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Structural engineer resumes are read by principals who want licensure, project scale, and evidence that your designs get built without surprises. The 4 examples below cover a licensed structural engineer serving as engineer of record on commercial projects, a senior structural engineer and principal leading a high-rise group, an entry level engineer with a fresh master of science and 2 internships, and a forensic structural engineer investigating failures and testifying as an expert. Each one shows how to present construction value, change order records, tonnage or cost savings, investigations, and mentoring so an ATS and a hiring principal both see the substance.
Meet Anika, a fictional licensed structural engineer with 7 years designing commercial and institutional buildings who serves as engineer of record on about $420M in construction value and has delivered 26 projects with 0 structural change orders from design error.
(206) 555-0124 ◇ Seattle, WA
anika.raghavan@example.com ◇ linkedin.com/in/anika-raghavan ◇ anikaraghavan.com
Licensed structural engineer with 7 years designing commercial, institutional, and multi-family buildings in a high-seismic region, currently the engineer of record on projects totalling about $420M in construction value. Designs steel, concrete, and mass timber structures from schematic through construction administration, has delivered 26 projects with 0 structural change orders attributable to design error, and cut steel tonnage 12% on a 14-storey office tower through a performance-based lateral design. Engineers structures that are safe by the code and efficient by the numbers, and can explain both to an architect in 5 minutes.
Coursework in Earthquake Engineering, Advanced Steel and Concrete Design, Structural Dynamics, and Finite Element Analysis.
Also completed a mass timber design course in 2022 and holds a certification in performance-based seismic design earned in 2024.
14-Storey Office Tower. Led the structural design of a 14-storey, 380,000 square foot steel office tower with a buckling-restrained braced frame lateral system, using nonlinear response history analysis on 11 ground motion pairs and a peer review process over 8 months, which cut steel tonnage 12% against the prescriptive design, saved about $1.6M, and passed peer review with 4 comments.
University Science Building. Served as engineer of record on a 6-storey, $95M concrete laboratory building with vibration-sensitive floors designed to a 2,000 micro-inch per second criterion, long-span post-tensioned slabs, and a 40-foot cantilevered lecture hall, which was delivered with 0 structural change orders and met the vibration criterion on 100% of 30 tested bays.
Mass Timber Office Building. Led the structural design at a previous firm of a 5-storey cross-laminated timber office building with a steel braced frame core, developing 20 standard connection details and a fire design approach with the code official, which delivered 0 construction issues on 1,100 connections and a 6-week erection of the timber structure.
Meet Douglas, a fictional principal and senior structural engineer with 16 years in high-rise design who leads a 22-person group, has been engineer of record on 9 towers over 30 storeys, and holds a 0 structural failure or litigation record across 90 projects.
(312) 555-0196 ◇ Chicago, IL
douglas.fairbanks@example.com ◇ linkedin.com/in/douglas-fairbanks ◇ douglasfairbanks.com
Senior structural engineer and licensed structural engineer with 16 years designing high-rise, long-span, and complex buildings, currently a principal leading a 22-person structural group with about $2.1B in construction value under design. Has served as engineer of record on 9 towers over 30 storeys including a 58-storey residential tower, cut structural cost by an average of 9% across 12 value engineering studies, and holds a 0 structural failure or litigation record across 90 completed projects. Leads with rigorous checking and clear detailing, because a structure only gets built once.
Coursework in Advanced Concrete Design, Tall Building Structures, Wind Engineering, Structural Stability, and Prestressed Concrete.
Also licensed as a professional engineer in 6 states and holds a Fellow designation from a structural engineering institute awarded in 2023.
58-Storey Residential Tower. Served as engineer of record on a 58-storey, 720-foot concrete residential tower with a core wall and outrigger system, integrating a wind tunnel study, a construction sequence analysis with 40 stages, and a 12-foot thick mat on 90 caissons, which was delivered with 0 structural change orders from design error and a lateral system 8% lighter than the competition scheme.
Convention Centre Long-Span Roof. Led the structural design of a 320-foot clear-span steel truss roof over a 200,000 square foot exhibition hall with a 3-dimensional analysis of 1,400 members, erection engineering for 6 lifts of 180-tonne trusses, and a monitoring programme during construction, which was erected in 10 weeks with measured deflections within 5% of predicted.
Value Engineering Programme. Built a structured value engineering process with a 20-item option checklist, cost modelling with 3 contractors, and a risk review for each option, applied to 12 projects worth $420M in structural cost, which delivered an average 9% saving worth $38M while maintaining a 0 change order record from design.
Meet Eoin, a fictional entry level structural engineer with a 2025 master of science, a passed Fundamentals of Engineering exam, and 2 internships totalling 9 months, who designed 120 members with a 94% first-check pass rate.
(303) 555-0185 ◇ Denver, CO
eoin.brennan@example.com ◇ linkedin.com/in/eoin-brennan ◇ eoinbrennan.com
Entry level structural engineer with a 2025 master of science in structural engineering, a passed Fundamentals of Engineering exam, and 2 internships totalling 9 months at structural consulting firms. Produced calculations and drawings for 6 built projects including a 4-storey steel office building, designed 120 steel and concrete members with a 94% first-check pass rate, and built a Python tool that cut lateral load distribution calculations from 2 hours to 10 minutes. Seeking a structural engineer position where careful calculation, clear drawings, and a habit of asking why are put to work on real buildings.
GPA 3.9. Coursework in Advanced Steel Design, Reinforced Concrete Design, Structural Dynamics, Earthquake Engineering, Finite Element Analysis, and Timber Design.
GPA 3.7, graduated with honours. Coursework in Structural Analysis, Steel Design, Concrete Design, Soil Mechanics, and Engineering Mechanics.
Rigid Diaphragm Load Distribution Tool. Wrote a Python tool with a spreadsheet input that distributes seismic and wind loads to lateral elements by relative stiffness including torsion, validated against 6 hand-calculated cases and an ETABS model, which cut calculation time from 2 hours to 10 minutes and was adopted by 8 engineers at the internship firm.
Capstone: 8-Storey Steel Office Design. Led a 4-person team through the structural design of an 8-storey steel office building with a special moment frame, producing a 180-page calculation package, 24 drawings, and a cost estimate, which passed a review by 3 practising engineers with 5 comments and won the department best structural capstone award among 12 teams.
Pedestrian Bridge Design Support. Produced the analysis model and 20 calculation sheets for a 3-span steel pedestrian bridge during an internship, checking vibration under a 2-hertz walking load and designing 8 bearing details, which was built in 2024 with measured natural frequency within 6% of the predicted value.
Meet Leticia, a fictional senior forensic structural engineer with 10 years investigating failures and defects who has led 280 investigations with findings upheld in 100% of cases reaching trial or arbitration and testified as an expert 14 times.
(305) 555-0168 ◇ Miami, FL
leticia.ramos@example.com ◇ linkedin.com/in/leticia-ramos ◇ leticiaramos.com
Forensic structural engineer with 10 years investigating building failures, damage, and construction defects, currently a senior forensic engineer at a consulting firm handling about 45 investigations a year across hurricane damage, concrete deterioration, and construction defect claims. Has led 280 investigations with findings upheld in 100% of the 22 cases that reached trial or arbitration, served as testifying expert 14 times, and led the structural assessment of a 12-storey condominium that identified critical corrosion 2 years before a mandated inspection. Finds the cause, documents it so a jury can follow it, and says so only when the evidence supports it.
Coursework in Structural Failure Analysis, Concrete Durability, Wind Engineering, Advanced Mechanics of Materials, and Structural Reliability.
Also holds a Special Inspector certification earned in 2019 and a Diplomate in Forensic Engineering awarded in 2023.
Condominium Corrosion Assessment. Led a structural assessment of a 12-storey, 40-year-old coastal condominium with visual survey of 240 units, half-cell potential and ground penetrating radar testing on 60 balcony slabs, 24 concrete cores, and a structural analysis of reduced sections, which identified critical corrosion in 30 slabs, produced a phased $4.2M repair design, and was completed 2 years before the mandated milestone inspection.
Parking Garage Partial Collapse Investigation. Led the investigation of a partial collapse of a 4-level post-tensioned parking garage, preserving evidence under a 12-party protocol, testing 18 tendons and 30 concrete samples, and building a structural model of the as-built condition, which identified tendon corrosion at 6 unprotected anchorages as the cause and was upheld in arbitration with a $9M allocation.
Hurricane Damage Assessment Programme. Built a hurricane damage assessment protocol at a previous firm with a 50-item inspection checklist, drone photogrammetry for roof and facade documentation, and a wind speed correlation method using 3 data sources, applied to 40 buildings after 2 major storms, which cut site documentation time 50% and produced reports used in claims totalling about $60M with 0 findings overturned.
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