Structural Engineering - Repair

Klein & Hoffman is looking for a Structural Engineer with high energy and a passion to assess, analyze, and design repairs for parking garages, sidewalk vaults, plazas, and other existing buildings structures.

Primary Responsibilities

• Review of original documentation and structural drawings.
• Perform visual/hands-on assessments, condition assessments and investigations to document the existing condition and extent of distress or deterioration. Structures include parking garages, sidewalk vaults, plazas, historic, and other existing buildings structures. Structural systems will vary between concrete (conventional/post-tensioned), steel, masonry, heavy timber, and glass.
• Coordinate destructive or nondestructive material testing with a testing firm subconsultant.
• Develop and prioritize repair alternatives.
• Prepare written technical reports which summarize your field observations, conclusions, recommendations, and engineer’s opinion of cost.
• Perform structural analysis by hand calculation and/or computer modeling to verify capacity of existing structure or design strengthening.
• Prepare repair documents including repair drawings and specifications.
• Perform construction administration services including project management, field construction observation, project meeting attendance meetings, RFI response, submittal review, and written field reports.

• Bachelor’s degree in structural/civil/architectural engineering.
• 5 plus years of work experience in evaluation and repair of existing structures.
• Strong technical communication skills both verbal and written.
• Experience or interest in structural analysis, computer modeling.
• Proficient ability in AutoCAD or Revit.

Preferred Skills and Interests

• A Master’s degree is preferred.
• EIT
• Experience working with parking garages and concrete repair experience.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to lift to 50 lbs.
• Sitting or standing for extended periods of time.
• Able to ride suspended scaffolding and work from heights.

Klein & Hoffman 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.