P2P2 — Developing Professional
Developing Professional
Design secondary structural elements and perform more complex calculations.
What this level means
Early-career professional; developing skills, handles routine tasks with some independence
- Scope
- Defined deliverables / small features
- Autonomy
- General supervision; reviewed at milestones
- Complexity
- Some non-routine problems; applies established patterns
- Impact
- Own and immediate-team deliverables
- Decision rights
- Routine technical choices within guidance
- Leadership
- May guide interns
- Typical experience
- 1–3 yrs
What you'd do
- Design secondary structural elements
- Coordinate with contractors
- Conduct site visits
- Prepare detailed engineering reports
- Ensure compliance with design standards
- Design and analyze structural components
- Coordinate with project teams
- Conduct field inspections
Skills, knowledge & tools
- Intermediate structural design
- Coordination skills
- Report writing
- Site inspection
- Software proficiency
- Structural design codes
- Construction processes
- Material properties
- Project management basics
- Engineering ethics
- Solid problem-solving
- Reliability in meeting deadlines
- Technical proficiency
- Effective communication
- Project coordination
What good looks like
- ~2–5 years of experience
- Some on-site exposure
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering
- Progress towards PE licensure
Common titles
Structural Engineering IIStructural Engineering 2Structural Engineer IIStructural Engineer 2Developing Professional
What it pays
Market-pay benchmarks for this family × level are being recalibrated across all survey sources and will return shortly.
O*NET / SOC: 17-0000 — Architecture & Engineering Occupations (inferred)