Structural Designer
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Structural Designer preparing calculations and construction drawings for wood-framed and reinforced-concrete building projects. Coordinating code-compliant designs with architects and engineers remotely from Mexico.
Responsibilities:
- Prepare engineering calculations, layouts, and construction drawings for diverse building projects
- Design gravity and lateral load systems, focusing on wood framing and reinforced concrete structures
- Perform structural calculations for gravity, lateral, foundation, and retaining systems
- Design wood-frame assemblies including shear walls, joists, and beams
- Design reinforced concrete elements including foundations, slabs, and columns
- Develop detailed structural plans, sections, and framing details using AutoCAD and Revit
- Coordinate designs with architects, engineers, and project leads to ensure constructability
- Ensure compliance with IBC, ASCE 7, ACI 318, and NDS building codes
- Submit a voice note for the screening process
- Provide work samples or a portfolio in PDF format
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Structural Engineering
- 2 to 5+ years of structural design experience
- Proven experience in wood and concrete structural design
- Proficiency in AutoCAD, Revit, and structural analysis software such as Enercalc, RISA, WoodWorks, or RAM
- EIT preferred; SE/PE track is a plus
- Knowledge of IBC, ASCE 7, ACI 318, and NDS building codes
- Professional attitude and ethical behavior
- Solid written and verbal communication skills
- Proactiveness
- Multitasking skills
- Analytical skills for solving complex issues
- Organization skills and attention to detail
- Ability to identify pain points, bottlenecks, scope creeps, and process improvement opportunities
- Prioritization skills
- Ability to follow orders or specific instructions when needed
- Reliability and ability to follow tasks through to completion
- Ability to provide a 1.5–2 minute voice note in English
- Work samples or portfolio in PDF format
- Own computer with internet access
- Eligibility to work remotely from Mexico and answer U.S. work authorization question
Benefits:
- Remote work in Mexico
- Monthly payments via Papaya Global or Payoneer
- Opportunity to work on U.S. remote opportunities
- Internal use of submitted work samples/portfolio materials with permission to redact confidential information
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