Senior Structural Engineer

Start designing tomorrow’s future!  

Buro Happold is seeking a Senior Structural Engineer to join our talented and inclusive hybrid Structural Engineering team in Los Angeles, CA. 

As a Senior Structural Engineer, you will have the opportunity to apply your technical knowledge of structural design across a portfolio of ground-breaking projects in the US and globally. Strong communication skills and teamwork are essential to life at Buro Happold and in turn, we can offer you unrivalled career, project, and development opportunities.

Here at Buro Happold, expect the exceptional.  

From the projects you will work on to the clients we work with. From career-defining opportunities to an inclusive and diverse practice where we all contribute to a more equitable world. From our reputation to our relationships. Wherever your Buro Happold career takes you, it’ll be anything but ordinary.    

Your next role  

Join us and be surrounded by exceptional opportunities in an environment alive with innovation and possibility. Your new team has a willingness and curiosity to see possibility and potential in everything – from the most iconic projects to our everyday conversations.

Your key duties  

Our ideal candidate will be a creative individual with superb communication skills. Your broad design knowledge will serve you well in this role as you make your mark on our exciting range of projects. This role will typically analyze and design structural systems for steel and concrete buildings using the appropriate building codes and be in close collaboration with other disciplines within a multi-discipline environment.

As a key part of the team, your responsibilities will be varied but will broadly include:

Preparation and verification of detailed engineering designs, drawings, documents and specifications

• Undertake detailed engineering design for gravity and lateral systems of building structures
• Take the lead in managing project development and deliverables with the team
• Reviewing project work and deliverables to meet expected high levels of quality against project schedules  
• Guide and help develop less experienced team members in order to achieve project success and team goals
• Create 3D structural analysis models using commercial software, including RAM, SAP, ETABS, SAFE, etc
• Set up, manage and review job/project administrative systems, including planning and monitoring job resourcing/expenditure
• Under guidance of project leadership, attend and participate in meetings with the client, and other design team members 

Your skills and experience 

• 5+   years of experience of innovative structural building engineering design
• Relevant master's degree
• Professional Engineer (P.E.)
• Structural Engineer (S.E.) is a plus
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of US Building Codes and Professional Standards with expertise in seismic design
• Broad structural design knowledge from working on a wide range of projects
• Experience with wide range of material, including the design of steel, concrete and mass timber building structures
• Confident and proactive character with ability to accept a high degree of responsibility in a team-based organization, combined with ability to work independently
• Experience in Performance-based seismic design and Seismic devices (base isolation, hysteretic / viscous dampers, etc.) is a plus
• Good working experience with BIM tools such as REVIT
• Passion for sustainability and reducing the environmental impact on projects
• Experience with or willing to learn computation design methods, using Rhino, Grasshopper is a plus

What we offer 

• Salary range of $95,000 to $115,000. This will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, and/or experience
• Generous benefits package
• Annual discretionary bonus
• Generous PTO (4 weeks) in addition to 10 paid holidays
• 401k with company match
• Hybrid working (minimum of 3 days/week in office) & summer hours
• Reimbursement for certain professional licenses and associated renewals and exam fees
• Connection to global network of experts on the forefront of industry initiatives
• Access to wide ranging learning and development opportunities
• Be a part of supporting our diverse company culture through open engagement with our Young Employees Forum, Diversity and Inclusion Forum, Buro Happold Women's Network, and/or our Black at Buro Happold Employee Resource Groups

A place for everyone 

Apply now to start your career journey with us.

A place for everyone

Buro Happold values an individual's flexible approaches to working patterns as an important part of how you work and achieve balance. We welcome applications from those who are seeking flexibility in their careers.   

Our exceptional portfolio of projects is the result of the diversity of thought, identities, backgrounds, and experiences that shape us. Appreciating each other’s differences is key, we want employees to feel they don’t have to mask elements of their identity to thrive. 

We are working to change the lack of representation of marginalised groups in the built environment. We are particularly keen to hear from anyone who feels they are underrepresented in the industry. We have much to learn from one another. Embracing differences allows us to develop the most innovative and elegant solutions.

Please let us know if there are any adjustments we could make to the application process to make it easier and more comfortable for you. Contact recruitment@burohappold.com so we can work with you to support you throughout your application. 

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