Structural Design Engineer I

Ballinger•Philadelphia, PA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

At Ballinger, we are passionate about complex challenges and real-world problem solving. Design challenges come in all shapes and sizes, and the ones we prefer test us as design professionals. We seek out complex projects with big impact because they require us to ask tough questions, synthesize data, and push past the boundaries of existing answers into the realm of innovative solutions. Ballinger team members thrive on those challenges because our clients do, too: our work for them enables their ambitious endeavors in science and medicine, research and government, manufacturing and technology. Ballinger welcomes ambition with career development, mentorship, and leadership opportunities. Here ideas will always be more important than hierarchy because they result in buildings as transformative as the missions they serve. Position Summary Support in the design of buildings. This position determines the cause of structural failures, damages, and defects through site investigations. Develops specifications for use during construction and ensures all projects comply with applicable codes and regulations. As a Structural Design Engineer, your primary responsibilities will involve drafting and modeling documents. Additional responsibilities include picking up redlines in a documentation set, engineering support in the form of standalone analysis modeling, and documentation tasks within a larger project on project teams under the direction of a Senior/Project Engineer or Department Head Engineer. Within this role, you will be expected to have an active and direct role in document production as well as active interface and coordination with other disciplines.

Requirements

Foundational interpersonal skills and coordination efforts
Foundational analytical and engineering skills under the mentorship of project engineers
Ability to take direction within a larger team
Develop design or technical solutions under the supervision of the Project Engineer and/or Department Heads
CAD & Revit proficiency
Excel, Word, and analysis software proficiency
Active role in drawing production, including but not limited to picking up redlines, quality assessment of individual work, coordination with other disciplines and coordination reviews and participation in team coordination meetings from SD through CA phases
Thorough understanding of discipline’s drawing and graphic standards, adherence to standards for quality and consistency in Ballinger’s product
Strong interpersonal skills, specifically communication, dependability, responsibility, and teamwork
Coordination skills, specifically communication, organization, time management, and adaptability
BS, BEng, or BAE degree in engineering relevant to the particular field of practice or equivalent as determined by the firm.
Zero to four years experience

Nice To Haves

Post Graduate degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Draft/model documents
Pick up redlines in a documentation set
Engineering support in the form of standalone analysis modeling and documentation tasks within a larger project on project teams under the direction of Senior/Project Engineer or Department Head Engineer
Active and direct role in document production
Interface and coordinate with other disciplines
Mentor team members junior to them
Develop knowledge of Ballinger’s project types (health care, academic/lab/research, corporate/workspace) through active engagement with project teams and leadership
Travel as project requirements dictate for surveys and field/site visits during construction