Lead Structural Engineer

Wood • Greenville, SC

36d • Hybrid

About The Position

Wood is seeking a Lead Structural Engineer to join their team in the Greenville, SC office. This is a hybrid role requiring 3 days per week in the office. The position involves developing design concepts through to detailed design stages, focusing on load determination, stress analysis, and structural steel design using computational software and hand calculations. The role also requires coordination with other engineering disciplines, preparation of work scope documents and technical specifications, evaluation of supplier bids, and support for estimating and proposals teams. Additionally, the Lead Structural Engineer will conduct on-site inspections, troubleshoot investigations, and work collaboratively within a team environment, adhering to the company's Quality system and Safety Policy.

Requirements

• 4-year Civil/Structural Bachelor’s Degree
• Registered Professional Engineer with NCEES record.
• Knowledge of US steel design codes
• 10 plus years of structural design experience applied to industrial steel structures.
• Good working knowledge of STAAD or equivalent structural design software is essential.
• Good working knowledge of AutoCAD
• Basic understanding of the key contributors to the cost of concrete and structural steel fabrication and construction.
• Experience in design of structures with seismic demand.
• Experience in design of shallow and deep foundations for buildings, industrial structures and heavy equipment.
• Knowledge of vibration analysis of concrete foundations and steel structures.
• Strong technical writing skills and good verbal communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree desirable.
• Familiarity with other international codes desirable.
• Familiarity with Revit desirable.

Responsibilities

• Develop design concepts through to detailed design stage.
• Design tasks mainly involve load determination, stress analysis, structural steel design using computational software design tools and hand calculations as appropriate.
• Coordinate structural engineering with other engineering disciplines.
• Prepare work scope documents and technical specifications.
• Evaluate supplier bids for compliance to internal & client specifications and scopes of work. Provide technical evaluation of supplier bids and present to project management.
• Support the estimating and proposals teams by preparing preliminary designs, technical write-ups and specifications for cost estimating purposes.
• Conduct on-site inspections and troubleshooting investigations as required.
• Work in a team environment with other disciplines.
• Operate within the company's Quality system and Safety Policy in all phases of assignments.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior