Senior Structural Designer

Richard Adams Engineers & Consultants (RAE) is a full-service structural engineering firm established in 1993. RAE offers a full-range of professional engineering services, including project planning and feasibility studies, conceptual design, design development, construction document preparation, and construction phase services.

We're looking for a Senior Structural Designer skilled in Revit to join our team of experts onsite in Richmond Heights. Because RAE is committed to creating opportunities for individual success, from day one, you will be given the tools to excel in your role, take on meaningful responsibilities, and experience why RAE is an excellent place to build a career.

We are dedicated to the well-being of our associates. Our compensation and benefits package not only supports our associates and their families, but benefits local communities and communities around the world.

• Industry-leading performance-based bonus program
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Traditional and Roth 401k
• Tuition reimbursement for associates
• Scholarship for associates’ children up to $28,000 per child
• 1-month paid sabbatical after every five years of employment, plus $5,000 for travel
• 1-week paid volunteer leave each year
• 100% charitable match
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage
• 100% paid 10-week maternity leave

• Work collaboratively with team members and other design disciplines to create 3D design models and 2D drawings
• Effectively coordinate with architectural drawings and follow engineering instruction, industry guidelines, and RAE standards
• Produce preliminary foundation and framing plans with verbal or written, without detailed redlines
• Gather appropriate details and charts for a project and assemble the structural drawings
• Clearly annotate, dimension, and detail 2D production drawings
• Assist the structural engineering project lead with the management of the BIM workflow
• Initiate communication either written or verbal with outside design consultants requesting additional information or respond to information requests by outside design consultants
• Monitor work progress, anticipate changes or issues, and inform appropriate team members
• Review and provide comments on shop drawing submittals addressing questions on dimensional issues and internal drawing conflicts
• Visit job sites to take field measurements, document existing structural framing, site observation and/or drawing coordination, as needed
• Aid in the generation of drawing production standards, detail standards and plan content standards
• Provide assistance to other designer and drafting personnel to address questions on drawing creation procedures and project related questions on drawing production

• Working experience or degree in related discipline (Design/Drafting, Computer Aided Design/Drafting, BIM technician, Civil etc.)
• At least 10-15 years of building design experience utilizing AutoCAD and Revit
• Working understanding within Revit of the creation and use of families, symbols, detail components, line styles, parameters, view templates, and filters
• Detail-oriented mindset with an understanding of the importance of clear, concise, and consistent model creation and drawing documentation
• Reliability in delivery of excellent construction documents using verbal or written descriptions, without detailed instruction or “redlines”

RAE is proud to be a growing firm with over 25 years of experience. Integrity is the foundation for everything we do. We are admired and respected by our associates and clients alike for our commitment to honesty, trust, and transparency. We do the right thing — even when no one is watching. We connect with customers, contractors, architects, other design professionals, and each other to drive success. Relationships deliver results because we can’t do our jobs without each other. If you are someone who wants to be part of a team committed to excellence and driving results, we look forward to meeting you.

RAE does not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party agencies or individual recruiters without prior approval from the Talent Acquisition team. Any unsolicited resumes, including those sent directly to hiring managers or other employees, become RAE property, and no fees will be paid for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. Any candidate information submitted will be considered as a referral to RAE without a fee. Agencies must have a fully executed vendor agreement with RAE as well as written approval to submit candidates from the RAE TA Manager for the specific position before submitting candidates.

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