6ixDesign Inc. is a multidisciplinary architecture and engineering practice based in Toronto. We work across low-rise and mid-rise residential, multiplex, commercial, mixed-use, and institutional projects, carrying them from early feasibility through permit, tender, and construction. What sets us apart is structural: architecture and engineering sit under one roof, so coordination happens down the hall instead of across three firms and a two-week email chain. As our project volume grows, we are looking for engineers who want real technical responsibility and the room to develop into it.
Why 6ixDesign?
Growth: We are expanding our engineering department, and this role sits inside that growth. Your responsibility will increase as quickly as you demonstrate readiness for it.
Integrated Practice: Our architectural and engineering teams share drawings and resolve issues internally. You will spend less time chasing consultants and more time solving the actual problem.
Path to Licensure: You will work directly under licensed senior engineers who review your work, explain their reasoning, and support your progress toward P.Eng., including guidance on your PEO experience record.
Breadth of Work: Concrete, steel, wood, masonry. New builds, additions, underpinning, existing-building assessment. You will not spend two years on a single building type.
Beautiful Workspace: Our office is designed the way we design for our clients. It is a space built to support focused, collaborative work.
Competitive Salary: We recognize and reward the value that each team member brings to the table. Our compensation packages reflect our dedication to attracting and retaining strong people.
Job Description
As a Structural Engineer, you will support building projects from initial structural analysis and design through permit submission, construction documentation, site review, and coordination. This is a hands-on technical role. You will be running calculations, producing drawings, sitting in coordination meetings, and answering for your work in review. You will start on assigned building elements and move to whole projects as you demonstrate readiness, working under the supervision of senior licensed engineers and alongside our in-house architectural teams, external consultants, contractors, and municipal reviewers.
Key Responsibilities
— Structural Analysis and Design: Perform analysis and design for low-rise and mid-rise buildings in concrete, structural steel, wood, and masonry, including foundations and lateral-load-resisting systems.
— Design Calculations: Prepare structural calculations that are clear, traceable, and defensible under review by senior engineers and municipal examiners.
— Drawings and Documentation: Develop structural drawings, details, and specifications in AutoCAD and Revit to permit and construction-issue standards.
— Permit Submissions: Assemble structural permit packages and respond to examiner comments and municipal review queries through to approval.
— Existing Buildings: Support renovation, addition, underpinning, and shoring work, including assessment of existing structures and evaluation of as-built conditions.
— Multidisciplinary Coordination: Coordinate structural design with our in-house architectural teams and with external mechanical, electrical, civil, and landscape consultants, resolving conflicts before they reach the field.
— Site Review: Conduct field reviews, document observations, and prepare field review reports.
— Construction Administration: Respond to RFIs, review shop drawings, and support contractors and clients through the construction phase.
— Technical Reporting: Prepare technical reports, letters, and structural condition assessments.
— Code Compliance: Ensure designs conform to the Ontario Building Code, applicable CSA standards, and municipal requirements.
— Practice Development: Contribute to the ongoing refinement of our internal standards, typical details, drawing production workflows, and QA procedures.
Must Have Qualifications
— Approximately 1 to 2 years of professional structural engineering design experience on building projects.
— Bachelor's or Master's degree in Civil or Structural Engineering from a recognized, accredited university.
— Eligible for registration with Professional Engineers Ontario. Full licensure is not required for this role, and candidates at any stage prior to P.Eng. are encouraged to apply.
— Strong working knowledge of the Ontario Building Code, applicable CSA design standards (A23.3, S16, O86, S304), permitting processes, and construction requirements.
— Demonstrated experience on low-rise or mid-rise residential, multiplex, commercial, mixed-use, or institutional projects.
— Solid technical grounding in concrete, structural steel, wood, masonry, foundations, and lateral-load-resisting systems.
— Demonstrated ability to prepare structural calculations, drawings, specifications, reports, and permit submission packages accurately and independently.
— Experience coordinating structural design with architectural and mechanical teams.
— Strong proficiency in structural analysis and design software, AutoCAD, Revit, Bluebeam, and Microsoft Office.
— Familiarity with BIM standards, drawing production workflows, and quality assurance procedures.
Preferred Qualifications
— Current registration with Professional Engineers Ontario, or a P.Eng. designation.
— Experience with renovations, additions, underpinning, shoring, or existing-building condition assessments.
— Experience with Toronto and GTA municipal approvals processes.
— Experience working alongside in-house or closely integrated architectural teams.
— Exposure to purpose-built rental, missing-middle, or multiplex housing typologies.
— Graduate coursework or research in structural analysis, seismic design, or building performance.
Skills and Personal Qualities
— Detail-oriented: You catch the error in your own calculations before a senior engineer does.
— Analytical: You reason from first principles when the code clause does not squarely cover the condition in front of you.
— Proactive: You identify what your projects need and act on it rather than waiting for direction.
— Accountable: You stand behind your numbers, including the ones that turned out to be wrong.
— Clear: You can explain a structural constraint to an architect, a contractor, and a client, and adjust the explanation for each.
— Candid: You flag the limits of your knowledge and ask rather than assume, because guessing carries consequences in this work.
— Coachable: You treat design review as a professional exchange and apply what you learn from it.
— Collaborative: You work well with architects, consultants, and contractors, and you would rather solve the problem than win the email.
What We Offer
— Direct exposure to the full project lifecycle, from design through construction, rather than a single narrow phase.
— Structured support toward your P.Eng., including supervised experience under licensed engineers and guidance on PEO experience record submissions.
— A varied portfolio across residential, multiplex, mixed-use, commercial, and institutional work.
— Integrated in-house architectural support on every project.
— A direct working relationship with senior engineering staff and the principals, with no layers to push through.
— Competitive compensation aligned with experience.
— Paid vacation and statutory holidays.
— Support for professional development, licensure, and continuing education.
— A clear path to grow with the firm as the engineering department expands.
How to Apply
Please send your resume and a portfolio or work sample (PDF, maximum 10 MB) to [email protected] with the subject line “Structural Engineer – Your Name.” Structural drawings, calculation excerpts, or reports you contributed to are all suitable; please redact any confidential client or project information, and academic work is acceptable where professional samples cannot be shared. In your email, include a short note covering one or two structural problems you have worked on and your specific role on each, your current status regarding PEO registration, and your availability to start. We review applications on a rolling basis and will contact shortlisted candidates directly. We appreciate every application, though we are only able to respond to those selected for an interview.
Join our team as a Structural Engineer and contribute to projects that shape how Toronto gets built. This role offers technical depth, real ownership of your work, and the chance to grow alongside a practice that is expanding on the strength of its work.
6ixDesign Inc. is an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we design for, and we welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other protected ground. Accommodations are available on request at any stage of the recruitment process.
Pay: $60,042.56-$89,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
Work Location: In person
