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Job Title: Senior Structural Engineer

Company Name: Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.
Location: Houston, TX
Profession: Civil Engineering

Job Description:

Description




  • Provides support as the primary client contact for projects

  • Develops the scope of the services and prepares proposals

  • Assembles appropriate project team based on needs analysis and negotiates for available resources

  • Manages project team

  • Invoices client and follows up on outstanding accounts

  • Builds client relationships

  • Attracts new and repeat business

  • Researches historical background of structure, technical issues, and code issues 

  • Designs repair details

  • Prepares drawings and specifications, and final project deliverables

  • Prepares bid documents, addenda, change orders, draft investigation reports, and other work product

  • Conducts on-site inspection/investigation including survey and documentation of distress, field testing, sampling, photographing, and sketching

  • Conducts on-site observations of work in progress

  • Analyzes research and investigation data and develops alternate schemes for solving problems

  • Monitors and / or conducts laboratory testing

  • Completes structural analysis of concrete, steel, wood, masonry, and other structural systems

  • Attends field meetings and prepares site observation reports

  • Participation in professional organizations, authors papers, attends conferences and performs work on technical committees


 



Requirements:



  • PhD or Master's degree in Structural Engineering with 10 years of experience with an architectural or architectural/engineering firm and expertise in one or more of WJE's primary practices

  • Licensed appropriately for area of expertise

  • Experience in managing small and medium-sized projects

  • An entrepreneurial attitude

  • Active in professional organizations

  • Strong technical and general written and oral communication skills

  • Strong computer skills including AutoCAD and Microsoft Office -Ability to work in the field

  • Ability to travel outside local area, depending on local workload and project locations

  • Local client contacts in Michigan



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