Structural Designer

Job Description

At Mott MacDonald, we trust our brilliant people to do brilliant things in engineering, management, and development services, supporting multisector project work in over 150 countries. As one of the largest employee-owned companies in the world, we pride ourselves on our ability to deliver exceptional outcomes through our network of 20,000+ talented consultants. With sustainability and innovation at the heart of all our sectors in North America, including, Buildings, Energy, Transportation, and Water.

We believe in empowering our people to excel, learn, and grow, offering diverse opportunities to contribute to career-defining work. Join us and be part of a collaborative environment where your ambitions are united with ours, and you can truly shape your story.

At Mott MacDonald, we are seeking a skilled professional to join our dynamic team located in Vancouver or Calgary. As a Structural Designer, you will play a crucial role in preparing structural 3D models and extracting 2D drawings, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, and ensuring the quality and accuracy of our designs on a variety of built environment projects.

As a Structural Designer, your roles and responsibilities are expected to include:

• Create 3D structural models using Revit and AutoCAD.

• Prepare 2D packages from the design models.

• Developing General Arrangement and detailed drawings for concrete and steel structures.

• Collaborate with other disciplines and the project engineering team for structural design requirements.

• Create drawings including sheet and view creation with minimal supervision.

• Develop technical drawings from sketches (determining appropriate scales, arrangement, and specific details of the drawings) from the concepts required by the engineering team.

• Respect and enforce policies and procedures in the preparation of drawings.

• Realize the different stages of the project in the timeframes and budgets.

• Run clash detection exercises and do the necessary corrections

• Perform other related duties that may contribute to the projects.

• Mentor junior designers through project assignments

The successful candidate will possess the skills and experience listed below:

• Minimum of 5-10 years of experience in structural design, specifically in creating 3D structural models of concrete and steel structures in the built environment sector.

• Hold an associates or higher degree in automated drawing or civil/structural engineering technology or in a related field or working to obtain their degree.

• Experience working in construction, an asset.

• Have good communication skills (oral and written) in English

• Knowledge of Revit, AutoCAD 3D, Autodesk Construction Cloud, Naviswork, Dynamo, Etabs, Safe and MS Office is essential.

• Knowledge of ProjectWise, ACC, Rhino, Rhino Inside Revit, Grasshopper, CSIxRevit is an added benefit

• Ability to work to meet cost objectives, quality, and deadlines.

• Time management skills and adaptation to change.

Our teams are comprised of bright and enthusiastic people who wish to make a difference to the world that we live in. If you share that vision and don’t have all the experience outlined in this posting, we still want to hear from you!

Let’s discuss how we can help you take the next step in your career and how you can participate in an exciting new chapter for Mott MacDonald in North America.

In compliance with the B.C. Pay Transparency Act, the expected salary range is from $94,000 - $115,000.
Multiple factors such as qualifications, overall experience and position responsibilities will be used to determine the successful candidate's actual salary within the expected range.

We seek to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they have the opportunity to contribute.

Hybrid working policy

At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team, and personal commitments. We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well-being, flexibility, and trust.