Civil Engineer I

For more than 45 years, Stiver Engineering has become synonymous with integrity, customer service and quality engineering solutions. Our team prepares structural designs for major civil and public works construction projects. Our team of dedicated engineers and professionals are best known for our work on tunneling, shoring, and emergency response projects. Types of solutions that our teams engineer includes site plans, structural steel plans and reinforced concrete plans. These plans are used to construct commercial, industrial and other technical facilities. Visit our case studies on our website at: stiverengineering.com.

Over the past five years, we’ve expanded our structural engineering team and client base across the U.S. and Canada. We are now seeking a Civil and Structural Engineer I to join our team in Houston.

Salary Range: $60,000-75,000, depending on experience

Benefits: 

• Comprehensive health benefits package
• 4/10 work schedule with every Friday off
• Hybrid work schedule
• Generous PTO and holiday schedule

Key Responsibilities:

• Focused on the design of structures which includes calculating the loads and stresses in materials and structures
• Prepares engineering design and documents and confirming specifications
• Designs projects by studying project concept, drawings and models
• Produces engineering documents by developing construction specifications, plans and schedules
• Ability to apply principles of mechanics, mathematics and physics to produce design calculations and oversee the production of drawings
• Provide critical inputs to the CAD technicians for rendering project drawings
• Analyzing survey, mapping and materials-testing data with computer modeling software
• Technical adequacy of work is reviewed on completion

• 1-2 years of experience in U.S. civil / construction engineering field in the U.S.
• Ability to create structural steel and reinforced concrete plans (plan views and sections)
• Experience analyzing survey, mapping and materials-testing data with computer modeling
• Experience with Finite Element Analysis Software (RISA), AutoCAD, Word and Excel
• Ability to work independently and in a group
• Must be able to meet deadlines and work well under pressure
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Must be detail oriented, motivated and must think proactively
• Able to prioritize projects as well as multitask
• Fluent in English

• Minimum bachelor’s degree in civil / structural engineering
• The practical experience sufficient to perform the duties listed above

• Considering only full-time candidates
• Business hours: Mon - Thu (7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.); all Fridays off