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Civil-Structural Engineer

Are you a highly motivated civil-structural design engineer seeking a career opportunity where your talents are valued and encouraged to grow while working on “outside the box” projects? PND's Anchorage office is seeking engineers interested in focusing on buildings or heavy industrial structural design work. This role requires an energetic, positive individual with strong technical skills and ability to work closely with other engineers and a variety of clients developing calculations, drawings, specifications, and estimates for various projects. 

Essential Duties: 
  • Determine structural loads and perform structural calculations while analyzing and designing existing and new buildings, bridges, and retaining and other structures
  • Assist in the development of construction drawings in Revit and AutoCAD.
  • Inspect and perform condition assessments of existing structures and develop well written technical engineering reports in MS Word describing the methods of investigation, observations, and recommendations.
  • Work with other engineers and technicians in the office and other offices to perform work in other related fields such as geotechnical engineering, site-civil design, surveying, environmental engineering, and permitting.
Minimum Qualifications:
  • B.S. degree (M.S. preferred) in Civil Engineering with Structural emphasis from an ABET-accredited engineering school.
  • At least 5 years of experience.
  • Alaska Professional Engineer (P.E.) registration or eligible for P.E. within 6 months of hire.
  • Structural analysis software -- RISA 3D, RAM Structural System, SAP, etc., as well as Revit and AutoCAD experience.
  • Proven team player with ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously and ability to think and perform work independently.
  • Willingness and ability to perform any and all tasks including design, site assessments, inspections, marketing, and administrative duties.
  • Completed college coursework should include statics, dynamics, and mechanics of materials, determinate and indeterminate structural analysis, soils analysis, foundation design, steel design, concrete design, and preferably timber design and technical writing.
  • Knowledge of structural loads, load paths, relevant design codes/standards, specifications, contract documents, and constructability.
  • Experience designing structures utilizing structural steel, light gauge steel, wood, concrete and masonry materials.
  • Strong communication skills - technical writing and oral communication skills in English necessary to communicate with clients, coworkers, and contractors.
  • Strong desire and self-motivated to continue learning in areas of structural design, advances in knowledge of material behavior and design of materials.
  • Willingness to travel within the U.S. or any worldwide site on an occasional basis.
  • Valid U.S. driver's license, good driving record, and vehicle insurance.
  • Legal authorization to work for any employer in the U.S. without need for sponsorship.

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering with Structural emphasis from an ABET-accredited school
  • Alaska Structural Engineer (S.E.) license.
  • Alaskan resident with strong ties to the state.

When you join PND Engineers, you become part of one of the country’s premier civil/structural consulting engineering firms. Now in our 42nd year of operations, we are a young firm, and we will retain the perspective of a young company as we continually adapt and innovate to meet our clients’ changing needs in an evolving marketJoin our focused, ambitious, and energetic team of just over 100 across several offices in Alaska, Washington, Oregon and Texas. PND offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including overtime premium, discretionary bonuses, and outstanding profit sharing retirement plan.  
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer: Women/Minority/Veteran/Individuals with Disability