CIVIL/STRUCTURAL ENGINEER FOR MIXED-USE HIGH-RISE PROJECT

Job Overview

• Inspect project sites to monitor progress and ensure conformance to design specifications and safety or sanitation standards.
• Compute load and grade requirements, water flow rates, or material stress factors to determine design specifications.
• Provide technical advice to industrial or managerial personnel regarding design, construction, program modifications or structural repairs.
• Test soils and materials to determine the adequacy and strength of foundations, concrete, asphalt, and/or steel.
• Manage and direct the construction, operations, and maintenance activities at the project site(s).
• Direct or participate in surveying to lay out installations or establish reference points, grades, and elevations to guide construction.
• Estimate quantities and cost of materials, equipment, along with labor to determine project feasibility.
• Plan and design transportation, hydraulic systems and/or structures using computer assisted design or drawing tools.
• Design energy efficient or environmentally sound civil structures.  
• Identify environmental risks and develop risk management strategies for civil engineering projects.  
• Direct engineering activities ensuring compliance with environmental, safety, and other governmental regulations.  
• Analyze survey reports, maps, drawings, blueprints, aerial photography, and other topographical or geologic data.
• Conduct studies of traffic patterns and environmental conditions to identify engineering problems and assess potential project impact.

• Stay abreast of company policies, procedures, and practices; participates in ongoing training and development as assigned or approved to assure knowledge and skills remain current and comprehensive.
• Adhere to all applicable federal, state, and local laws as well as applicable regulations and standards.
• Establish trusted working relationship with clients and interacts socially at mixed engagements with regional clients.
• Apply structural engineering principles to new and unusual situations and collaborate ideas with other structural team members
• Prepare and monitor project status reports

Qualifications and Desired Characteristics

• Must have at least 5 years of mixed-use high-rise real estate project engineering work experience in projects over 20 floors. (Hotel/condos/retail/office space)
• Bachelor Degree in Civil Engineering/Construction Management from a U.S accredited educational institution preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of Google Calendar, and MS Office.
• Detail oriented individual with strong work ethic and self-starting positive attitude.
• Professional Structural Engineering License in State of CA or equivalent experience
• E.I.T. Certification, Candidates must possess a BS in civil engineering. MS preferred; Professional registration as a PE is required, SE preferred.
• Familiarity with typical computer software programs used for civil engineering design (AutoCAD, Civil3D, Hydrology and Hydraulic, Water CAD, Flow master, etc.) is a plus.

• Uses engineering judgment to perform duties and know when to ask questions, seek assistance or perform independent research
• Perform engineering calculations, clearly documenting methodology used and checks his/her work
• Check for accuracy of design and adherence to City of Los Angeles guidelines, standards, and specifications