Senior Structural Engineer

AtkinsRéalis · AtkinsRéalis

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Job Description

Overview

This role is for a Senior Engineer - Building Structures within the Building Structures Practice of the Global Technology Center, primarily supporting projects in Canada and other global regions.

The Senior Engineer is responsible for leading structural engineering workstreams and delivering complex structural design packages for building projects across concept, preliminary, and detailed design stages. The role involves advanced structural engineering, technical coordination, mentoring junior engineers, and sound judgment to develop safe, efficient, sustainable, and constructible solutions.

Working closely with project managers, discipline leads, clients, technical authorities, and multidisciplinary teams, the role supports high-quality project delivery and technical excellence across the practice.

Your Role

Independently develop and analyze structural models, including complex structural systems and loading scenarios.
Design complete structural systems and major building components in accordance with applicable requirements.
Lead major structural workstreams, ensuring technical quality, schedule adherence, and efficient execution.
Perform and coordinate analysis, calculations, technical assessments, and engineering studies.
Evaluate and optimize solutions considering constructability, cost, performance, sustainability, and project objectives.
Prepare and review calculations, reports, specifications, and technical documentation.
Guide Graduate Engineers, Engineer I, and Engineer II team members and review their models, calculations, drawings, and deliverables.
Coordinate with architectural, civil, geotechnical, mechanical, electrical, and other disciplines.
Resolve complex technical challenges involving multiple design constraints.
Ensure compliance with applicable codes, standards, client requirements, and quality procedures.
Support construction-stage activities including clarifications, shop drawing reviews, RFI responses, and issue resolution.
Contribute to planning, effort estimation, resource coordination, and delivery forecasting.
Promote knowledge sharing, lessons learned, continuous improvement, and adoption of emerging technologies.

About You

Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering.
Master's Degree in Structural Engineering or a related discipline is desirable.
Typically 8-10 years of experience in building structures within a consulting engineering environment.
Strong understanding of structural behavior, load paths, stability, strength, serviceability, constructability, and structural performance.
Experience designing reinforced concrete and structural steel buildings; masonry, timber, and other systems are desirable.
Experience independently delivering design packages and leading discipline workstreams.
Ability to interpret code requirements and resolve compliance issues using sound engineering judgment.
Experience coordinating multidisciplinary activities and managing technical interfaces.
Demonstrated ability to mentor junior engineers.
Strong communication, technical writing, and interpersonal skills.
Ability to meet commitments related to quality, schedule, and budget.

Technical Requirements

Demonstrated capability in structural analysis and modelling, reinforced concrete and structural steel design, foundation design, lateral force resisting systems, wind and seismic engineering, structural detailing, constructability, and code interpretation.

Software Experience: Advanced proficiency in structural analysis, design, modelling, and documentation software such as ETABS, SAFE, SAP2000, STAAD.Pro, Robot Structural Analysis, RAM Structural System, Tekla Structural Designer, Revit Structure, AutoCAD, Microsoft Excel, and equivalent industry-standard applications.

Codes and Standards: Advanced knowledge of relevant structural design codes and standards, including NBCC, CSA Standards, ACI, AISC, ASCE, Eurocodes, IS Codes, and other applicable regional codes and standards, with the ability to provide guidance on interpretation and compliance.

Desirable Requirements

Experience supporting Canadian building projects.
Exposure to BIM-based delivery and geographically distributed teams.
Working knowledge of Revit Structure and multidisciplinary coordination.
Progress toward or attainment of professional registration such as P.Eng., IStructE, ICE, or equivalent.
Experience supporting proposals, estimates, resource planning, or technical bid inputs.
Experience leading technical improvement and knowledge-sharing initiatives.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career.

This includes:

• Comprehensive life insurance coverage.

• Premium medical insurance for you and your dependents.

• Generous annual leave balance.

• Flexible and hybrid work solutions.

• Remote work opportunities outside of country.

• Company gratuity scheme.

• Discretionary bonus program.

• Relocation assistance.

• Employee Wellbeing Program: 24/7 access to specialists in finance, legal matters, family care, personal health, fitness, and nutrition.

Seize every opportunity to sharpen your skills, expand your expertise, and be recognized for the impact you make.

About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

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Employee

Job Type

Regular

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.

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Senior Structural Engineer

Job Description

Overview

This role is for a Senior Engineer - Building Structures within the Building Structures Practice of the Global Technology Center, primarily supporting projects in Canada and other global regions.

Working closely with project managers, discipline leads, clients, technical authorities, and multidisciplinary teams, the role supports high-quality project delivery and technical excellence across the practice.

Your Role

Independently develop and analyze structural models, including complex structural systems and loading scenarios.

Design complete structural systems and major building components in accordance with applicable requirements.

Lead major structural workstreams, ensuring technical quality, schedule adherence, and efficient execution.

Perform and coordinate analysis, calculations, technical assessments, and engineering studies.

Evaluate and optimize solutions considering constructability, cost, performance, sustainability, and project objectives.

Prepare and review calculations, reports, specifications, and technical documentation.

Guide Graduate Engineers, Engineer I, and Engineer II team members and review their models, calculations, drawings, and deliverables.

Coordinate with architectural, civil, geotechnical, mechanical, electrical, and other disciplines.

Resolve complex technical challenges involving multiple design constraints.

Ensure compliance with applicable codes, standards, client requirements, and quality procedures.

Support construction-stage activities including clarifications, shop drawing reviews, RFI responses, and issue resolution.

Contribute to planning, effort estimation, resource coordination, and delivery forecasting.

Promote knowledge sharing, lessons learned, continuous improvement, and adoption of emerging technologies.

About You

Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering.

Master's Degree in Structural Engineering or a related discipline is desirable.

Typically 8-10 years of experience in building structures within a consulting engineering environment.

Strong understanding of structural behavior, load paths, stability, strength, serviceability, constructability, and structural performance.

Experience designing reinforced concrete and structural steel buildings; masonry, timber, and other systems are desirable.

Experience independently delivering design packages and leading discipline workstreams.

Ability to interpret code requirements and resolve compliance issues using sound engineering judgment.

Experience coordinating multidisciplinary activities and managing technical interfaces.

Demonstrated ability to mentor junior engineers.

Strong communication, technical writing, and interpersonal skills.

Ability to meet commitments related to quality, schedule, and budget.