Civil/Structural Engineer (Buildings)
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About the role
Pay: Up to $62/hour
Opportunity Overview
Handshake is looking for experienced civil and structural engineers with plan review experience to support AI research through flexible, part-time contract work. This is not a traditional job. You’ll work from real building project materials, including drawings, specifications, and permit records, to build expert-level review tasks that test how well AI models handle professional plan review and drawing-set coordination workflows. The Handshake AI program runs year-round, with project opportunities opening periodically across different areas of expertise.
This is an ongoing, project-based opportunity you can take on alongside your current role.
What You’ll Do
Work from real building project drawings, specifications, and permit records to create expert review tasks, each focused on one professional workflow, such as plan review, code compliance, drawing-set quality control, or cross-checking structural and civil sheets against architectural and MEP sheets
Write the prompt for each task and review AI model attempts to confirm where they fall short
Define the critical components of a correct answer, so each task can be evaluated accurately
Provide clear, structured written feedback to help improve AI model performance
Work remotely and complete tasks at your own pace, with no set schedule or minimum hour requirement
Qualifications
Degree: Completed Bachelor’s degree or higher in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, or a closely related field (Master’s degree preferred)
Professional experience: At least 5 years of professional engineering experience in the United States on building projects, including hands-on plan review experience, such as reviewing construction documents for code compliance in a jurisdiction, as an engineer of record responding to plan review comments, or as a third-party reviewer
US code expertise: Working knowledge of US building codes and engineering standards, applied in real projects
Construction documents: Able to read full construction document sets, including architectural, structural, civil, and MEP sheets, and cross-check them against each other
Additional qualifications (not required, but strengthen your application)
Professional engineer (PE) or structural engineer (SE) licensure
Experience with a range of project types, such as commercial, institutional, multifamily, healthcare, or mixed-use, or with jurisdictions in multiple states
Experience in permitting and approvals, special inspections, or drawing-set quality control
Required for all applicants
Must be based in the United States and have US work authorization
Experience limited to US codes and US practice
Strong written communication and attention to detail
Ability to explain complex engineering and code concepts clearly
Ability to work independently in a remote, asynchronous environment