Structural Engineer 1
This entry-level Structural Engineer role at Confidential Client involves designing and analyzing structural components such as equipment foundations, pipe racks, and steel structures for heavy industrial facilities. The position emphasizes hands-on learning with senior engineer mentorship, coordination across disciplines, and active involvement in construction support and field visits. It offers a defined career progression within a collaborative, safety-focused team environment across multiple office locations.
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Role overview
Confidential Client is an engineering, design, and construction management firm supporting oil & gas, heavy industrial, mining, and manufacturing projects across North America. This entry-level Structural Engineer role places you on real projects quickly — designing equipment foundations, pipe racks, platforms, and steel structures — with close mentorship from senior engineers.
What you’ll do
- Perform structural calculations for project-specific tasks, typically cast-in-place concrete foundations and structural steel for heavy industrial and manufacturing facilities.
- Design equipment foundations, towers, building structures, pipe racks, and platforms.
- Produce structural analysis reports and clean, checkable calculation sets.
- Review vendor drawings and shop drawings; answer RFIs from contractors.
- Coordinate with structural AutoCAD designers to develop 3D facility models and construction drawings.
- Create contractor scopes of work and contractor bid packages; write specifications (e.g., pre-engineered metal buildings, geotechnical).
- Participate in field visits, site walkdowns, and construction support to connect designs to installed conditions.
- Learn and apply industry codes and standards; receive and act on QA/QC feedback to improve deliverables.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering with emphasis in structural engineering.
- Previous full-time experience is not required — this is an entry-level role.
- Basic written and verbal communication skills to coordinate across disciplines and document technical information.
- Basic proficiency with design/analysis software and common engineering technology.
- Valid driver’s license and ability to maintain insurability under company policy.
- Willingness to work in-office (this is not a remote role). The hiring location for this posting is Wheat Ridge, CO.
Preferred
- FE exam passed or EIT certification; intent to pursue PE licensure.
- Exposure to structural analysis tools (RISA, STAAD, SAP2000, etc.).
- Familiarity with ASCE 7, ACI 318, AISC 360.
- Internship, co-op, or capstone experience in heavy industrial, mining, or manufacturing facility design.
- Any hands-on plant, field, or construction exposure.
Compensation, schedule & travel
- Compensation (posted): $78,000 – $93,600 per year.
- Employment type: Full-time (Contractor classification may also apply per client notice).
- Schedule: Monday–Friday, typical daytime hours.
- Travel: Up to 20% (field visits, site walkdowns).
- FLSA status: Exempt.
Why this role
- Real work, early — produce deliverables that go out the door with senior review.
- On-the-job mentorship and a defined career track (Structural Engineer 1 → 4).
- Field access to see what you design built in the real world.
- Team-based, collaborative environment across multiple offices.
Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency
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