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Structural Associate
Thornton Tomasetti
San Diego, USA
Full-time
Senior · 8+ years experience
Onsite
Discovered 3 weeks ago
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Your Role
- As an Associate in our Structural Practice, you'll guide complex building designs, lead teams, deepen client relationships, and expand your influence across the firm. We are seeking a candidate to specialize in our projects in the government market sector including Federal, State and Local government projects. At this level, you'll pair advanced engineering expertise with growing ownership of business results, helping shape strategy, strengthen client partnerships, and elevate project delivery. This is your opportunity to make a bigger impact and accelerate your path toward firm leadership.
- What You’ll Do
- Tackle complex, high-impact building projects where your technical judgment directly shapes outcomes.
- Collaborate closely with the Protective Design & Security team in the pursuit and execution of projects focused in the government market sector.
- Lead multi-practice project delivery end-to-end, steering design, managing teams, and driving decisions with real autonomy.
- Develop familiarity with U.S. government security standards and BIM workflows (e.g., Revit).
- Be the expert clients rely on, providing clear, confident guidance on advanced structural challenges and integrated design solutions.
- Grow and mentor a high-performing team, raising the technical bar and developing future leaders.
- Expand client relationships and help position TT for new opportunities and markets.
- Influence firm strategy by connecting clients to our full-service capabilities and identifying where we should grow next.
- What You’ll Bring
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Structural, or Architectural Engineering; Master’s degree preferred.
- Professional Engineer (PE) and/or Structural Engineer (SE) licensure.
- 8+ years of structural engineering experience with demonstrated technical depth in new or existing building design focused in the government market sector (Federal experience preferred).
- Drive project delivery and lead teams, partnering with clients while leveraging strong technical expertise to solve complex challenges and shape project strategy and priorities.
- Leadership that inspires others through mentoring, empowerment, and effective communication, while expanding your client-facing presence.
- Eagerness to champion multi-practice project delivery with integrated engineering design solutions.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance.
- Compensation
Benefits
- Depending on your employment status, benefits may include:
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, Disability and other voluntary benefits
- Flexible Spending Accounts for Medical and Childcare
- Paid Time Off, Family Leave for New Parents, Volunteer Time
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Commuter Transit (where available)
- 401k retirement savings with Company matching on employee contributions and/or qualified student loan repayments
- Fitness Reimbursement
- And other various wellness, diversity/inclusion and employee resource programs and initiatives
- Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
- Thornton Tomasetti is proud to be an equal employment workplace. Individuals seeking employment at Thornton Tomasetti are considered without regards to age, ancestry, color, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, protected family care or medical leave status, race, religion (including beliefs and practices or the absence thereof), sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
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Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Structural, or Architectural Engineering; Master’s degree preferred.
- Professional Engineer (PE) and/or Structural Engineer (SE) licensure.
- 8+ years of structural engineering experience with demonstrated technical depth in new or existing building design focused in the government market sector (Federal experience preferred).
- Drive project delivery and lead teams, partnering with clients while leveraging strong technical expertise to solve complex challenges and shape project strategy and priorities.
- Leadership that inspires others through mentoring, empowerment, and effective communication, while expanding your client-facing presence.
- Eagerness to champion multi-practice project delivery with integrated engineering design solutions.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance.
- Compensation
About Thornton Tomasetti
Architecture & Engineering Services2677 employeesFounded 1949
Independent global engineering consulting firm designing, investigating and analyzing structures, materials and systems for clients worldwide.
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