What are the responsibilities and job description for the Structural Designer/Engineer position at EXP?
At EXP, we’re driven to provide innovative solutions for the world’s built and natural environments. As a team of engineers, architects, designers, scientists, creators and a community of professionals, we bring diverse and talented people together to solve the world’s most complex challenges. Here, you join a team that leverages differences, harnesses their entrepreneurial spirit in an employee-owned company, that believes diversity is what gives us strength, seeks sustainable results and shares ambitions for each other, our clients and the communities we are part of and serve. To be a part of EXP means to have your own experience, while staying connected to a global network of professionals, who believe we are a part of something bigger. Together, we are EXP.
Are you ready to design your future?
Be our next Structural Designer for buildings projects (Aviation, Transit and Mission Critical).
Your work environment at EXP
In this role, you will be a part of a Building Structures focused team and reporting to the Director of Building Structures. The location for the selected candidate is flexible but ideal location could include but are not limited to Bedminster, NJ or Southfield, MI.
The Building Structures team executes projects throughout the United States and several US Territories. In addition, opportunities to support non-US based teams within EXP should be expected.
The successful candidate will be able to work as with a diverse team in-house team of professionals and subconsultants throughout the country in all disciplines. You will work and collaborate with experienced members of the Building Structures team for mentoring and career development.
The chosen candidate should expect engagement in a variety of project types. Major market sectors include but are not limited to mission critical buildings, aviation, light passenger rail facilities and commercial building design.
What a day at EXP has in store for you
- Generally, take direction from senior engineers and project leads. Expect autonomy and independence to be commensurate with experience.
- Calculations, sketches, drawing production, specifications, multi-discipline coordination should be expected on a regular basis.
- Conducting observations of and evaluating existing conditions in both the field and via existing historical drawings are commonplace.
- Expect to work on multiple projects concurrently that require coordination of work between multiple EXP offices, as well as outside consultants.
- Occasional short-term travel to project sites. Usually, a single night or two at a time.
- Flexible hours and hybrid office attendance.
What your experience looks like
- Targeted experience level is 0-3 years with a focus on building design.
- Possess a solid understanding of various structural analysis software such as RAM, RISA, ETABS.
- Possess strong Revit skills in both modeling and sheet creation at a minimum. Additional skills on items such as family creation, knowledge of parameter use, and templates is a plus.
- Working towards EIT
- Master’s degree in Structural Engineering is preferred. A Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering w/ an emphasis on structures and/or relevant advanced coursework is considered a minimum requirement.
- Hold excellent written and verbal communication skills. Possess the ability to write persuasively and communicate technical subject matter in a concise and comprehendible manner to a less technical audience.
