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Location: Englewood, CO | Schedule: Full-time, on-site

Overview

An engineering firm serving the mining industry is seeking a Structural Engineer IV to perform structural analysis and design work that supports critical mining infrastructure projects. This role is central to ensuring structural systems meet both client requirements and industry code standards.

What you'll do

• Demonstrate technical expertise in the structural engineering discipline
• Meet task and project time and budget goals
• Apply standard practices and techniques to specific assignments, adjusting and correlating data and recognizing discrepancies in results
• Take responsibility for structural design, design criteria, and code compliance for entire structural systems or projects
• Assist with initial structural layouts and beam sizing
• Support material take-off estimates for proposals
• Communicate structural information such as member sizes, connections, and welds for project drawings and specifications
• Maintain understanding of material specifications, steel codes, and building codes
• Develop and communicate structural details of connections and propose alternate framing solutions
• Perform structural analysis and design of structures such as steel supports for conveyors, crushers, screens, tanks, pipes, and other equipment, along with their foundations
• Prepare design criteria, including all relevant loads on the structure
• Prepare structural 2D and 3D drawings using CAD software
• Prepare material take-offs and bills of material
• Review vendor documents for structural components
• Review designs of other structural engineers for code and design specification compliance
• Suggest initial structural layouts to other disciplines
• Mentor structural engineering interns and junior structural engineers

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Structural Engineering from an accredited college or university
• Six or more years of related experience
• Proficiency with 2D and 3D drawing software such as AutoCad
• Proficiency with design software such as RISA-3D or similar
• Ability to sit for long periods, use hands and fingers to handle or operate objects, tools, or controls, and reach with hands and arms
• Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds
• Close vision and ability to adjust focus, including extended computer screen use
• Willingness to travel for projects both nationally and internationally as required
• Availability for occasional evening or weekend meetings and events

Preferred qualifications

• P.E. license in good standing (desired, but not required)
• Master's Degree from an accredited college or university (desired, not required)
• Knowledge of mining and/or bulk material handling industries
• Experience with Advance Steel and SolidWorks (desired but not required)

Why this role

This position offers the opportunity to lead structural design and code compliance for entire projects, mentor other engineers, and work on structures supporting critical mining and bulk material handling equipment.