Structural Engineering Team Lead

Structural Engineering Team Lead - ( 195510 )

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In the role of Structural Engineering Team Lead
, we'll count on you to work with other Nor Cal structural team leads and under guidance of the Nor Cal structural business class lead to:

• Supervise and be responsible for a team of engineers, designers, and/or modelers toward technical training and development, project delivery, and workload management
• Serve as a technical expert with recognized authority in structural engineering as it relates to projects, and resolve problems of greater scope and complexity
• Perform, plan, direct, and monitor all structural aspects of large multidiscipline projects or medium-sized projects with high degree of technical complexity, typically involving a large project staff
• Coordinate staffing and workload of staff through entire project development to complete documents on schedule
• Produce and coordinate several projects concurrently
• Coordinate staffing and workload of staff through entire project development to complete documents on schedule
• Conduct schematic, design development and contract document work sessions in conjunction with other Project Managers, appropriate technical professionals and other disciplines
• Assist in the responsibility for operations of production section including staff development, profitability, morale, quality control and marketing support
• May function as an Assistant Project Manager and assist in responsibility for production on projects in addition to management responsibilities
• Assist with administrative responsibility for section staff and technical service functions, and lead and coordinate services with other sections
• Be involved in marketing planning, proposals and interviews
• Be directly involved with industrial and public clients in marketing, project production and related issues
• Assist in ensuring that all work is planned, organized, controlled and evaluated through proactive project management system
• Implement, monitor and support company policy
• Assist in the selection, training, development and management of technical personnel
• Work cooperatively with National Directors and marketing staff in local and national marketing and production efforts
• Perform other duties as needed

• Licensed California SE
• Minimum of 1 year of directly supervising engineers
• MS in Civil or Structural Engineering
• Experience with ACI 350 water containing structures design
• Experience with OSHPD Projects
• Experience with ASCE 41 seismic retrofit design
• Experience with structural condition assessment, repair, and…