Valdes Architecture & Engineering
Structural Designer
- Compensation
- $58K–$110K / yr
- Location
- Lombard, IL, US
- Arrangement
- Hybrid
- Employment type
- Full-time
- Posted
- 4 September 2026 (26 days ago)
Checked 19 days agoApplications go to the employer, never to RoleSprint
About this role
Individual should have two (2) plus years of civil/structural design experience in an engineering consulting company, industrial, manufacturing or oil & gas company. Employee may be required to go out into the field to clarify client requirements.
Responsibilities • Perform technical responsibilities required of a Structural Designer
• Be eager and open to gaining structural experience from department colleagues
• Perform field walkdowns without assistance with a project team
• Proactively coordinate project activities between Structural and other disciplines
• Create and review project structural deliverables
• Mentor less experienced designers and technicians
• Assist with Scope Development and help maintain Budget Control for the CAD team on projects
• Demonstrate expertise with Valdes' structural engineering work practices
• Demonstrate expertise in using Revit and Navisworks in 3D modeling
• Prepare structural scopes of work and material take-offs
• Develop a refined understanding of construction drawings such as Plans, Sections, Details, and Piping Isometrics
• Continue to develop expertise with prevalent structural industry codes, standards, and practices from a drawing perspective (i.e., AISC, ACI)
• Detail both concrete and steel connections
• Effectively support CAD efforts outside of CSA when necessary
• Perform and support CAD audits
Qualifications • Education: High School diploma, Associated Degree or higher preferred
• Experience: 2+ years of experience working in the design or drafting field
• Demonstrate technical competencies required of a Structural Designer
• Detail both concrete and steel connections
• Skillful 2D and 3D CAD expertise
• Basic Microsoft Office skills
• Revit experience a plus
• Navisworks experience is a plus
• Must possess exceptional interpersonal and organizational skills
• Must be able to work in the US without sponsorship now or in the future
Work location
- Lombard, IL, US
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Published 4 September 2026, last checked 19 days ago. A posting stops being advertised here 90 days after the employer published it, and one the employer takes down is marked closed rather than quietly removed.