Structural Engineer

Pacific Engineering Technologies is a structural engineering and architectural design firm located in the Northgate neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. We are seeking a motivated full-time engineer to be a member of our team who wants to work on multiple challenging and rewarding projects. This position is a long-term career opportunity for the right individual. Our primary areas of business include: investigation of damaged buildings, evaluation of defective construction, and design of repairs to damaged buildings using steel, concrete, wood, and masonry. Our firm was established in 1960 and we have been providing structural engineering and architectural design services to clients with commercial, residential, industrial, institutional, pier and historic projects for over 60 years.

Primary Job Responsibilities and Qualifications:

• Perform site work to review damage to buildings and obtain field measurements including photographic documentation

• Prepare detailed construction documents for cost estimating, permitting, and construction

• Prepare detailed engineering reports written in ‘easy to understand’ language

• Manage project engineers and drafters involved with the projects

• Track and manage multiple short and long term projects at one time

• Prepare engineering service agreements and budgets

• Perform and review structural engineering analysis of new and existing buildings

• Work with in-house architectural department on renovations, repairs, re-builds, additions and new buildings.

• Perform code research

• Communicate effectively with team members, consultants, clients, contractors, etc.

Benefits:

• 401(k) program with matching

• Company Paid:

o 100% Health Insurance

o 100% Dental Insurance

o 100% Vision Insurance

o 100% Short-term and Long-term Disability Insurance

o 100% Life Insurance

• Flexible schedule

• Paid time off – Vacation, Sick Time and Bereavement

• 10.5 Days of Paid Holidays

• Time-and-a-half Overtime Pay

• Year-end Bonus Pay

• Encouragement of Professional Development

Our total reward/benefits package for all full-time employees is wonderful for the industry. Employees receive 100% paid health, dental and vision insurance, as well as short-term and long-term disability insurance and life insurance. We have a 401(k) program with company matching. We offer paid time off for vacation, sick and bereavement, as well as 10.5 days of paid holidays each year. Overtime hours are paid at time-and-a half. We encourage professional development and engineering licensure. We provide a regular and excellent end of the year bonus based on company profits. For outside of work life, we have company-owned season tickets to the Seahawks, Kraken and Mariners. We also have several company sponsored social events each year.

We are a small-to-medium size firm that likes to call ourselves a family. Our owners are also full-time employees of the company who work with EITs and licensed engineers each day. We work on a variety of projects, from little-to-large while using all building materials. We encourage a good work-life balance and offer flexibility related to that. Since we are looking for the right person, we are considering an EIT coming out of school up to an engineer with multiple years of experience and a Professional Engineer’s license.  

If you believe that you are a strong candidate as a current or future structural engineer and are seeking a professional design firm with which to develop your career, please submit a cover letter, your resume, and examples of your writing in PDF format for consideration.