Dear Hiring Manager,
I'm writing about the Structural Engineer opening at Arup's Los Angeles office. I currently serve as Structural Engineer of Record on a $48M K-12 modernization (220k sqft, IBC 2021) where I led the seismic retrofit design and stamped the final drawings — which overlaps directly with the high-seismic education-sector portfolio your team published in last quarter's engineering journal feature.
Beyond the K-12 program, my recent work includes ETABS modeling and ACI 318 compliance for a 14-story mixed-use tower (coordinated six rebar optimization cycles with the architect, saving 8% tonnage), and oversight of a portfolio of nine concurrent small-bridge projects at $0.8-3.2M each. I hold an active California PE license (2023), am proficient in ETABS, RISA-3D, SAP2000, and Revit, and have mentored two EITs through the PE exam — both passed on first attempt.
Arup's track record on seismic resilience and the technical depth on public-project retrofit work are precisely the direction I'd like to take the next five years of my career. I'd be particularly interested in contributing to your education-sector retrofit portfolio, where my recent stamp-and-seal experience transfers cleanly.
Could we schedule a 30-minute conversation about your current project pipeline? I'd be happy to walk through the K-12 modernization calcs and design approach in more detail.
Sincerely, Jordan Kim, PE
