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Structural Project Engineer
Thornton Tomasetti
Chicago, USA
Full-time
Mid · 4+ years experience
Onsite
Discovered 3 weeks ago
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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.
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Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Structural, or Architectural Engineering; Master’s degree preferred.
- Professional Engineer (PE) licensure preferred.
- 4+ years of structural engineering experience with proficiency in analysis and modeling tools and growing experience in protective design or resilience-focused projects.
- Ability to solve complex problems, manage priorities, and communicate effectively across disciplines.
- Ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance.
- Compensation
Responsibilities
- As a Project Engineer in our Protective Design & Security Practice, you’ll take on a key technical role supporting the delivery of protective design solutions. You will own more complex analysis and coordination tasks, guide junior engineers, and contribute to integrating security and resilience strategies into project delivery. You’ll work across disciplines, contribute to project management, and begin stepping into more client-facing opportunities. If you’re ready to elevate your impact and grow into future project leadership, this is the place to do it.
- Lead and refine protective design analyses, including blast effects, impact, and progressive collapse considerations.
- Develop and organize deliverables such as calculations, reports, and drawings, ensuring clarity, accuracy, and alignment with project goals and threat conditions.
- Coordinate proactively with architects, engineers, and security stakeholders to support integration of protective strategies into project designs.
- Review and provide feedback on junior staff work, supporting their technical development.
- Contribute to risk and vulnerability assessments and assist in translating findings into implementable design solutions.
- Grow your leadership skills by assisting with project management activities, contributing to proposals, and engaging in client-facing opportunities.
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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