Structural Engineer in Training

Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada

• Category: Structural Engineering

Description

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Stantec’s Buildings team is on a mission to become the world’s leading integrated design practice. Our architects, engineers, interior designers, consultants, sustainability specialists, and technologists are passionate about the power of design. Our collaborative culture and our innovative, sustainable approach to projects help us create buildings that matter to our world. 

Together, we are enhancing the quality of life globally through design.

Join us and design your place with Stantec.

Your Opportunity

Your role is to work with guidance and direction on tasks and smaller projects, and as a team member of a larger project under the guidance of our Senior Engineering Team. You will participate in the evaluation, recommendation, and specification for engineered systems or products for a project verifying compliance with applicable codes and engineering standards/practices. This is a truly unique opportunity to experience Canada’s North, make an impact working on cool projects, and rapidly gain career-boosting experience.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Conducts basic interpretations of drawings, codes, and other similar materials.

• Performs Revit modeling for the structural discipline using knowledge of relevant software programs.

• Works with architectural, interior, and other engineering disciplines in the coordination of the project under the direction of a senior engineer/designer.

• Performs field work as directed by a senior engineer/designer.

• Performs basic calculations to analyze and design individual building components using company standard software and proprietary manufacturer software.

• Assists with engineering duties on projects of various complexity.

• Assists with collecting data and gathering information to support design decisions.

• Performs other duties as assigned by the senior engineering staff.

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Excellent understanding of Revit and AutoCAD, and the use of it as a drafting/design tool.

• Ability to participate and collaborate in a project team setting and to engage in creative and critical thought.

• Understanding of structural engineering concepts and ability to effectively communicate ideas to others.

• Ability to interpret sketches, drawings, building program and other similar material.

• Requires understanding of Microsoft Office Suite and Revit.

• Prefer experience of Risa Technologies structural software.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Engineering & eligible to be registered as an EIT.

• Minimum of 2 years of experience.

Typical office environment working with computers and sitting at a desk. Field work may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather. This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

About Stantec

Stantec is a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. The diverse perspectives of our partners and interested parties drive us to think beyond what’s previously been done on critical issues like climate change, digital transformation, and future-proofing our cities and infrastructure. We innovate at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships to advance communities everywhere, so that together we can redefine what’s possible.

Company

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Stantec

Stantec empowers clients, people, and communities to rise to the world’s greatest challenges at a time when the world faces more unprecedented concerns than ever before.  

We are a global leader in sustainable architecture, engineering, and environmental consulting. ​

Our professionals deliver the expertise, technology, and innovation communities need to manage aging infrastructure, demographic and population changes, the energy transition, and more. ​

Today’s communities transcend geographic borders. At Stantec, community means everyone with an interest in the work that we do—from our project teams and industry colleagues to our clients and the people our work impacts. The diverse perspectives of our partners and interested parties drive us to think beyond what’s previously been done on critical issues like climate change, digital transformation, and future-proofing our cities and infrastructure. ​

We are designers, engineers, scientists, project managers, and strategic advisors. We innovate at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships to advance communities everywhere, so that together we can redefine what’s possible.​

Stantec trades on the TSX and the NYSE under the symbol STN.