Design Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Salary : $80,000 - $105,000

We are looking for aDesign Engineer to join our team in our Seattle office. The Design Engineer is responsible for creating structural schemes for typical construction types, with understanding of design, construction, and cost factors. This role will coordinate and resolve issues with architects, other consultants and contractors. An ideal candidate has a minimum of 4 years of relevant structural engineering experience, including a minimum of one year of construction-stage experience. If youre drawn to innovative design, ambitious structures, and a workplace that values your well-being both inside and outside the office, we encourage you to apply!

At Fast + Epp, our core purpose is to advance structural design and propel architectural imagination. We strive to manifest this core purpose in the designs we produce, the community we have created, and the professional development opportunities we provide for our staff. Were looking for people who approach problems with a sense of curiosity and are not afraid to ask, is there a better way to do this? We want people who will bring diverse experiences and viewpoints to our team, those who love to collaborate with others and understand they have something to learn from everyone they meet. Were searching for individuals who are honest, reliable, and good listeners.

Primary Responsibilities :

• Contributes to creating and comparing structural schemes.
• Contributes to basis of design and design strategy documents.
• Carries out design tasks across wide range of common design elements.
• Carries out construction reviews across wide range of construction elements.
• Delegates and leads others in carrying out design tasks and construction reviews.
• Presents structural schemes to architects and other engineers.
• Coordinates structural design with architectural and non-structural engineering requirements.
• Coordinates construction-stage solutions with contractor and design team.
• Resolves individual design conflicts between structural and other requirements.
• Provides solutions to issues arising from construction errors and unforeseen site conditions.
• Provides technical mentoring to more junior engineers.
• Reads contracts for own projects.
• Sets and maintains project budgets.
• Maintains up-to-date data in project management software.
• Manages and chairs internal project meetings.
• Maintains minutes for internal and external project minutes.
• Organizes project documentation in accordance with QA / QC procedures.
• Coordinates with the BIM staff.
• Manages project scope and additional services.
• Collaborate with other project managers to resolve workload issues and conflicting deadlines.

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What you bring to the table :

Why work for Fast + Epp?

At Fast + Epp, we strive to be more than a stereotypical engineering company. We are also a collection of musicians, volunteers, amateur athletes, artists, parents and community members. We build our workplace culture through socials and team activities. Our workdays are flexible and fit with our lives outside of the office. As we continue to grow, we are committed to preserving our design studio atmosphere by encouraging our staff to be creative and forward thinking in all that they do.

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