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Structural Engineer

Job Type: Full-time

Iowa City, IA

Shive-Hattery has an exciting opportunity for a Structural Engineer with 5-10 years of experience in the design and leadership of structural engineering projects to support our Food and Pharma team in our Iowa City, IA office, .

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As a Structural Engineer at Shive-Hattery, you will be an integral part of our team serving our current and future clients, learn from our teams on how to service clients, and overall allow us to serve each other at an elevated level to ensure we can create a better world for all. Because of our work our clients can be successful and serve millions of customers through the food and health products they produce.

Throughout your role in Shive-Hattery, you can touch a variety of work, not only varying your daily but allowing you to work with various clients, ranging from local clients to Fortune 500 companies.

• Design projects as a structural engineer for industrial, commercial, and education projects of various sizes with the focus on industrial projects. Work with experienced engineers and technicians while coordinating work within multi-discipline teams. The majority of efforts will focus on our long-standing industrial clients who we work with locally and nationally.
• Lead the structural design portion of projects, make design recommendations and decisions, and oversee the completion and quality of construction drawings, specifications, reports and other project documentation.
• Establish and manage structural scope, schedule, and budget.
• Mentor and teach other team members.
• Interact with and be a representative of the company with clients and contractors as it relates to on-going projects.
• Must be capable of working on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Must be able to drive and have access to an automobile, climb ladders, work off elevated platforms and open grating, and wear personal protective equipment required for specific clients and sites.
• Additional responsibilities include overseeing shop drawing reviews and field data collection.

Qualifications:

• Professional Engineer licensure in Iowa, or the ability for immediate licensure in Iowa
• Structural design experience using concrete, steel, and masonry. Wood design would be a plus.
• Ability to lead the structural design of a project from schematic design through construction documents for both single-discipline and multi-discipline projects.
• Experience and willingness to provide direction to young engineers and designers, along with collaborating with other disciplines.
• Ability to manage time and workload effectively, which includes planning, organizing, and prioritizing work.
• Must have good attention to detail.
• Possess good oral and written communication skills, and comfortable presenting design solutions to owners.
• Experience using Revit, 3D software (Navisworks/Recap), structural engineering design software and Microsoft Office software.

**Why Shive-Hattery?

You will find the right balance at Shive-Hattery. A large pool of resources in a 500+ person design firm, with a small firm feel where you build personal connections with colleagues, partners and clients. Flourish as a professional with the freedom to chart your own course and make an impact - and Design What Matters to make the world a better place.

Our learning and teaching culture is founded on collaboration. You will learn from and teach other employees while working across disciplines. You will grow your skills and continue your professional growth at Shive-Hattery.

Shive-Hattery offers an outstanding and competitive total compensation package including competitive pay and over 35 different benefits. Benefit Highlights Medical, Dental, Vision - 4 tiers of coverage Voluntary Life Insurance - Employee, Spouse, and Child Voluntary Insurance Plans - Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity FSA - Medical and Dependent Care 8 Paid Holidays + PTO Paid Parental Leave 401K/Roth 401K with Company Match Overtime Bonus Profit Sharing Bonus**