Structural Designer II

About Us

Clayco is a full-service, turnkey real estate development, master planning, architecture, engineering, and construction firm that safely delivers clients across North America the highest quality solutions on time, on budget, and above and beyond expectations. With $8.1 billion in revenue for 2025, Clayco specializes in the "art and science of building," providing fast track, efficient solutions for mission critical, industrial, life sciences, power & energy, aviation, commercial, institutional, residential and sports & entertainment related building projects.

About LJC

LJC Design & Engineering is a full-service architecture, engineering, and design firm committed to enhancing the quality of the human experience through integrated design. We are a team of high-energy professionals who share a passion for design, a collaborative approach, and a casual culture. We solve challenges by leveraging the collective expertise and ingenuity of the best and brightest minds across development, design, and construction.

The Role We Want You For

The Structural Designer II will be working with in-house Development, Architecture, and Construction teams to provide Structural Design and Quality Assurance on industrial (distribution, manufacturing, food and beverage, and cold storage) projects for our nationwide clients. This role is for the our St. Louis office, and is an on-site position.

Scope of Responsibility

The Structural Designer II is to work closely with more experienced engineers and designers to assists in the development of deliverables. This individual is expected to execute work on one or more intermediate level tasks simultaneously as delegated by the Lead or Sr. Designer. This individual may also delegate some basic and fundamental tasks to Entry-Level Designers and provide oversight of their work. This individual shall be able to work self-sufficiently most of the time and understands the basics of communicating effectively with the engineers and other disciplines involved in the project.

The Specifics of the Role

• Uses Revit Structures effectively
• Ability to use Navisworks effectively a plus
• Good knowledge of how construction documents are put together
• Creates conceptual structural models based on verbal direction or rough sketches from engineers or other designers. Incorporates standard notes and details for use in the construction documents.
• Manages and incorporates electronic or paper redlines from the Structural Engineer using established workflows.
• Takes complete ownership of their portion of the structural scope, reliably working to meet schedule, budget, and quality requirements.
• Highly focused on quality, ensuring conformance with established structural standards, project standards, and project delivery processes.
• Highly proficient in checking his/her own work and coordinating work with related disciplines to avoid clashes.
• Able to mentor junior designers by assisting with finding answers to technical questions and concerns.
• Trained in Autodesk Revit Structure (Architectural / Structural design in 3D modeling)
• Motivated and Self Starter / Pays attention to details and willing to learn other disciplines if needed.
• Positive and team oriented attitude
• Communicates well with team members and consultants

Requirements

• Associate’s degree in Computer Aided Drafting and Design or similar technical degree. (or 3+ years of experience utilizing BIM software)
• 2-5 years of experience required, in an operating company or design firm setting.

Some Things You Should Know

• Our clients and projects are nationwide.
• No other builder can offer the collaborative design-build approach that Clayco does.
• We work on creative, complex, award-winning, high-profile jobs.
• The pace is fast!

Why Clayco?

• 2025 Best Places to Work – St. Louis Business Journal, Los Angeles Business Journal, and Phoenix Business Journal.
• 2025 ENR Top 400 – Top Data Center Contractor (Top 3).
• 2025 ENR Top 100 Design-Build Firms – Design-Build Contractor (Top 5).
• 2025 ENR Top 100 Green Contractors – Green Contractor (Top 3).

Benefits

• Discretionary Annual Bonus: Subject to company and individual performance.
• Comprehensive Benefits Package Including: Medical, dental and vision plans, 401k, PTO and paid company holidays, employee assistance program, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, disability coverage, learning & development programs and more!

Compensation

• The salary range for this position considers a wide range of factors in making compensation decisions including but not limited to: Education, qualifications, skills, training, experience, certifications, internal equity, and location. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.