Structural Project Engineer - Commercial Team at Apex Engineers Inc – Kansas City, Missouri

About the role

We design the structures behind the buildings people work, shop, learn, and gather in — offices, retail, warehouses, mixed-use, light industrial, and the occasional project that doesn't fit neatly into any category. We're looking for a Project Engineer I to take ownership of commercial structural design packages and grow into a technical leader on our team.

This isn't a role where you'll be buried in spreadsheets waiting for someone to hand you the next task. You'll coordinate directly with architects, contractors, and clients; run your own projects from schematic through construction administration; and mentor junior engineers along the way. You'll have senior staff backing you up on project direction, but the technical driver's seat is yours.

You'll independently design gravity and lateral systems for commercial projects across a range of materials — structural steel, concrete (cast-in-place and tilt-up), masonry, and wood where the project calls for it. You'll work through foundation design on varied soil conditions, detail connections, and think through load paths on buildings that aren't always symmetrical or straightforward. You'll build and troubleshoot models in RISA, run member and component checks in Enercalc, and turn that analysis into permit-ready drawing sets that don't come back with a stack of review corrections.

You'll apply the IBC and the relevant material design standards with confidence, work within Apex's internal design standards and details, and know when something needs a senior engineer's eyes before it leaves the office. You'll respond to contractor RFIs, review shop drawings in Bluebeam, and visit sites to work through the field issues that inevitably come up — writing reports that are clear, professional, and actually useful.

Day-to-day, you'll also keep your own budget and schedule on track, give your project manager a heads-up when something's trending sideways, and help shape our standards and details as we grow.

• 4+ years of structural design experience on commercial projects — office, retail, warehouse, mixed-use, light industrial, or similar building types
• Bachelor's degree in Civil, Architectural, or Structural Engineering
• EIT required; PE licensure preferred
• Strong working knowledge of structural steel, concrete, and masonry design
• Experience with lateral system design (braced frames, moment frames, shear walls) on commercial buildings
• Proficiency with Revit for structural documentation and coordination
• Experience with RISA and Enercalc for analysis and member design
• Comfort with Bluebeam for markups, reviews, and submittals
• Familiarity with AutoCAD for legacy drawings and limited production work
• Clear, direct communication — with clients, contractors, and your own team
• Attention to detail that shows up in your drawings before someone has to point it out

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Architectural Engineering or Structural Engineering from an ABET-accredited program.
• Passed or scheduled to take the FE (Fundamentals of Engineering) exam. - required.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license strongly preferred or achieved shortly after promotion.
• 4-6+ years of structural design experience.

Other Requirements

• Must be authorized to work in the United States. No sponsorship is available at this time.
• Occasional travel to project sites or client meetings may be required.
• Valid driver’s license and acceptable driving record for site visits.