# Senior Structural Engineer - Aviation

**Company**: WSP USA
**Location**: Denver, CO
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $110,700- $180,450
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

WSP USA is seeking Senior Structural Engineers for our National Aviation Business Line in Denver, Colorado.

This role provides senior-level structural engineering leadership for aviation, transportation, and complex building projects, supporting planning, design, and construction from concept through completion. The position involves hands-on analysis and design, project execution leadership, proposal support, and mentoring of junior engineers while ensuring quality, constructability, and client satisfaction.

Key Responsibilities:

- Direct project execution from concept development through construction, including schematic design, design development, construction documents, and construction administration.

- Oversee and contribute to the production of structural calculations, drawings, specifications, and supporting narratives.

- Apply advanced analysis methods, modeling techniques, and engineering judgment to solve complex design challenges.

- Serve as Lead Structural Engineer or Project Manager on mid-sized to large projects, responsible for scope definition, budgets, schedules, and technical quality.

- Coordinate closely with architects, owners, contractors, and multi-discipline engineering teams to integrate structural systems with architectural, mechanical, electrical, and specialty systems.

- Develop efficient, constructable gravity and lateral systems that respond to site constraints, airfield restrictions, seismic and wind demands, and owner requirements.

- Perform site visits, field investigations, and respond to construction administration requests including RFIs, submittals, and field observations.

- Prepare and implement site Health and Safety Plans (HASPs).

- Interact with regulatory agencies, subcontractors, and clients in a confident and professional manner.

- Proactively collaborate with other engineers, professionals, and infrastructure authorities on Federal, State, regional, local, and privately funded improvement and development projects.

Requirements:

- Bachelor’s Degree in Structural or Civil Engineering, or closely related discipline (or equivalent experience).

- 5 to 7 years of relevant post education experience in engineering discipline and prior structural or civil design experience.

- Engineer license preferred.

- Proficient with structural engineering principles, practices, process, design/build, and the application to project work-related issues.

- Knowledge and experience with infrastructure planning, design, and construction management.

- Strong knowledge of structural systems for steel, concrete, composite, and specialty structures.

- Working knowledge with process and concepts for sustainability, and reducing and eliminating the use or generation of hazardous substances/greenhouse gas.

- Well-defined specific knowledge of relevant structural and civil construction laws, codes, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements.

- Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills.

- Demonstrated high-level of self-leadership with attention to detail, multi-tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities in a dynamic work environment.

- Works independently with minimal oversight and provides guidance and leadership to junior team or project members.

- Highly proficient with technical writing, office automation, discipline-specific structural analysis and design software (e.g., ETABS, SAP2000, RAM, RISA, SAFE, or similar) with advanced modeling and parametric analysis tools as applicable.

- AutoCAD and/or Revit for structural documentation.

- Strong proficiency with calculations, spreadsheets, and technical documentation.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Master’s Degree in Engineering.

- 40-Hour OSHA Health & Safety Training (HAZWOPER) (29 CFR 1910.120) preferred.

- Basic First Aid and Adult CPR training desired.

Benefits: WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

Compensation: Expected Salary (Colorado only): $110,700- $180,450

## Skills

### Required
- structural engineering
- civil engineering
- infrastructure planning
- design and construction management
- steel
- concrete
- composite
- specialty structures
- sustainability
- hazardous substances reduction
- greenhouse gas reduction
- ETABS
- SAP2000
- RAM
- RISA
- SAFE
- AutoCAD
- Revit

### Nice to have
- Master’s Degree in Engineering
- 40-Hour OSHA Health & Safety Training (HAZWOPER)
- Basic First Aid and Adult CPR training

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