Civil/Structural Project Engineer

Valmont Industries, Inc.

Civil/Structural Project Engineer responsible for structural analysis and design of utility products. Collaborating on projects and ensuring compliance while utilizing engineering software and methodologies.

Posted 6/3/2026full-timeJasper • Tennessee • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

This position is responsible for structural analysis and design of utility products to be quoted and fabricated.
The Project Engineer is responsible to support information for ($2M+) large projects, and to work independently and make technical decisions for small, medium and large projects.
Independently analyze and design products by Finite Element Method (IMPAX design program) and other structural design software taking into consideration both public safety, manufacturability, and minimum cost balancing competitiveness and profitability.
Interpret customer specifications, customer needs, and market/sales needs.
Communicate engineering data to the customer and others.
Support the presentations of steel poles in sales presentations and meetings.
Recommend changes in design criteria, analysis methods, drafting procedures, and developing new methods and procedures when appropriate.
Perform aggressive structural designs to be able to design lowest weight / most cost-effective structure (that meets all code and specification requirements) to support competitive bid situation.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in civil or structural engineering or related engineering field with four (4) years of related engineering experience
One year of experience in a professional service or manufacturing setting
Experience with Auto CAD (or MicroStation), PLS (Power Line Systems), CADD, PLS Pole, RISA (or other structural analysis program)
High level of organization for record purposes for email, calculations, etc.
Ability to understand and support project needs for each individual project needs in reference to less conservative design (in competitive bid situation) vs replication of existing design for speed of fabrication (for schedule considerations)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Healthcare (medical, prescription drugs, dental and vision)
401k retirement plan with company match
Paid time off
Employer paid life insurance
Employer paid short-term and long-term disability including maternity leave
Work Life Support
Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,250 per year
Voluntary programs like tobacco cessation, Type 2 diabetes reversal, one-on-one health coaching, mortgage services and more

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Hard Skills & Tools

structural analysisdesignFinite Element Methodcost-effective designtechnical decision makingaggressive structural designsdesign criteriaanalysis methodsdrafting proceduresmanufacturability

Soft Skills

communicationorganizationindependencecustomer specification interpretationpresentation skills

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in civil engineeringBachelor’s degree in structural engineeringBachelor’s degree in related engineering field