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Entry Level Designer/Structural EIT

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Compensation
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Location
Las Cruces, NM
Schedule
Full-time
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Job overview

Stantec’s Buildings team is seeking an entry-level Structural EIT to contribute to building projects alongside interdisciplinary engineers and under the guidance of a Senior Structural Engineer. The role includes structural analysis, design, and detailing for steel, concrete, masonry, and timber systems, with work spanning calculations, drawings, construction administration, and coordination with design teams and clients.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Project CollaborationCreative and Critical ThinkingRevitStructural EngineeringStructural AnalysisStructural DesignStructural DetailingSteel DesignConcrete DesignMasonry DesignTimber DesignMicrosoft Office SuiteEnercalcFinite Element AnalysisRISASAPConstruction AdministrationStructural Building CodesCSI SoftwareRAM SoftwareCommunicationDrawing Interpretation

Qualifications

0+ Years Related ExperienceBachelor's in Civil or Structural Engineering or EquivalentMaster's in Structural EngineeringEIT License

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance
Parental Leave
Paid Time Off

Full job description

Stantec’s Buildings team is on a mission to become the world’s leading integrated design practice. Our architects, engineers, interior designers, consultants, sustainability specialists, and technologists are passionate about the power of design. Our collaborative culture and our innovative, sustainable approach to projects help us create buildings that matter to our world.

Together, we are enhancing the quality of life globally through design.

Join us and design your place with Stantec.

Your Opportunity

Join a dynamic team that balances competing project interests with creativity and efficiency for challenging and exciting projects. Together, we can accelerate towards a brighter future. Our team of interdisciplinary engineers works collaboratively with clients to design buildings and processes that are on track for safety, performance, and sustainability.

Your Key Responsibilities

The role of a Structural EIT is to work independently on smaller projects, and as a team member of a larger projects under the guidance of a Senior Structural Engineer. The Structural EIT will be able to perform structural analysis, design and detailing of steel, concrete, masonry, and timber systems. Additional responsibilities include:

  • Complete calculations and drawings for small projects under Senior Engineer’s guidance

  • Works with and coordinates with architectural, interiors, and other engineering disciplines

  • Perform Construction Administration duties including completing field observations reports, responding to RFIs, submittal reviews, and evaluating contractor change orders

  • Perform calculations using company standard software and proprietary manufacturer software.

  • Communicate design issues and solutions with the design team and owner clients.

  • Understand industry standard design processes and understanding of construction means and methods

  • Work within project scope, budgets, and design approach to deliver projects to clients on time, on budget, and at a high level of client service

  • Assist with development of design standards

Your Capabilities and Credentials

  • Ability to participate and collaborate in a project team setting and to engage in creative and critical thought

  • Basic understanding of Revit, and the use of it as a drafting/design tool

  • Thorough understanding of structural engineering concepts and ability to effectively communicate ideas to others

  • Ability to interpret sketches, drawings, building program and other similar material

  • Requires understanding of Microsoft Office Suite, Revit; Component Design Software such as Enercalc; Finite Element Analysis Software such as RISA and SAP

Education and Experience

0 – 3 years of related experience

Bachelor’s Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering or an equivalent combination of education and related experience

Master’s Degree in Structural Engineering is preferred

EIT license is preferred

Ability to communicate both verbally and in written form concepts and ideas to a diverse audience of architects, engineers, and owner clients effectively.

Basic knowledge and understanding of structural building codes and requirements

Experience with modeling software (Autodesk Revit)

Experience with general business software (Microsoft Office suite)

Experience with industry standard Structural Engineering software (CSI, RISA, RAM, etc.)

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

About Stantec

Stantec is a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. The diverse perspectives of our partners and interested parties drive us to think beyond what’s previously been done on critical issues like climate change, digital transformation, and future-proofing our cities and infrastructure. We innovate at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships to advance communities everywhere, so that together we can redefine what’s possible.

Pay Transparency: In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible. Actual compensation for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week.

Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage and paid family leave. Regular full-time and part-time employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year. In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law).

Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law.

The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements

Primary Location: United States | NM | Las Cruces Organization: BC-2358 Buildings-US Acquisition PSP Mountain BE Employee Status: Regular Management Level: Individual contributor Business Justification: New Position Travel: No Schedule: Full time Job Posting: 27/10/2026 05:10:03 Req ID: 1008529

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. At Stantec we are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process then please inform a member of our Talent Acquisition team.

How this job compares

Set against the 2,990 open Structural Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • US median$100–153K/yr1,877 salary ranges
  • US median$38–47/hr85 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 20 open Structural Engineer jobs in New Mexico and 2,990 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New Mexico
Experience
This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Structural Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (2,535 postings).
Education
2,310 of the 2,990 open Structural Engineer jobs (77%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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