Civil Engineer 2 – Structural (11895)
Vancouver, Washington - Added Apr 8th, 2026
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Structural Civil Engineer (Hybrid)
Our client, a leading Pacific Northwest utility provider committed to public service and environmental preservation, is looking for a Structural Civil Engineer for their Vancouver, Washington location. In this role you will provide analysis and design services to support capital improvements and general maintenance, repairs, and upkeep of all structural aspects of the transmission system, including transmission line towers and structures, substation structures including all equipment, bus and overhead cable supports, telecommunication towers and structures, buildings, and other structures on the transmission system.
This position is a one-year renewable contract that includes employee benefits! If this position aligns with your professional experience, we want to hear from you!
Key Responsibilities for Structural Civil Engineer:
Requirements/Qualification for Structural Civil Engineer:
**We are unable to accommodate corp. to corp. candidates**
About Motus Recruiting and Staffing, Inc:
Founded in 2006, Motus is an award-winning recruiting and staffing firm in the Pacific Northwest, specializing in professional services and technology solutions. We are a group of people who not only recognize the importance of representation, but actively fight for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the recruitment process. Our goal is to educate organizations on the importance of DEI when hiring, promoting, and supporting diverse employees. We are calling organizations to demonstrate their commitment to DEI by being intentional about who they hire.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability or protected veteran status.
AG/BH13961
Our client, a leading Pacific Northwest utility provider committed to public service and environmental preservation, is looking for a Structural Civil Engineer for their Vancouver, Washington location. In this role you will provide analysis and design services to support capital improvements and general maintenance, repairs, and upkeep of all structural aspects of the transmission system, including transmission line towers and structures, substation structures including all equipment, bus and overhead cable supports, telecommunication towers and structures, buildings, and other structures on the transmission system.
This position is a one-year renewable contract that includes employee benefits! If this position aligns with your professional experience, we want to hear from you!
Key Responsibilities for Structural Civil Engineer:
- Structural design and analysis of substation structures and footings. Structures include towers, poles, frames, trusses, pedestals, racks, and others. Materials are predominantly steel and concrete, but other materials such as wood and aluminum are occasionally used. Tasks include:
- Structural design and analysis of a wide variety of structure types as transmission line supports. These structure types include lattice steel (or aluminum) towers, single or multiple steel pole structures, single or multiple wood pole structures, concrete structures, and others.
- Structural design and analysis of an extensive communication network (predominantly microwave). Structure types include lattice steel towers, poles, mounting hardware, and waveguide/ice bridges.
- Design of new structures
- Structure maintenance and program sustainment activities.
- Assistance with structural (non-climbing) inspections.
- Structural adequacy assessments.
- Structural retrofit designs (seismic strengthening, remodels, additions, addition of roof loading such as HVAC units, etc.).
- Design of replacements related to aging infrastructure, particularly in the areas of steel corrosion and concrete deterioration.
- Assistance with material procurement tasks related to above repairs and replacements.
- Perform occasional Quality Assurance visits to both in-house and outside fabrication shops and provide recommendations for approval / rejection by Federal senior engineers or technical team leads.
- Mark documents and maintain filing system(s), files, emails and records in accordance with compliance requirements.
Requirements/Qualification for Structural Civil Engineer:
- U.S. Citizenship and valid U.S Driver’s License is required.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Structural Engineering, Civil Engineering or a closely-related field is required.
- 5+ years of Structural Engineering experience practical engineering experience is required.
- Must have professional knowledge of civil and structural engineering concepts and principles and a practical knowledge of conventional methodology associated with planning, design, and maintenance applicable to public electric utilities, power plants, and transmission systems. Knowledge will be applied to work on structural engineering projects that may be limited in scope and depth or may incorporated to assist with more complex projects.
- Experience with designs using the current International Building Code (IBC) and American Society of Civil Engineers (ACSE) 7 is required.
- Experience with structural analysis software such as SAP2000 and RISA.
- Must be familiar with modern structural analysis techniques.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite products, such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
- Ability to identify complex problems and review related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
- Strong critical thinking; ability to use logic and reasoning to identify strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions to problems.
- Effective time-management skills; perform tasks efficiently and manage work assignments to meet deadlines.
**We are unable to accommodate corp. to corp. candidates**
About Motus Recruiting and Staffing, Inc:
Founded in 2006, Motus is an award-winning recruiting and staffing firm in the Pacific Northwest, specializing in professional services and technology solutions. We are a group of people who not only recognize the importance of representation, but actively fight for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the recruitment process. Our goal is to educate organizations on the importance of DEI when hiring, promoting, and supporting diverse employees. We are calling organizations to demonstrate their commitment to DEI by being intentional about who they hire.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability or protected veteran status.
AG/BH13961
Job ID: 13961
