About this role
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Established in 1900, Mead & Hunt is a nationally recognized professional services consulting firm. Our planning, design and construction services are available to clients across a wide variety of sectors. From water infrastructure, architecture, food/beverage processing, federal and state transportation, and more, our dedicated staff of professionals deliver innovative, cost-effective solutions that elevate clients and communities. We prioritize building lasting client relationships.
Here at Mead & Hunt, our culture is about taking care of people, doing the right thing, and doing what makes sense. We are a flexible company that believes in giving back to our communities. We are employee-owned, and we invest in our employees through our various employee programs and by supporting continued professional development.
Looking to grow your career with a company that values innovation, continuous development, and building lasting relationships? We have an exciting opportunity for a senior structural engineer to serve as a technical leader within our dams, hydropower, and water resources team.
Responsibilities include:
- Leading the design of hydraulic structures and other structural engineering projects, including projects related to dams, spillways, canals, pump stations, valve houses, and other hydraulic structures.
- Serving as a project manager responsible for scope, schedule and budget.
- Overseeing the preparation of plans, calculations, specifications, and other design documents for bidding and construction.
- Serving as an engineer in responsible charge of reviewing, approving, and applying professional engineering seals to final plans, specifications, and reports.
- Performing condition assessments of existing structures.
- Evaluating and analyzing existing structures.
- Conducting field inspections of project sites to assess existing conditions.
- Supporting construction administration for projects in construction.
- Mentoring and providing guidance to less experienced team members.
- Providing QA/QC.
- Client management.
- Attending day and night client meetings as necessary.
- Conducting necessary travel.
The successful candidate must have:
- A bachelor’s degree (or higher) in civil or structural engineering, or architectural engineering (with an emphasis on structures) from an ABET accredited college or university
- At least eight (8) years of relevant structural engineering work experience
- Professional Engineer (PE) license in any state with the ability to obtain a license in California within twelve (12) months of being hired.
The ideal candidate will have any/all of the following:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Experience working in a multi-disciplinary project team setting to deliver construction documents and reports.
- Experience designing and analyzing hydraulic structures and other water-related structural projects.
- Strong technical writing skills and experience writing reports, specifications, and technical memorandums.
- Both client and project management experience.
- Experience preparing proposals by developing scopes of work, cost estimates, and project schedules.
- Knowledge of California Building Code, ASCE 7, ACI 350, and AISC 360.
- Experience with Army Corps of Engineers Engineering Manuals related to hydraulic structures and FERC Engineering Guidelines.
- Experience with seismic evaluations and earthquake resistant designs.
- Experience with structural engineering software programs including finite element analysis and CAD programs such as RISA 3D, SAP2000, and AutoCAD.
- Mentoring experience.
- A Structural Engineer (SE) license.
If you have strong communication and organizational skills, are self-motivated, and can work well both independently and as part of a team, complete the online application process for this job posting at www.meadhunt.com/careers.
Mead & Hunt proudly offers medical, dental, and vision insurance, paid time off, paid sick leave, parental leave, a 401K plan with a generous company match, life and disability insurance, and an
employee assistance program.
Salary Range: $120,000 to $166,000 – Actual compensation may vary due to other factors such as: experience, skill set or location.
Employment is contingent upon successful completion of applicable pre-employment screening requirements.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability.
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