DCI Engineers - San Diego, CA

Start your journey, chart your course – DCI is ME (My Experience)!

DCI Engineers, a leading structural and civil engineering consulting firm, has an opportunity for a full-time, Structural Engineering Intern for the summer of 2025 in our San Diego, CA office. We provide unique and challenging learning opportunities for interns to gain experience and develop expertise in a collaborative and rewarding environment. 

With 20+ offices around the US, at DCI Engineers you are sure to find your adventure with a great group of people and a lifestyle you crave. We understand the importance of work/life balance and how your free time activities fuel your professional productivity and creative mojo.

For over 35 years, DCI has been challenging our employees to step outside the box to provide innovative solutions and value to projects, while forging great relationships with clients.

If you are looking to work with fun, enthusiastic, and intelligent folks, in a collaborative and rewarding environment, come make DCI your experience.

 As a seasonal intern, you can expect your work responsibilities to include:

• Construction support services in the form of shop drawings or submittal review
• Construction support site visits
• Revit detailing
• Preliminary structural analysis and design on a variety of projects and construction types

Requirements:

• Effective communication skills
• Civil or Architectural Engineering degree in progress from an ABET accredited university preferred
• 3rd or 4th year undergraduate degree or master’s degree in progress

DCI Engineers – San Diego

DCI Engineers, a leading structural and civil engineering consulting firm with 20+ offices spanning the United States, has an opportunity for a full-time Structural Project Manager in its San Diego office.

Responsibilities of a Structural Project Manager:

• Develop, coordinate, and direct production of engineering project documents
• Prepare fee proposals and contracts
• Develop workload and scheduling projections for project staff
• Oversee and perform calculations, design, and analysis of applicable elements for projects
• Collaborate with the engineering and drafting teams to coordinate design details and construction document requirements
• Oversee/perform construction observations and write reports
• Review shop drawings during construction
• Evaluate additional service requests, review billing, and coordinate permit responses and construction support services
• Develop a client base

Requirements for a Structural Project Manager:

• 1 year or more of structural project management experience, in addition to 4 years or more of structural design engineering experience
• Civil Engineering degree from an ABET accredited university and PE license required
• Experience designing and managing projects using steel, concrete, wood, and/or masonry design materials
• Skilled at designing seismic and gravity framing systems
• Ability to manage your time, juggling multiple tasks and projects simultaneously
• Ability to lead and train junior engineers and coordinate with BIM Designers
• Desire to build strong client relationships and provide excellent service
• Ability to effectively communicate with a variety of stakeholders – clients, and design and construction teams
• Master’s degree and SE license preferred, but not required

Start your journey, chart your course – DCI is ME (My Experience)!

At DCI Engineers you are sure to find your adventure with a great group of people and a lifestyle you crave. We understand the importance of work/life balance and how your free time activities fuel your professional productivity and creative mojo.

For over 35 years, DCI has been challenging our employees to step outside the box to provide innovative solutions and value to projects, while forging great relationships with clients.

If you are looking to work with fun and enthusiastic people, in a collaborative and rewarding environment, come make DCI your experience. Visit dciengineers_life on Instagram for employee stories.

DCI offers competitive wages and benefit packages, along with opportunities for other incentives.

Benefits include, but are not limited to:

• Salary Range of $90,000/year to $96,000/year or more depending on experience and education
• Company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance for the employee
• Tax-advantaged savings account options
• Company-paid Life, AD&D, and Long-term Disability policies
• Voluntary Short-term Disability, Life, AD&D and Supplemental options
• 401(k) with an annual Company contribution
• 8 paid holidays, including 1 floating holiday
• Paid vacation and sick leave
• Commuter benefits (where available)
• Health & Fitness Program
• Cell phone benefits
• Bonus earning opportunities
• Seminar and licensing reimbursements

DCI Engineers – San Diego

DCI Engineers, a leading structural and civil engineering consulting firm with 20+ offices spanning the United States, has an opportunity for a full-time Structural Project Engineer in its San Diego office.

Responsibilities of a Structural Project Engineer:

• Perform and coordinate the structural design of assigned projects under the supervision of the Project Manager
• Collaborate with BIM Designers to produce structural construction documents and draft details in REVIT
• Assist Project Managers with Construction Support, including shop drawing review and answering RFIs
• Be attentive to details and provide accurate construction documents
• Progressively grow your technical knowledge through both internal project experience and continuing education

Requirements for a Structural Engineer:

• 0 to 2 years or more of structural engineering experience, as it relates to building design
• Working knowledge and project experience using steel, concrete, wood, and/or masonry design materials
• Experience designing all categories of gravity framing and wind resisting systems
• Basic knowledge of design/building codes, such as CBC, ASCE 7, ACI 318 and/or AISC
• Working knowledge of structural analysis software, such as RISA 3D, RAM, ETABS, Enercalc, ADAPT, etc.
• Ability to manage your time, juggling multiple tasks and projects simultaneously
• Desire to provide excellent service and build client relationships
• Maintain a positive attitude and willingness to learn
• Effective communication skills
• Possess a state-issued Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certificate
• Structural/Civil/Architectural Engineering degree from an ABET accredited university, preferred

Start your journey, chart your course – DCI is ME (My Experience)!

At DCI Engineers you are sure to find your adventure with a great group of people and a lifestyle you crave. We understand the importance of work/life balance and how your free time activities fuel your professional productivity and creative mojo. 

For over 35 years, DCI has been challenging our employees to step outside the box to provide innovative solutions and value to projects, while forging great relationships with clients.

If you are looking to work with fun and enthusiastic people, in a collaborative and rewarding environment, come make DCI your experience. Visit dciengineers_life on Instagram for employee stories.

DCI offers competitive wages and benefit packages, along with opportunities for other incentives.

Benefits include, but are not limited to:

• Salary Range of $75,000/year to $82,000/year or more depending on experience and education
• Company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance for the employee
• Tax-advantaged savings account options
• Company-paid Life, AD&D, and Long-term Disability policies
• Voluntary Short-term Disability, Life, AD&D and Supplemental options
• 401(k) with an annual Company contribution
• 8 paid holidays, including 1 floating holiday
• Paid vacation and sick leave
• Paid parental leave
• Commuter benefits (where available)
• Cell phone benefits
• Bonus earning opportunities
• Seminar and licensing reimbursements