Senior Structural Engineer - Buildings Design

Senior Structural Engineer - Buildings Design

Location: US-NY-Rochester | US-NY-Syracuse | US-NY-Albany

Job ID: 6622

# Positions: 1

Category: Building Design

WHY CHA?

At CHA, we believe in the power of clean water, resilient energy, safer roads, and structures that harmoniously blend with their surroundings. We create solutions. We help People. We improve our world. At CHA, we embed ourselves in our communities - and take pride in improving things where we live. At the foundation is a commitment to inclusion and diversity and choosing to treat everyone with dignity and respect.

We are currently seeking a Senior Structural Engineer - Buildings Design to join our Commercial & Institutional - Architectural & Structural Team at our office in either Rochester, NY; Syracuse, NY; or Colonie, NY.

CHA believes our employees should have the time and flexibility to balance work and personal commitments. We offer most employees the option of a hybrid schedule with a work week that includes both office and work from home days.

YOUR IMPACT

The Senior Structural Engineer - Buildings Design, a key role at CHA, leads the technical execution of projects within his/her discipline and provides expert consultation in one or more areas of the respective field of engineering. This key role provides guidance, mentorship, and technical review of work completed by junior level staff as well as provides technical development of proposals and external presentations (i.e., clients, public, regulatory agency, etc.).

The Senior Structural Engineer - Buildings Design resolves highly complex technical issues and continuously monitors the progress and performance on a project to ensure efficient production and uncover potential problems. The individual in this role recognizes technical discrepancies in analytical results and makes appropriate corrections following standard procedures and recommends alterations to development and design to improve quality of design.

At CHA, you can build a career and find your passion across our diverse business lines and project teams. Being part of CHA means being part of a team of talented professionals, where you'll find support for your career growth and the opportunity to impact our industry and our communities.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering required, Master's Degree preferred.
• Professional Engineer License (PE) required.
• Minimum of 10 years progressive engineering experience is required.
• Expert knowledge of the respective engineering discipline(s) with a proven ability to practically apply best practices.
• Advanced proficiency with engineering, computational, and modeling software (Revit, AutoCAD, MicroStation, etc.).
• Understands QA/QC procedures and basic business practices and laws related to engineering.
• Ability to demonstrate leadership skills and effectively work in a collaborative environment; proven ability to lead a team.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills with the ability to adapt communication style to suit various audiences.
• Proficiency with MS Office software required.
• Active role in a professional engineering society/organization preferred.
• Ability to travel (~10% of the time).

CULTURE/EEO STATEMENT

At CHA, we work every day to create solutions, help people, and improve our world, committed to creating and fostering excellence in our diverse and highly talented teams. Our teams continually strive to find better ways - always searching, never settling - to achieve extraordinary results. Our values around hiring, training, and community engagement reflect a company culture that is inclusive and forward leaning, always pushing the limits of what is possible.

We as an organization celebrate the values of inclusion and equality, and advocate for the full participation of all people in an environment free of discrimination.