Structural Engineer Assistant Jobs in Reston, VA

Alpha Corporation established in 1979, is a full-service woman-owned firm, providing civil, and structural engineering, program and construction management, project controls, and technology services for various building types, transportation, and heavy infrastructure projects. We provide services to a broad spectrum of clients, including all levels of government agencies, public and private enterprises/partnerships.

Alpha has been performing civil engineering design services since the firm’s inception. Our vision is to be recognized by our clients for responsive, innovative, and quality services in the building, transportation, and infrastructure sectors, and to be the employer of choice. Alpha was awarded the ENR Mid-Atlantic 2022 Design Firm of the Year and Top 100 PM/CM firm.

The Junior Structural Engineer will support the Structural Design Team in the vision, planning, execution, and success of the Department across all company offices and clients in order to grow and expand our structural engineering services in line with corporate strategic initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Structural design
  • To include concrete, masonry, steel, wood, and cold-formed steel construction. Typical components of the gravity system to design include footings, columns, beams, joists and trusses. Typical components of the lateral force resisting system to design include retaining walls, diaphragms, chords, drag struts, shear walls, and moment/braced frames.
• Calculating appropriate design gravity and lateral forces based on ASCE 7.
• Drafting of construction documents to include structural plans, sections, elevations, and details.
• Site investigation of existing structural members including but not limited to buildings, framing including steel, concrete, masonry, wood, bridges, concrete slabs, and various other structures.
• Writing and/or reviewing assessment reports from structural investigations to identify deficiencies and areas requiring additional support for renovations or changes in loading, while adhering to client formatting guidelines.
• Working with project teams in all aspects of projects; project set-up, drafting, design, quality review and quality assurance, project coordination/organization, etc.
• Preparing and modification of construction documents, reports, specifications, and designs for projects.
• Analyzing maps, reports, drawings, as-builts, test results, Geotech reports, and surveys for design projects.
• Assisting with post-design construction support services to include responses to RFIs, submittal reviews, as-built preparation, and field observations.
• Working alongside office staff and management to successfully complete projects within the established budgets and deadlines.
• Assist the Senior Structural Engineer with all technical deliverables including plans, specifications, calculations, and reports.
• Maintain excellent customer satisfaction levels at all times by timely addressing client concerns.

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) in Civil/Structural Engineering.
• 1-4 years minimum structural engineering design experience in the private and public sectors with experience in facilities and horizontal work.

Certificates/Licenses

• Eligibility for or in possession of EIT certification

Salary: $65k - $85k

Physical Demands The incumbent in this position can typically expect to sit and use his/her hands to handle and feel for more than 2/3 of the day. He/she can expect to stand or walk for more than 1/3 of the day. Talking and listening are also expected for more than 2/3 of the day. The ability to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, or reach with arms will be needed for less than 1/3 of the day.

This position requires that the incumbent be able to lift items up to 10 pounds on an infrequent basis. Requires ability to perform on site inspections and assessments requiring use of a ladder, climbing, walking, crouching, etc.

The incumbent in this position should have clear vision at 20 inches or less. He/she should be able to view various reports and forms as well as information displayed on a computer monitor and be able to distinguish between different colors. Depth perception, peripheral vision, the ability to focus, and the ability to see for a distance are also necessary.

EEO Statement

Alpha Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or military status, or any other protected class. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotions, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay, or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.