Structural Staff Engineer
Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking a Structural Staff Engineer to join our renewables team in Denver, Minneapolis, and Madison. This position is anticipated to start Summer 2025. Westwood has a highly experienced and dynamic team of individuals dedicated to providing high-level professional services to our clients.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Responsible for structural design of foundations, ancillary structures and anchorage for utility scale solar projects, substations, and transmission line infrastructure.
- Prepare or direct the structural design reports, specifications, and plans. Review and approve project submittals, RFIs, and supports field activities during construction.
- Provide professional and technical support to multiple Westwood projects. Day-to-day support and input to internal and external Project Managers.
Required Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Civil or Structural Engineering from an ABET-accredited program
- Education or experience must include:
- IBC, ASCE 7, AISC 360, ACI 318
- shallow and deep foundations, including spread footings, slab-on-grade, piles, and concrete caissons
- connection and anchorage design such as cast-in-place, post installed, welds and high-strength bolts
- steel member design, including cold-formed and hot-rolled steel sections
- reinforced and prestressed concrete design
- active construction projects, including inspections, submittals, and RFIs
- structural design for utility-scale PV solar projects
- remote collaboration and working with other disciplines
- design and construction of bridges
- structural inspections of existing structures
- seismic design
- distributed renewable energy system design
- MS Office
- AutoCAD
- Revit/BIM
- Bluebeam
- Finite Element Analysis
- Life Cycle Analysis
- Industrialized construction
- EIT/FE certification.
- Must have current authorization to be employed in the U.S. without employer sponsorship
Compensation Range
Minimum: USD $68,000.00/Yr.
Maximum: USD $75,000.00/Yr.
About Westwood Professional Services, Inc. (Westwood)
At Westwood, our purpose is to create a better world for people through our work. We transform the energy grid, design resilient infrastructure, and develop communities that will flourish today and for future generations. With over 50 years of experience and a legacy of innovation, we stand at the forefront of our industry, dedicated to understanding the unique needs of the markets we serve.
Our approach revolves around people. We are committed to building a culture that attracts, retains, and develops high performers. Our team values relationships, innovation, dedication, initiative, and growth. We believe fostering a collaborative "One Team" mentality yields superior outcomes in everything we do.
We customize our technical capabilities and geographic reach to meet our clients where they are and help them realize their vision. We are partners in our clients' success, driving to provide solutions that make a lasting difference. Safety, sustainability, and operational excellence are not just facets of our work; they are intrinsic to our identity, guiding every decision we make.
We are deeply invested in the communities we serve. Through our projects and giving-back initiatives, we enrich the lives of those we serve, engage others within our industry, and create a lasting impact on communities around the world. To us, success transcends the completion of projects; it is reflected in the lives we have positively impacted by our work.
Join us in creating a better world.
In 2023, Zweig Group ranked Westwood nationally at #12 and #30, respectively, on its Hot Firms and Best Firms to Work for lists. Zweig also awarded Westwood two national 2nd place awards for Marketing Excellence. Westwood was recently recognized as #79 in the ENR Top 500 Firms in 2023. The firm consistently ranks on the industry's top 25 lists and receives recognition for its involvement in award-winning projects nationwide.
Westwood provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. We believe that diverse backgrounds strengthen our business. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
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