SSOE is seeking a Structural Designer to join our team, allowing the selected individual the opportunity to participate in the design of state-of-the-art industrial and manufacturing facilities for the world’s leading companies.

As a Structural Designer, you will work with other contributing mid-senior level structural engineers and design teams to create exciting and complex designs incorporating some of the latest design techniques, while ensuring that all specifications are met, and to ensure the timely completion of projects. 

Why Join SSOE?

At SSOE, you'll work with amazing colleagues and be part of something big! We've consistently been named a “Great Place to Work” and are experiencing the most successful years in our history. Along with industry-leading salary compensation, you'll be eligible to purchase shares in the company — shares that have significantly outperformed both the S&P and Dow averages.

We offer a hybrid work schedule for this role.

Primary Responsibilities: 

• Produces finished plans and specifications and final acceptance or rejection of major items involving materials, equipment, manufacturer's quality, and field construction results.
• Completes work on major engineering/architectural projects or total design work on projects of smaller or moderate scope.
• Receives instructions on specific assignment objectives, complex features, and assists in deriving possible solutions to unusual problems.
• Serves as a design lead on single-discipline projects and may serve as a design lead on multi-discipline projects.
• Writes the scope of work for design based on preliminary review and meetings with the customer
• May assign and review the work of the project design team. Checks the progress of work and alerts the project manager to changes of scope or additional services.
• May devise new approaches and solutions to problems encountered and communicate them to the team.
• May represent the firm in meetings and conferences to resolve important questions and to plan and coordinate a project.
• Travel required.

What We Offer:

• Competitive Salary: $60k - $80k / year depending on location, education, experience, and certifications.
• Ownership Opportunities: As an employee-owned firm, we offer ownership opportunities to all employees at the associate level and above. 
• Comprehensive Benefits: Health, dental, and vision insurance, life insurance, 401K retirement savings plan (with company matching), professional development and training, generous PTO & paid holidays.

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SSOE – The Best of Both Worlds

At SSOE, our growth trajectory allows us to offer the opportunities normally associated with a large firm while embracing the collaborative and supportive culture often found in smaller firms. As a member of the SSOE team, you will work on exciting and diverse projects for Fortune 100 clients around the globe, supported by the best technology for the task at hand. You will experience our employee-centric culture that strives to offer a healthy balance, flexible working arrangements, direct access to leadership at all levels, and a mindset of continuous learning. Once you experience the SSOE difference, you’ll understand the why behind our metrics:

• 28% - of our employees have been with SSOE for 10 years or more.
• 15% - percentage of employees with tenure exceeding 15 years. 
• 99% - our CEO’s approval rating on Glassdoor
• 98% - portion of our clients who say they would recommend us to a colleague

A Sampling of What We Offer:

• A collaborative and supportive culture where you’re not just a number—you’re a critical and highly valued member of our team.
• As part of a multidisciplinary team, you will experience exciting projects from start to finish and interface directly with some of the most forward-thinking clients in the world.
• A mindset of continuous learning where you are encouraged to ask questions, bring fresh ideas to the table, and pursue your professional development goals.
• A diversity of market sectors, project types, and geographic locations that help insulate your career from economic ups and downs.
• A formal career path and real opportunities for advancement.
• A holistic approach to compensation and benefits that supports your physical and mental health, encourages work-life balance and empowers your career advancement and financial success.

What You’ll Need on Day One: 

• Associate degree or certification of completion of other post secondary training in engineering fields preferred.
• Minimum eight (8) years of experience with SSOE as a designer or ten (10) years of related designer experience with former employer(s).
• Ability to fully utilize and leverage all aspects of Revit, AutoCAD and Navisworks software is essential. MicroStation skills are also beneficial.
• Certification course in Civil/Structural discipline, Associate or Bachelor degree tracked in CAD/BIM Design Technology or related field is preferred.
• Ability to organize and set up drawing packages to clearly show the requirements of the project.
• Good working knowledge of the IBC, AISC and ACI standards and specifications, as well as other related industry standards, specifications and guidelines.
• Ability to work well with other team members in the same office or remote locations.
• Have the ability to complete the modeling and drawing portion of a project from start to finish.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills are essential.
• Valid driver's license is required. May be waived for international assignments.#LI-JS1

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