WGI

Principal Engineer - Structural

WGI$160K — $190K *
Real Estate & Construction
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in structural or civil engineering from an ABET-accredited program, master's preferred.
  • 12+ years of structural engineering experience with recognized technical depth.
  • Professional Engineer (PE) license required; SE preferred.
  • Expert command of structural analysis, design, and applicable codes and standards.
  • Proficiency with engineering software (RISA, LPILE), Trimble products, Excel, and design automation (VBA/Python).
  • Demonstrated technical authority in setting standards, leading reviews, and addressing complex challenges.
  • Recognized leadership and mentoring ability with strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and coordinate larger design teams across renewable energy projects.
  • Provide technical leadership for complex structural analysis and design.
  • Establish and govern technical standards and compliance with codes.
  • Oversee specifications and client contract requirements through project phases.
  • Act as a structural subject-matter expert across various projects.
  • Champion engineering software utilization and design automation tools.
  • Mentor and develop team members while leading quality reviews for designs.
  • Support business development and maintain strategic client technical relationships.

Benefits

  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • 401(k) matching contributions
  • Dental insurance coverage
  • Comprehensive health insurance
  • Life insurance for employees
  • Paid time off policy
  • Vision insurance coverage
Full Job Description
About the Role

As a Principal Engineer, you'll lead and coordinate the workloads of larger design teams across a portfolio of renewable energy projects (PV, BESS, HV). You'll be accountable for adherence to technical standards, design quality, and on-time delivery, while developing the team and supporting clients and business growth.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

  • Provide technical leadership for structural analysis and design of foundations (driven piles, screw and helical piles, and cast-in-place concrete), overhead steel structures, building envelopes, and non-building structures on the most complex projects.


  • Establish and govern code and standard approaches - ASCE 7, IBC, NESC, ASCE 113, IEEE 693, and NFPA - as the technical authority.


  • Set and drive adherence to applicable Client, EPC, Owner, and Utility standards across the discipline.


  • Provide senior oversight of specifications and contract requirements with project managers and client representatives from early design through construction, resolving complex constructability issues with construction teams.


  • Serve as the structural subject-matter expert, providing technical leadership and direction across projects and teams.


  • Champion effective use of engineering software (Excel, RISA, LPILE, and Trimble products) and design automation (VBA and Python) across the discipline.


  • Mentor and develop engineers and designers, and lead design and quality (OE) reviews.


  • Develop structural design standards, details, and processes, driving continuous improvement and innovation.


  • Support business development, client technical relationships, and proposals as a senior technical authority.


WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR:

  • A bachelor's degree in structural or civil engineering from an ABET-accredited program; a master's degree is preferred.


  • 12+ years of structural engineering experience with recognized technical depth. Professional Engineer (PE) required; SE preferred.


  • Expert command of structural analysis and design and the applicable codes and standards.


  • Demonstrated experience as a technical authority - setting standards, leading reviews, and resolving the most complex design and constructability challenges.


  • Proficiency with structural and foundation software (RISA, LPILE), Trimble products, Excel, and design automation (VBA/Python).


  • Recognized technical leadership, mentoring ability, and strong communication.


$160,000 - $190,000 a year

Benefits

  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Vision insurance


Ready to join us?

If you're passionate about clean energy design, precision engineering, and turning data into impact, we want to meet you! Join us in shaping the next generation of solar and battery storage projects-and help transform ANS into the name everyone in renewables knows.

About WGI

As a multidisciplinary consulting firm, WGI has eight offices throughout Florida and specializes in the following disciplines: Land Development/Municipal Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Surveying and Mapping, Subsurface Utility Engineering, Structures, Water Resources, Landscape Architecture, Environmental Sciences, Architecture, Land Planning, and Creative Services. The Zweig Group ranked WGI #4 on its 2017 Hot Firms list and #23 on the 2017 Best Firms to Work For list.

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