When you join American Structurepoint, you gain more than a career. You become part of a family of talented, passionate, good-hearted people who take pride in going the extra mile for our clients. At American Structurepoint, we are known for making the impossible happen for clients across the world who want help building and bettering their communities. We live by our values—excellence, respect, integrity, innovation, and social responsibility. We encourage our experts to try new things and explore new ideas that turn our client’s dreams into reality, even if those ideas are unconventional. We invest in our people by offering excellent benefits and training, development, and mentorship opportunities that lead to a rewarding career path. If you are ready for more than a career, we invite you to explore opportunities to join our team and help us improve the quality of life for the communities we serve.

Group: Structural

Position: Staff Engineer

Location: Indianapolis, IN

No agency support needed for this role. 

We offer the opportunity to work in a team-oriented, multi-discipline environment to produce exciting, diverse projects using state-of-the-art software.   Staff Engineers focus their efforts primarily on 2D and 3D analysis, design, and drafting of structural elements as well as construction administration tasks.    Staff Engineers work under the direction and mentoring of Project Engineers and Project Managers, and are responsible for accurately performing basic design and construction administration tasks including:

• Reviewing and correctly interpreting Building Codes and related technical materials as required to perform their design tasks
• Calculating loads (dead, live, snow/snowdrift, wind, seismic, etc.) applied to structures
• Analyzing building structures and components thereof
• Designing structural elements (such as columns, beams, joists, joist girders, slabs, footings, etc.)
• Personally preparing construction documents in accordance with Structural Group drafting standards
  • Staff engineers are required to become proficient at using Revit Structure software to produce complete construction documents including plans, details, schedules, and general notes in the event that a BIM technician is unavailable.
• Preparing markups and guiding BIM technicians for the purpose of generating construction documents in accordance with Structural Group drafting standards
• Spot-checking calculations and back-checking completed drafting from markups
• Computing material quantities for cost estimating
• Reviewing construction submittals for conformance to the project design documents and organizing and maintaining logs and files thereof
• Responding to RFIs from contractors and subcontractors
• Attending Construction meetings, performing field observation site visits (accompanied by Project Engineers/Managers as appropriate), and writing field reports
• Coordinating all assigned tasks with Project Managers and other design engineers on team (under the supervision of Project Engineers/Managers as appropriate)
• Communicating, Coordinating, and Interacting with clients, consultants, and team members regarding project information as appropriate

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering (structural emphasis preferred)
• Must have successfully passed the NCEES Fundamentals of Engineering (FE), or be on track to do so.

American Structurepoint is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.