Structural Associate

Your Role

As an Associate in our Structural Practice, you'll guide complex building designs, lead teams, deepen client relationships, and expand your influence across the firm. At this level, you'll pair advanced engineering expertise with growing ownership of business results, helping shape strategy, strengthen client partnerships, and elevate project delivery. This is your opportunity to make a bigger impact and accelerate your path toward firm leadership. 

What You’ll Do

• Tackle complex, high-impact building projects where your technical judgment directly shapes outcomes.

• Lead project delivery end-to-end, steering design, managing teams, and driving decisions with real autonomy.

• Be the expert clients rely on, providing clear, confident guidance on advanced structural challenges.

• Grow and mentor a high-performing team, raising the technical bar and developing future leaders.

• Expand client relationships and help position Thornton Tomasetti for new opportunities and markets.

• Influence firm strategy by connecting clients to our full-service capabilities and identifying where we should grow next.

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Structural, or Architectural Engineering; Master’s degree preferred.

• Professional Engineer (PE) and/or Structural Engineer (SE) licensure.

• 8+ years of structural engineering experience with demonstrated technical depth in new building design, including steel, concrete, timber, seismic design, tall buildings, and specialty structures. 

• Drive project delivery and lead teams, partnering with clients while leveraging strong technical expertise to solve complex challenges and shape project strategy and priorities.

• Leadership that inspires others through mentoring, empowerment, and effective communication, while expanding your client-facing presence.

Compensation

The rate for this position generally is$115,000-$135,000annually.This range is a good faith estimate provided pursuant to the Illinois State Pay Transparency Law. It is based on what a successful Illinois State applicant might be paid and assumes that the successful candidate will be in Illinois State or perform the position from Illinois State. Similar positions located outside of Illinois State will not necessarily receive the same compensation.Actual pay rates may vary from the range, as permitted byIllinoisEqual Pay Transparency Law. Compensation offers will be based on various factors, including operational needs, individual education, qualifications and experience, work location and comparison to employee already in the role, as well as other considerations permitted by law. A potential new employee9s pay history will not be used in compensation decisions.

Benefits

Depending on your employment status, benefits may include:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, Disability and other voluntary benefits

• Flexible Spending Accounts for Medical and Childcare

• Paid Time Off, Family Leave for New Parents, Volunteer Time

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Commuter Transit (where available)

• 401k retirement savings with Company matching on employee contributions and/or qualified student loan repayments

• Fitness Reimbursement

• And other various wellness, diversity/inclusion and employee resource programs and initiatives

Pursuant to the SanFrancisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.