Entry Level Design Engineer

Position Overview

Colliers Engineering & Design is seeking an entry level Design Engineer to join our growing Bridges & Structures team in Buffalo, NY. Our bridge experts partner with our clients to understand project objectives, while formulating solutions that result in successful outcomes that are safe, efficient, economical and sensitive to the environment.
Compensation: $71,677 to $78,850 per year (depending on qualifications)

Key Responsibilities

• Acquire knowledge and develop basic skills in bridge engineering.
• Apply learned techniques, procedures, and criteria to perform assigned tasks.
• Demonstrate the ability to prepare general engineering designs and/or technical data for completion and accuracy.
• Perform structural calculations on a particular part of a project under direction of supervisor.
• Assist with project related tasks such as structural inspections, report writing, permit applications, and CAD work.
• Exercise judgment on details of work and work under direct supervision on all aspects of tasks assigned.
• Work within MicroStation and/or AutoCAD Civil 3D to successfully complete projects.
• Apply awareness of structural codes (IBC, ASCE-7, ACI, AISC, AASHTO) to designs.
• Perform basic concrete and steel design for bridges, retaining walls, culverts, and miscellaneous highway related structures.
• Utilize structural software at a basic level (MathCAD, Enercalc, Midas, STAAD, etc.).

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in civil or structural engineering required.
• Ability to learn and apply technical skills and knowledge.
• Ability to effectively collaborate and contribute as part of a team.
• Ability to read, write, and understand English for purposes of comprehending job-related communications and instructions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Engineer-in-training (EIT) certification is preferred.
• Increasing proficiency with Civil 3D and MicroStation CAD software is preferred.

Benefits & Perks

• Company paid medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Paid pregnancy disability leave
• Short- and long-term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Company-matched 401(k)/Roth
• Paid time off that includes parental and military leave
• Employee referral and professional license bonuses
• Straight time policy compensating exempt employees for billable hours worked in excess of 40 hours per week
• Reimbursement for education and access to hundreds of in-house educational and self-enrichment courses
• Mentorship, wellness programs, Women's Organization, and ongoing philanthropic opportunities