What are the responsibilities and job description for the Clayco Design & Engineering - Senior Structural Engineer - Birmingham position at Clayco?
Clayco is currently seeking a licensed Senior Structural Engineer to join our design team. In this role you will be working with in-house Development, Architecture, and Construction teams to provide Structural Design and Quality Assurance on industrial (distribution, manufacturing, food and beverage, and cold storage) projects for our nationwide clients.
Why Work In-House for a Design/Build firm (CLAYCO)
- Structural Engineer is involved from the beginning to foresee preliminary design problems
- Focus is on problem solving instead of finger pointing. The Architect, Engineer, and Contractor are on the same team.
- Project designs based on construction schedule versus fully finished package
- Preliminary pricing advantages due to historical construction experience
- Value engineering is ongoing as the design is refined
- Input from jobsite can identify construction issues
- Projects can be designed to the builder’s strength
- Easier for engineer to issue changes or make revisions
- Opportunity for site and Quality visits to assist in solving field issues
- Relationship building with Field Staff (Superintendents and other on-site personnel
Required
- Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, or Architectural Engineering with Structural emphasis
- Master’s with Structural emphasis preferred
- Minimum of 5 years of experience designing commercial projects, ideally industrial (warehouse, distribution, e-commerce, manufacturing, cold storage, food and beverage)
- PE and/or SE license required
- Team oriented attitude
- Resilient and adaptable to changes
Some things you should know
- This position is based in Birmingham, AL
- Our clients and projects are nationwide – so some travel will be required
- No other builder can offer the collaborative design-build approach that Clayco does
- We work on creative, complex, award-winning, high profile jobs
- The pace is fast
