Your new company
This growing multidisciplinary engineering consultancy provides structural, restoration, building envelope, capital planning and broader building consulting services across Canada.
The firm works across a diverse portfolio of institutional, commercial and residential buildings, with projects ranging from new structural design and existing-building assessments through to renovations, restoration, rehabilitation and construction support.
The Ottawa team is continuing to grow and is looking for a Structural Engineer who enjoys a fast-moving consulting environment with multiple concurrent projects, rather than being dedicated to one major long-term assignment.
Your new role
As a Structural Engineer / Structural Designer, you will deliver structural engineering solutions across a varied portfolio of new and existing buildings.
You will work across multiple smaller and medium-sized assignments simultaneously, taking projects through structural analysis, design, drawings, site reviews and construction support.
Of particular interest is experience with cold-formed steel, cladding attachment systems and hands-on structural drafting/design using AutoCAD.
Projects may include institutional, commercial and residential buildings, renovations, additions, structural modifications, restoration assignments and existing-building evaluations. The existing brief confirms the role spans concept design through detailed design and construction.
- Design and analyze structural components for new construction, renovation, rehabilitation and restoration projects.
- Manage and coordinate multiple concurrent structural assignments with differing schedules and deliverables.
- Design structural systems and components involving steel, concrete, timber, masonry and cold-formed steel.
- Provide structural design and detailing for cladding attachment and building-envelope support systems.
- Evaluate existing buildings and develop practical structural repair, modification and strengthening solutions.
- Produce structural calculations, engineering drawings, details, reports and specifications.
- Remain hands-on with AutoCAD, including preparation, modification and review of structural drawings and details.
- Conduct site investigations, field measurements, structural reviews and construction inspections.
- Review shop drawings, RFIs, submittals and contractor documentation.
- Support contract administration and provide technical guidance during construction.
- Coordinate directly with architects, building-envelope teams, contractors, clients and multidisciplinary consultants.
- Assist with proposals, project budgets and scope development where required.
- Support junior engineers and designers through technical guidance and knowledge sharing.
What you'll need to succeed
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil/Structural Engineering or a closely related engineering discipline.
- Approximately 5+ years of structural consulting experience, although strong candidates slightly above or below this level may be considered.
- Experience working across a varied portfolio of building projects, ideally managing several smaller assignments concurrently.
- Strong structural design capability across new and existing buildings.
- Cold-formed steel design experience strongly preferred.
- Experience designing cladding attachments or structural supports for building-envelope systems highly desirable.
- Strong AutoCAD proficiency and willingness to remain hands-on with structural drafting and detailing.
- Familiarity with Revit considered an asset.
- Experience with structural analysis/design software such as ETABS, S-Frame, SAP2000, SAFE or spSlab.
- Experience with institutional, commercial and residential buildings.
- Exposure to renovations, structural rehabilitation, restoration or existing-building assessments is highly desirable.
- Experience conducting site reviews and supporting projects during construction.
- Registered with PEO or actively progressing toward P.Eng. licensure.
- Strong client, contractor and consultant communication skills.
- Valid driver’s licence and access to reliable transportation.
What you'll get in return
- Base salary approximately $80,000–$100,000, commensurate with experience.
- Profit-sharing bonus program, historically adding approximately 10%–20% to estimated total compensation.
- Comprehensive benefits.
- Health Care Spending Account and Wellness Account.
- Exposure to a wide variety of structural assignments rather than one repetitive project type.
- Opportunity to work across structural design, existing buildings, rehabilitation and construction.
- Strong professional development and knowledge-sharing environment.
- Long-term opportunities for increased project ownership and eventual share ownership
What you need to do now
Please send an up-to-date CV to tim.spencer@hays.com for a confidential discussion.
If this position is not quite right but you are considering your next move within your career, please get in touch to discuss other opportunities.
This posting is for an existing vacancy with the organization.
AI may be used to screen, assess or select applicants for the position.
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