Job Description

Communities everywhere share the need for clean water. And as they work to meet that need, they’re facing new, more complex challenges every day. Our water professionals collaborate to contribute innovative ideas, guided by scientific rigor and a vision for sustainable growth. Every day, we’re helping communities improve, reuse, and protect our world’s most precious resource.

Join our team to deliver transformational projects that will benefit future generations. Grow with us, H2O+U.

Your Opportunity

As a Senior Structural Engineer, or a Senior Civil Engineer with a Structural Emphasis, your role is to work with general supervision and direction as a team member or lead on multiple projects under the guidance of a Principal Structural Engineer. You will perform or develop structural evaluations, analyses, calculations, design drawings, recommendations, and specifications for engineered systems or products for projects verifying compliance with applicable codes and engineering standards/practices.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Professionally represent Stantec internally and externally with colleagues, business partners, clients, and consultants
• Be responsible for projects of varying complexity and size
• Work on multiple projects simultaneously
• Lead and support structural engineering teams responsible for evaluating, selecting, specifying, and engineering all structural engineered systems or products for a project
• Lead and support structural engineering teams responsible for the preparation and revisions to documentation in various structural phases including conceptual design, detailed design, and construction support.
• Perform preliminary and detailed structural analysis and design for Water and Wastewater Treatment Plants, Reservoirs, other Hydraulic Containment Facilities, Industrial and Administrative Buildings
• Design, analyze and specify primarily reinforced concrete, masonry and structural steel systems and buildings
• Engage in the development of a design through sketches, electronic models, diagrams, and other visual formats
• Utilize computing technologies for the development of three-dimensional models of structural systems
• Lead and support preparation and coordination of the project specifications with construction documents
• Prepare structural calculations using company standard software, and proprietary manufacturer software
• Contribute to the development of others through coaching, mentoring and motivating to develop professional excellence
• Support project coordination meetings with internal team members and/or external consultants, owner and contractor, sub-contractors, and vendors
• Assist in the development of new standards, specifications and design tools for the structural group
• Assist in project administration including writing reports, gathering information, drafting proposals, and drafting correspondence.
• Review Contractor’s shop drawing and submittals regarding structural work and investigating and developing engineered solutions to Contractor’s Requests for Information.
• Assist technical staff in field activities including structural observations, monitoring, and other fieldwork.
• Work in a manner to ensure your personal safety and that of fellow employees by following company health and safety guidelines and policies.

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Consistently demonstrate excellence in design, technical, and leadership roles.
• Strong knowledge of structural design codes and standards (OSSC/IBC, ASCE 7, ACI 318 and/or ACI 350, TMS 402, AISC 360), and the application of these provisions
• Strong understanding of all phases of project document production and the relationship between drawings and specifications
• Strong knowledge of structural mechanics and principles, structural systems, means and methods, materials, and industry standards
• Ability to check the work of others for accuracy and completeness and manage time to meet project budget and schedule
• Ability to participate and collaborate in a project team setting and to engage in creative and critical thought
• Strong knowledge of 3D models and 2D structural engineering drawings using Revit and AutoCad, and the ability to produce models or drawings or to develop clear, effective markups for a designer to incorporate
• Experience using structural engineering/finite element analysis software such as STAAD, RAM, SAP2000, RISA
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Ability to develop and lead presentations for team members, clients, and contractors
• Understanding of Microsoft Office Suite
• Actively engage in industry and professional organizations
• Education and Experience
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Civil or Structural Engineering required; Master’s degree preferred
• Oregon licensed Professional Civil Engineer required; Oregon licensed Structural Engineer strongly preferred
• Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience

This position requires in-person attendance at our Portland office location with the option to work remote for up to two days per week, subject to Stantec’s workplace attendance policies and supervisor discretion.