Structural Engineer

Role Description

Hive Modular is hiring an in-house Structural Engineer to lead structural design and engineering for our volumetric steel modular building system. This is an independent technical role: you will design and validate the structural systems that make our modules manufacturable, code-compliant, and buildable at scale.

You will work closely with the architecture and factory production teams, develop structural deliverables including drawings and analysis, resolve technical conflicts and queries, and ensure every engineering document is technically coherent and commercially feasible.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead structural design and engineering for Hive Modular's volumetric steel modular system, from concept through permitting and construction documentation.
• Develop drawings, structural calculations, connections, and details within Hive's factory manufacturing
• constraints — modular design to ISO container standards, in-factory and on-site assembly, and logistics and delivery compatibility.
• Prepare and sign and seal structural drawings, specifications, and calculations for Philippine building permits, ensuring full compliance with the National Structural Code of the Philippines (NSCP) and applicable local ordinances.
• Partner with the architecture and factory production teams throughout design development to resolve
• structural–architectural conflicts.
• Coordinate structural scope with MEP, fabrication, and site assembly teams to keep design intent, factory build, and site erection aligned. Resolve technical queries including RFA’s and RFI’s during Construction.
• Support cost estimation and value engineering by validating structural material and fabrication cost assumptions.

Qualifications

• Licensed Civil Engineer with an active PRC license.
• At least 5-8 years of professional structural engineering experience, including demonstrated experience leading structural design on building projects.
• Hands-on experience in steel structural design — structural steel systems, connection design, and seismic/wind load design under the NSCP — is required.
• Strong working knowledge of the National Structural Code of the Philippines (NSCP) and relevant international steel design references (e.g., AISC).
• Proficiency with structural analysis software such as STAAD.Pro, ETABS, or SAP2000.
• Experience preparing structural drawings and coordinating within CAD/BIM platforms (AutoCAD, ArchiCAD).
• Ability to read and stress-test other engineer's calculations and drawings, and to put findings in writing clearly and directly.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience in modular, volumetric, prefabricated, or other offsite/factory-based construction systems.
• Experience in US projects is a plus.