Published: Apr 28, 2025 - The Graduate Structural Engineer optimizes structural site design proposals while conducting site surveys and investigating the integrity of existing structures. This position performs detailed structural design analysis, ensures compliance with Health and Safety regulations and CDM standards, and contributes to forensic assessments and defect investigations across various building types. This role analyzes structural failures, recommends remedial actions, and prepares comprehensive technical reports with scopes of work and cost estimates.

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1. Graduate Structural Engineer, Apex Structures LLC, Lubbock, TX
Job Summary:
- Design the earthworks and stormwater systems
- Document the calculations and assumptions in formal reports
- Create the design drawings in AutoCAD or other tools
- Attending and documenting project meetings
- Oversight of subcontractors performing work for GHD in the field, such as survey or geotechnical crews
- Assists the Project Manager from the conception of the project through construction
- Designs the building's structural system
- Detail and redline the structural elements for building construction
- Reviews redline drawings and communicates with clients
- Attends meetings, visits project sites, checks shop drawings, and AutoCAD
Skills on Resume:
- Earthworks Design (Hard Skills)
- Stormwater Systems (Hard Skills)
- Design Drawings (Hard Skills)
- AutoCAD Proficiency (Hard Skills)
- Project Documentation (Soft Skills)
- Subcontractor Oversight (Soft Skills)
- Structural Design (Hard Skills)
- Client Communication (Soft Skills)
2. Graduate Structural Engineer, Meridian Engineering Solutions, Little Rock, AR
Job Summary:
- Linear and non-linear structural analysis
- Detailed finite element analysis and fatigue assessments
- Risk-based inspection planning and management
- General structural engineer assessments
- Assess the fixed jackets and topsides structures
- Hydrodynamic and structural assessments of floating structures
- Assess the helideck structures.
- Performing structural design, structural analysis, condition inspection, and rating analysis of various transportation structures such as highway and railway bridges, and overhead sign structures
- Participating in bridge inspections
- Developing finite element models for the analysis of existing or new structures to evaluate performance
Skills on Resume:
- Linear Analysis (Hard Skills)
- Finite Element (Hard Skills)
- Risk-Based Inspection (Hard Skills)
- Structural Assessments (Hard Skills)
- Hydrodynamic Analysis (Hard Skills)
- Helideck Structures (Hard Skills)
- Bridge Inspections (Soft Skills)
- Model Development (Hard Skills)
3. Graduate Structural Engineer, Horizon Built Consultants, Mobile, AL
Job Summary:
- Contribute to the overall design and delivery of buildings, including the component parts of the structure
- Join Ramboll’s ICE or IStructE training scheme and progress professional development with support from a mentor
- Identify opportunities for digital automation and/or optimisation of building systems, interfaces and/or component parts
- Develop digital tools and approaches to leverage these opportunities
- Translate complex engineering concepts and solutions into presentations, reports, sketches, drawings and infographics that communicate the essence and demonstrate value to clients and key stakeholders
- Identify potential health & safety, design, sustainability and commercial risks on projects and contribute towards mitigating them
- Monitor the implementation of design throughout the entire project lifecycle, from initial concepts to visits on site
- Learn to manage projects effectively and communicate with other designers, clients and stakeholders to achieve project success
- Learn how to assess, review and repair existing buildings and structures to minimise intervention while helping to retain part of the UK’s rich building heritage for future generations
- Proactively pursue continuous professional development including working towards chartered status with a recognised institution
Skills on Resume:
- Building Design (Hard Skills)
- Digital Automation (Hard Skills)
- Tool Development (Hard Skills)
- Engineering Communication (Soft Skills)
- Risk Mitigation (Soft Skills)
- Project Monitoring (Hard Skills)
- Project Management (Soft Skills)
- Continuous Development (Soft Skills)
4. Graduate Structural Engineer, NorthPoint Structural Group, Eugene, OR
Job Summary:
- Providing expertise and support to other transportation design teams on an as needed basis.
- Preparing technical calculations, drawings, tables, charts, and assist in report preparation
- Working closely with the Engineering team to assist with detailed design and documentation requirements
- Supporting engineers and designers for the Offshore facilities SOW for Brownfield upgrades
- Providing technical assistance to others
- Building strong working relationships with the structural team and other discipline engineering groups
- Perform local and global analyses of offshore structures within oil and gas, floating wind and fish farming
- Document the strength and design according to governing codes and specifications
- Work closely with the Structural and Design Engineers to provide engineered solutions, ensuring safety in design and good practice.
- Support the Design Engineers by offering advice on Codes of Practice.
Skills on Resume:
- Technical Support (Soft Skills)
- Technical Documentation (Hard Skills)
- Design Assistance (Soft Skills)
- Offshore Facilities (Hard Skills)
- Technical Assistance (Soft Skills)
- Relationship Building (Soft Skills)
- Structural Analysis (Hard Skills)
- Design Safety (Hard Skills)
5. Graduate Structural Engineer, Pioneer Design Works, Fargo, ND
Job Summary:
- Optimize the site design proposals for structures
- Attend and survey sites, investigating existing structures and integrity for a solution.
- Undertake and check site-specific structural design analysis for submission, and also to avoid redundant structural design.
- Ensure that site designs are compliant with local Health and Safety and CDM regulations, and Codes of Practice
- Join the ICE Training Scheme to work towards Chartership
- Assisting with the forensic assessment, investigation, and reporting of defects and building damage across a variety of building types, including residential and commercial structures.
- Conducting site inspections on building-related matters to identify causes of building failures by applying engineering principles and practices in accordance with codes and industry standards
- Analyzing failures in building structures and advising on remedial procedures
- Preparing technical reports outlining the cause of failure, recommendations, and the scope of work
- Providing a detailed scope of work and cost estimate
Skills on Resume:
- Site Optimization (Hard Skills)
- Site Surveying (Hard Skills)
- Structural Analysis (Hard Skills)
- Regulation Compliance (Hard Skills)
- Chartership Training (Soft Skills)
- Forensic Assessment (Hard Skills)
- Failure Analysis (Hard Skills)
- Cost Estimation (Hard Skills)
6. Graduate Structural Engineer, Summit Engineering Partners, Reno, NV
Job Summary:
- Analysis design by using a linear element or finite element software.
- Design of all connections, bolts, and welds.
- Preparing design calculations for draughtspeople and building control.
- Taking a leading role in preparing the CDM risk register for each building.
- Assisting with the preparation of safe erection methods.
- Attending meetings, both internal and client-facing
- Optimizing designs to produce structures that are safe, easy to draw, manufacture, ship, and erect as well as being cost-effective.
- Assisting with the preparation of operation and maintenance manuals for the client.
- Assisting with Engineering designs
- Maintaining and developing strong relationships with clients
Skills on Resume:
- Design Analysis (Hard Skills)
- Connection Design (Hard Skills)
- Design Calculations (Hard Skills)
- Risk Register (Hard Skills)
- Safe Erection (Hard Skills)
- Client Meetings (Soft Skills)
- Design Optimization (Hard Skills)
- Client Relationships (Soft Skills)