Senior Structural Engineer, Building Regulatory Affairs

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Serve as a senior technical engineer on the regulatory team, independently structuring the acceptance case for complex, non-standard product questions across code-requirement translation, test plan review, test data…
• Translate building code acceptance requirements, including ICC-ES AC509, UFC, IBC/IRC, and ASTM/ACI/ASCE, into technical code requirements for product development and testing, including for novel or precedent-limited…
• Own the regulatory-side review and approval of test plans, specimen designs, and test matrices for standard and complex campaigns, and advise other regulatory engineers on test-plan review approach;
• Independently author the engineering analyses, calculations, and evaluation-report content that substantiate acceptance for complex or precedent-adjacent cases.
• Define the quality-control outcomes and requirements for regulatory acceptance of ICON's additive concrete construction and building products, serving as the technical reference other ICON teams consult as they develop…
• Manage third party review relationships, including ICC-ES. Lead the planning and presenting at the semiannual inspections, and sustain that relationship through ongoing work and acceptance criteria development.
• Independently analyze complex, ambiguous, or multi-source data from the regulatory technical database, including material and structural testing data, and draw conclusions that hold up under agency scrutiny;
• Support the technical analysis, drafting, and reporting for code- and standards-development and policy work that advances ICON's positions.

Job requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, or a related technical discipline
• 6+ years of relevant professional experience in structural engineering, including design, testing, forensic engineering, or building product evaluation
• Strong understanding of structural engineering from first principles, including mechanics of materials, structural analysis, and design fundamentals
• Demonstrated experience with the building codes and standards that govern structural acceptance (e.g., IBC/IRC, ACI, ASCE, ASTM) and of how test evidence is used to demonstrate code compliance
• Practical design and/or testing experience with concrete and masonry structural systems and materials
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and interpret structural and material test data using engineering principles and statistical methods, and to draw defensible technical conclusions from it
• Strong technical writing skills, with demonstrated ability to prepare the reports, calculations, and substantiating documentation that support technical and regulatory decisions
• Excellent organizational and communication skills, with proven ability to manage multiple concurrent efforts independently