as prose.
Responsibilities (bullet list):
- Utilize problem solving ability and knowledge of engineering fundamentals to develop design solutions in a team setting
- Contribute to the preparation of high-quality design documents including calculations, drawings and specifications.
- Deliver value to design team and clients through an expanding knowledge of design codes and industry standards.
- Utilize design software with increasing efficiency and depth of understanding.
- Undertake increasingly complex design tasks and responsibilities with a commitment to continuous learning and professional development.
- Perform construction phase site observations and prepare reports to support our projects and gain valuable experience.
- Potential 5% travel to construction job sites.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in civil engineering with structural engineering emphasis.
- Knowledge of design codes and industry standards.
- Proficiency with design software (or ability to utilize design software with increasing efficiency).
- Commitment to continuous learning and professional development.
But we might be duplicating. However we need to preserve all substantive info; we can include these as bullet list under Requirements.
Benefits:
- Health, dental, vision, life insurance, profit-sharing, 401(k), discretionary bonus program, paid leave, and more!
- Support for life/work balance: flexible schedule options, onsite gym, Employee Assistance Program, and fun opportunities for friendly competition
- Ongoing professional development, including mentoring, online learning and tuition reimbursement.
- Charitable PTO to volunteer for organizations you're passionate about.
- Award-winning workplace recognition (USA Today Top Workplace 2024-2026, Star Tribune Minnesota Top 200 Workplaces 2022-2026).
But some of these are more about culture/benefits. We'll keep benefits as list.
Pay:
- Starting Annual Salary Range: $69,000 - $90,000.
- A variety of factors are considered when determining an offer including, but not limited to, market data, geographic location, experience, and specialized skills.
Schedule:
- Flexible schedule options (mentioned under benefits/life/work balance).
- Potential 5% travel to construction job sites (maybe schedule/travel).
But schedule section should contain schedule specifics; we have flexible schedule options. Travel is not schedule but could be included.
We could put travel under Responsibilities (already have). So schedule section just flexible schedule options.
Now we need to output HTML fragment with
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." So we need to map content to these headings.
We have:
- About the role: description of role, company, what they do. Could include the initial paragraph about firm and role.
- Responsibilities: bullet list under "Your role:" (the tasks). That fits.
- Requirements: "Your resume must include: Bachelor's degree in civil engineering with structural engineering emphasis." Also maybe other requirements? Not explicit.
- Qualifications: maybe education? But we already used Requirements for degree. Could also include "Utilize design software with increasing efficiency..." but that's more responsibility. Could treat Qualifications as maybe "knowledge of design codes and industry standards" but that's more responsibility. Might be better to have Requirements for degree, Qualifications for maybe "knowledge of design codes" etc. But we need to avoid thin sections. Let's see what we have substantive.
We have Pay: Starting Annual Salary Range: $69,000 - $90,000.
Benefits: list.
Schedule: "Support for life/work balance: flexible schedule options, onsite gym, Employee Assistance Program, and fun opportunities for friendly competition" Also "Potential 5% travel to construction job sites." That's travel not schedule. Also "flexible schedule options" is schedule.
Thus we can have Schedule section with flexible schedule options.
Skills: maybe "Utilize problem solving ability and knowledge of engineering fundamentals", "Utilize design software with increasing efficiency", "knowledge of design codes and industry standards", "continuous learning". Could be skills.
But we need to avoid duplication. Let's decide sections:
- About the role: include introductory paragraph about firm and role.
- Responsibilities: bullet list of duties (the 6 bullet points plus travel maybe).
- Requirements: Bachelor's degree in civil engineering with structural engineering emphasis.
- Qualifications: maybe "knowledge of design codes and industry standards", "ability to utilize design software", "commitment to continuous learning". But these are somewhat overlapping with responsibilities. Could combine Requirements and Qualifications into one? But instruction says prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. So maybe we combine Requirements and Qualifications into a single "Requirements" section that includes degree and desired knowledge/skills. However they ask to use headings exactly as given; we can omit sections if no real content. So we could have About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Skip Qualifications and Skills if not distinct.
But we need to capture "knowledge of design codes and industry standards" etc. Could put under Requirements as "Preferred qualifications: knowledge of design codes and industry standards, proficiency with design software, commitment to continuous learning." That seems okay.
Skills: maybe not needed.
Let's extract all substantive info:
About the role / company:
- Our growing firm is looking for passionate problem-solvers driven to make a real impact: we're hiring a Structural Engineer.
- Engineer the infrastructure that propels commerce, enables a more-sustainable impact, elevates municipal services, and creates impressive gathering spaces.
- At VAA, you'll have unique opportunities to utilize your talents and experience while flexing your problem-solving muscles.
- VAA's Structural Engineering team is responsible for designing, analyzing, and ensuring the integrity of structures across a variety of projects.
- We work on a diverse range of buildings, infrastructure, and industrial facilities, providing innovative solutions to meet both functional and safety requirements.
- The team focuses on delivering high-quality structural designs, collaborating with architects, partners, and other engineers to create efficient, sustainable, and cost-effective solutions that adhere to regulatory standards and client specifications.
- VAA is an Engineering, Planning and Design firm specializing in commercial projects, bulk commodity-handling facilities, and structures for value-added processing, manufacturing and distribution.
- VAA is one of the industry's leading firms, combining nearly a half-century of excellence with a vibrant, future-focused energy.
- We serve a diverse portfolio of clients, ranging from multinational corporations to local municipalities to individual farms and businesses.
That's a lot; we can keep as prose.
Responsibilities (bullet list):
- Utilize problem solving ability and knowledge of engineering fundamentals to develop design solutions in a team setting
- Contribute to the preparation of high-quality design documents including calculations, drawings and specifications.
- Deliver value to design team and clients through an expanding knowledge of design codes and industry standards.
- Utilize design software with increasing efficiency and depth of understanding.
- Undertake increasingly complex design tasks and responsibilities with a commitment to continuous learning and professional development.
- Perform construction phase site observations and prepare reports to support our projects and gain valuable experience.
- Potential 5% travel to construction job sites.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in civil engineering with structural engineering emphasis.
- Knowledge of design codes and industry standards.
- Proficiency with design software (or ability to utilize design software with increasing efficiency).
- Commitment to continuous learning and professional development.
But we might be duplicating. However we need to preserve all substantive info; we can include these as bullet list under Requirements.
Benefits:
- Health, dental, vision, life insurance, profit-sharing, 401(k), discretionary bonus program, paid leave, and more!
- Support for life/work balance: flexible schedule options, onsite gym, Employee Assistance Program, and fun opportunities for friendly competition
- Ongoing professional development, including mentoring, online learning and tuition reimbursement.
- Charitable PTO to volunteer for organizations you're passionate about.
- Award-winning workplace recognition (USA Today Top Workplace 2024-2026, Star Tribune Minnesota Top 200 Workplaces 2022-2026).
But some of these are more about culture/benefits. We'll keep benefits as list.
Pay:
- Starting Annual Salary Range: $69,000 - $90,000.
- A variety of factors are considered when determining an offer including, but not limited to, market data, geographic location, experience, and specialized skills.
Schedule:
- Flexible schedule options (mentioned under benefits/life/work balance).
- Potential 5% travel to construction job sites (maybe schedule/travel).
But schedule section should contain schedule specifics; we have flexible schedule options. Travel is not schedule but could be included.
We could put travel under Responsibilities (already have). So schedule section just flexible schedule options.
Now we need to output HTML fragment with headings and - for lists,
for prose.
We must not repeat job title as heading. Do not put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings (none). Remove boilerplate: EEO statement, video link maybe considered navigation? The link to careers video is maybe not essential; but it's part of "Get to Know VAA". Could keep as part of About the role? The instruction: remove application instructions. The link is not application instruction but maybe considered navigation; but it's a URL to a video. Might be okay to keep as part of About the role? It's not essential but it's not boilerplate. However it's a link; we could keep as
with . But the instruction says remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The link is not those. Could keep.
But we need to preserve ALL substantive information; the link is substantive? It's a video about careers. Might be considered optional but it's part of the posting. I'd keep it as a paragraph with the link.
Now produce HTML.
Structure:
About the role
... paragraphs ...
Responsibilities
- ...
...
Requirements
- ...
...
Benefits
- for lists,
for prose. We must not repeat job title as heading. Do not put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings (none). Remove boilerplate: EEO statement, video link maybe considered navigation? The link to careers video is maybe not essential; but it's part of "Get to Know VAA". Could keep as part of About the role? The instruction: remove application instructions. The link is not application instruction but maybe considered navigation; but it's a URL to a video. Might be okay to keep as part of About the role? It's not essential but it's not boilerplate. However it's a link; we could keep as
with . But the instruction says remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The link is not those. Could keep. But we need to preserve ALL substantive information; the link is substantive? It's a video about careers. Might be considered optional but it's part of the posting. I'd keep it as a paragraph with the link. Now produce HTML. Structure:
About the role
... paragraphs ...
Responsibilities
- ... ...
Requirements
- ... ...
Benefits