Senior Structural Engineer
hdrRaleigh (NC)
About the role
Overview:
As a Senior Structural Engineer at HDR, you will lead the structural design of facilities across multiple markets, partnering with a multidisciplinary team from planning through construction. You will produce drawings, specifications, and calculations while reviewing shop drawings to ensure quality and compliance. Your role focuses on building-related structural design with opportunities to shape projects in water, municipal, industrial, and healthcare sectors. This is a chance to contribute to HDR’s employee-owned, inclusive culture and to drive high-quality, technically sound solutions.
Responsibilities:
Lead structural design of facilities across Water/Wastewater, Municipal, Industrial, Power, Federal, Healthcare, and Education markets Coordinate with a multi-discipline design team through planning, design development, and construction administration Develop construction drawings, specifications, and engineering calculations Review shop drawings during construction Design and detail in steel, concrete, masonry and wood; perform gravity and lateral analyses Utilize analytical software for modeling and analysis (e.g., RAM, ETABS, SAFE, STAAD) Contribute to environmental engineering structures like reinforced concrete tanks and associated structures Mentor and lead project teams to deliver high-quality, technically sound designs Engage in design calculations and layouts and support peers with technical reviews
Key requirements:
Bachelor's degree in Civil or Structural Engineering Minimum 10 years of structural engineering experience related to building design Professional Engineer (PE or equivalent) license Experience with design calculations and layouts Proficiency in AutoCAD, Microsoft Office, and structural analysis tools (RAM, ETABS, SAFE) Ability to design and detail in steel, concrete, masonry and wood Experience with gravity and lateral analysis Previous experience with an architectural/engineering or engineering consulting firm Commitment to active participation in employee-owned culture self-motivated collaborative strong leadership STAAD or other 3D analysis and finite element modeling software experience with environmental engineering projects (water/wastewater) experience with condition assessment and concrete repair
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