Structural Engineer IV

We are seeking a Lead Structural Engineer for CRBs Northeast region. This role is intended for a structural engineering leader who wants to help build the next phase of CRBs structural practice in one of our most important growth regions. The position combines high-impact project leadership with regional practice building client and pursuit support team leadership and connection to CRBs national structural engineering organization. 

The ideal candidate may already be leading a structural group office discipline team or project portfolio; however we are also interested in strong project leaders who are ready to take the next step in their career development. This person will be the first senior structural hire dedicated to the Northeast region and will help establish CRBs local structural presence across the Philadelphia Boston and Washington DC metro areas. 

The Northeast Lead will work closely with CRBs national structural engineering team and will have access to established technical standards senior technical resources shared staffing support lessons learned and practice-wide leadership. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Regional Practice Building: 
  Help establish grow and represent CRBs Northeast structural engineering presence. Build trusted relationships with internal project teams clients and future hires while creating a strong foundation for the practice. 

• Project Leadership: 
  Lead structural design approach technical decision-making interdisciplinary coordination constructability input and QA/QC for significant regional projects in the life sciences and food and beverage markets. Establish clear expectations for structural scope deliverables assumptions and design quality from pursuit through closeout. Serve as Engineer of Record where appropriate. 

• Team Leadership: 
  Help define structural staffing plans participate in recruiting and interviews onboard new hires and develop the team through workload alignment mentoring and performance feedback. 

• Resource Planning and Business Operations: 
  Oversee regional resource planning staff forecasting backlog visibility and workload balancing. Monitor structural project performance including scope alignment budget status schedule risk earned progress change management and profitability. Partner with project managers structural leadership and regional leadership to identify risks early and develop practical mitigation plans. 

• Client Project and Partner Engagement: 
  Develop strong working relationships with clients project teams construction partners and structural subconsultants. Partner with client leaders project managers and regional leadership to identify new opportunities and position CRBs structural capabilities in the Northeast market. 

• Proposal and Seller-Doer Support: 
  Support pursuits by developing structural scopes budgets assumptions and staffing approaches. Help CRB win and execute work by pairing sound technical judgment with clear communication practical execution planning and strong client service.  

• Technical and Professional Development: 
  Support discipline standards templates calculation tools lessons learned and professional development activities. Help advance consistent structural delivery across CRBs regional and national teams. 

Qualifications :

Qualifications 

• Bachelors degree in Civil or Structural Engineering from an ABET-accredited program 

• Minimum of 10 years of structural engineering experience preferably in a consulting engineering or AEC design environment 

• PE license required; SE license preferred where applicable 

• Experience leading structural scope budget schedule technical coordination and quality on complex multidisciplinary projects 

• Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities across project delivery client service staffing and team development 

• Strong technical judgment across common structural systems materials building codes and industry standards 

• Experience mentoring engineers coordinating technical work and influencing project teams without relying solely on formal authority 

• Ability to support recruiting staff development workload planning and future team growth 

• Effective communicator with the ability to engage clients project managers discipline leaders and executive stakeholders 

 
Preferred Qualifications 

• Prior experience leading a structural group office discipline team or major project portfolio 

• Experience in life sciences food and beverage industrial manufacturing or other complex technical facility markets 

• Experience with business development proposal strategy client engagement or regional market growth 

• Experience developing standards tools training technical guidance or lessons learned for a structural engineering team 

Additional Information :

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

CRB is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and it is our policy to provide equal opportunity to all people without regard to race color religion national origin ancestry marital status veteran status age disability pregnancy genetic information citizenship status sex sexual orientation gender identity or any other legally protected category. Employment is contingent on background screening.

CRB does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or agencies. Any resume submitted to any employee of CRB without a prior written search agreement will be considered unsolicited and the property of CRB. Please no phone calls or emails.

CRB offers a complete and competitive benefit package designed to meet individual and family needs.

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time