Structural Designer | Engineer-in-Training

If you enjoy solving complex challenges in a collaborative environment that celebrates each person's ideas, experience, and creativity, this might be the opportunity for you. Flad is a national architectural firm, with ten offices across the country, specializing in science, healthcare, academic, and workplace spaces. Our in-house structural engineering team provides support to architectural teams to enable project vision and design objectives with unique and integrated structural solutions. The Structural Designer - an Engineer-in-Training - converts structural system design concepts into specific layouts by utilizing and interpreting information from team members, clients, and consultants. Flad is a team of creative, intelligent, energetic people who help our clients tackle the issues that change people’s lives.

• This position will work on a variety of projects of different sizes and complexity.
• Prepare structural analysis and design models using engineering software.
• Provide detailed design to structural team members based on framing layout under the supervision of experienced engineers.
• Perform calculations and design structural systems utilizing data generated from software programs, hand calculations, and building code criteria.
• Work with Structural Technicians to provide appropriate information and details to develop construction documents.
• Assist in the development of structural project details and schedules.
• Review shop drawings and submittals for conformance with contract documents.
• Attend construction phase site observation visits.

• Minimum of two years of experience designing structural systems for buildings preferred.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office required. Proficiency in Revit preferred.
• Experience with structural analysis software (e.g., RAM, RISA, etc.) preferred.

• Bachelor's degree in structural engineering or civil engineering with a focus on structural engineering required. Master's degree preferred.
• Successful completion of the FE exam preferred.
• Sustainability accreditation preferred.