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We are an integrated design firm with a promise to elevate the human experience through design. This fuels the work we do around the world and inspires our mission to improve the lives of our clients, our communities, and our planet. If this sparks your interest, you’re in the right place.

DLR Group operates within a hybrid work model, supporting flexibility between office time and work from home.

The Engineering team has an opening for a Structural Engineer.

Location: Chicago, IL

As a Structural Engineer at DLR Group you will be responsible for the design of structural systems from schematics through construction administration on a wide range of building types. As part of the integrated design team, you create buildings that elevate the human experience through design.

Position Summary

You will be responsible for designing structural building systems and preparing detailed structural engineering drawings and calculations. Responsibilities will also include construction administration services and collaboration with architectural and engineering teams.

The successful candidate will:

• Develop structural designs from concept through completion of construction.
• Prepare engineering design calculations and structural system layouts.
• Prepare detailed engineering reports and narratives.
• Coordinate structural design requirements with architecture, structure and other disciplines.
• Produce construction documents using Revit.
• Write and review specifications.
• Review shop drawings, RFIs and submittals.
• Conduct site visits when needed.
• Collaborate with architects, other engineers, and clients as part of our integrated design process.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Civil/Structural or Architectural/Structural Engineering.
• 5-8 years of buildings structural engineering experience, including the design of concrete, masonry, steel, wood materials; gravity and lateral systems.
• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE).
• Working knowledge of current structural software (ETABS, SAP, SAFE, RAM, ADAPT, RISA, Enercalc).
• Goal oriented with strong skills in problem solving, creativity, and attention to detail.
• Understanding of commercial building materials, systems, and assemblies.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Civil/Structural or Architectural/Structural Engineering.
• Experience and interest in sustainable building design.
• Experience with BIM including Autodesk Revit workflow.

DLR Group is an integrated design firm delivering architecture, engineering, interiors, planning, and building optimization for new builds, renovations, and adaptive reuse projects.

We are 100% employee-owned: every employee is literally invested in our clients’ success. At the core of our firm are interdisciplinary teams engaged in every step of project lifecycles. Our teams champion true collaboration, open information sharing, shared risk and reward, value-based decision making, and proficient use of technology to deliver exceptional design. We are pursuing the goals of the 2030 Challenge, the ME2040, and the SE2050, and are an initial signatory of the China Accord and the AIA 2030 Commitment.

Through our values – commitment, creativity, environmental stewardship, fun, integrity, ownership, sharing, teamwork – we elevate the human experience through design, together.

We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V.