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Structural Designer

Upper Darby, PA, USA

Job Type

To apply for this career opportunity, please send an email to careers@orndorf.com with your resume, cover letter, and salary requirements. We look forward to reviewing your application.

Full Time

About the Role

We are seeking a motivated structural engineer with excellent technical and communication skills to work with our Project Managers & Principals to develop structural designs for a variety of building and non-building structures.

Everyday responsibilities will include:
• Analyze, design, and document building structures.
• Prepare complete construction drawings with plans, sections, and details.
• Perform and prepare structural calculations and Finite Element Modeling.
• Perform construction administration services (Shop Drawings, RFIs, and field visits).
• Manage projects from start to finish with the help of supervising PM/Principal.
• Prepare engineering reports.
• Research code issues (building and structural).
• Prepare and present in-house seminars.

This position is an excellent opportunity for candidates seeking professional growth into a future project management role.

This is primarily a remote-work position, with occasional on-site visits required. Candidates must have a reliable internet connection and a dedicated work area to ensure productivity and efficiency while working remotely.

Note: O&A does not accept inquiries from third-party recruiting agencies and/or individuals.

Requirements

  • The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 1 to 3 years of previous experience in building structural design and documentation.

  • Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Architectural Engineering.

  • E.I.T. preferred with plans for PE / SE licensure.

  • Ability to work in a group environment for larger projects.

  • Possess professional curiosity, a desire for self-learning and research.

  • Possess the communication and interpersonal skills necessary for effective project management and relationship building (internal & external teams).

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

  • Strong proficiency in Revit and AutoCAD required.

  • Familiarity with FEM, RAM Structural Systems, RAM Elements, RAM Concept, etc.

  • Working knowledge of building codes: IBC 2009 & 2012, ASCE7-05/10/16.

  • Working knowledge of AISC 360, ACI 318 and NDS.

  • Technical skills must be at the level in which candidates can execute assignments independently, under the supervision of a senior engineer, PM, or Principal.

  • Display a positive attitude.

About the Company

Orndorf & Associates, Inc. is a full-service structural engineering and design firm located in suburban Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with branch offices in Greenville and Rehoboth, DE. We are an award-winning, client-oriented firm that combines the extensive in-depth experience of a larger engineering firm with the personalized service of a small firm.

Our firm provides engineering and design services in a wide array of sectors, including K-12 facilities, higher-education, municipal, public projects, commercial buildings, mall and shopping centers, single-family and multi-family developments, large mixed-use buildings, medical buildings and hospitals, houses of worship, and industrial facilities. We also perform construction engineering services, including underpinning design, sheeting and shoring, temporary shoring structures, specialty cold-formed steel engineering, connection engineering, and construction sequence consulting. We perform structural health investigations, due-diligence studies, damage assessment studies, dynamic and vibration studies, historic restoration, and fall protection design services.

O&A offers the right candidate a great professional environment and work setting while providing a very diverse range of projects to work on and gain experience. We employ an easily accessible and supportive staff who have developed a group mentoring culture that has been key to our success. We offer a competitive salary and great benefits.

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