HED is looking to add an experienced team member to our group of talented Structural Engineers. The candidate should have broad structural design expertise, with a focus on California School (DSA) and Healthcare (HCAI) projects preferred. Experience in steel, wood, and concrete materials is preferred. The candidate should be enthused about joining HED's shared commitment to Advancing Your World through Critical Thinking, Integrated Practice, and Design Excellence. Competitive salary and excellent benefits, including a flexible hybrid work schedule, are available. This position is open to individuals located near our offices in Sacramento and San Francisco, California.

ABOUT HED

We are a team that is full of ideas, experience, creativity, passionate opinions, insatiable curiosity, uncompromising integrity, commitment, and skill. Our culture is about aspiration, embracing change and challenges, listening to (and learning from) each other, encouraging continual learning, and inspiring collective growth. As an inclusive, integrated architecture and engineering practice, we value the diversity of perspectives, experiences, abilities, and expertise that advance both the work we do, and the world we share.

ROLE & TYPICAL DUTIES

• Structural Engineers at HED are responsible for building system concepts and the documentation process for projects at all scales from schematic design through construction administration, typically on multiple projects at one time.
• Structural Engineers may function as a Discipline Team Leader, working in collaboration with our in-house A/E team, including the Project Manager and the Project Architect, to create and deliver Positive Impact for our clients, colleagues, and community.
• This role includes responsibility for overseeing and supporting project team members within the structural engineering discipline, including on larger and more complex projects, spearheading the team's efforts in achieving Design Excellence.

Typical duties may include:

• Leading the structural design and documentation efforts, including producing drawings, calculations, specifications and the production of material, product, and code-required research to support project development.
• Document interpretation and submittal reviews during bidding and construction administration.
• Monitoring staff to produce quality services within a project team concept, and in conformance with HED best practices.
• Planning the structural discipline's project efforts; including preparing and monitoring Discipline Work Plans.
• Attending project meetings as necessary, representing the structural discipline to partners and clients.
• Interfacing with other Discipline Team Leaders.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum six years of technical design experience in Structural Engineering.
• Experience with California PreK-12 (DSA) and Healthcare (HCAI/OSHPD) preferred, laboratory/life science, Mission Critical or other complex projects acceptable.
• Professional Licensure - California-registered PE required; SE encouraged.
• Bachelor's or master's degree in Civil/Structural or Architectural Engineering required.
• Extensive knowledge of all aspects of professional services from schematic design through project close-out, including design and technical expertise.
• Commitment to understanding the coordination aspects and related requirements of all design disciplines.
• Proficiency with ETABS, RAM, RISA, and other structural analysis software.
• Ability to lead structural design teams (with some mentorship) including the ability to estimate hours and delegate work assignments.
• Highly organized, with strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong Revit skills.
• Very detail-oriented, self-motivated, enthusiastic, and flexible.
• LEED Accreditation preferred.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Capable of occasional travel to and from project sites (local, California, and potentially other states) to attending client, project, and construction meetings.
• Ability to access existing and new project sites for observation, investigation, and evaluation purposes.
• Ability to use office equipment for communication and documentation purposes.
• Visual acuity to perform responsibilities.

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