Senior Structural Engineer

• Encourage positive communication among team members and across disciplines.
• Create opportunities to enhance teamwork, create inclusion, and a positive work environment.
• Strive to cultivate equity, respect, integrity, humor, and the celebration of talent.
• Promote a positive work culture by leading by example and supporting the TowerPinkster Leadership Team.

• Play a part in maintaining long-standing relationships with clients.
• Assist in business development functions, including networking to create connections with potential department candidates, and maintain involvement in professional organizations.
• Participate in the process of interviewing prospective new clients to understand their needs.
• Collaborate with the client in planning design, determining solutions and scope of the project to develop a structural approach to meet client needs.

• Serve as a senior subject matter expert to resolve project structural challenges.
• Lead and coordinate project efforts with other disciplines, clients, and construction partners to meet schedule milestones.
• Assist with quality checks and ensure the reviews of all projects.
• Conduct facility assessments, field assessments, and engineering studies.
• Lead and coordinate project efforts with other disciplines, clients, and construction partners to meet schedule milestones.

• Mentor team to share experiences, knowledge, skills, and lessons learned for continuous improvement.
• Assist the Manager of the department in creating training and mentorship opportunities for individuals and the team.
• Lead, teach, and guide other project team members to assist in their growth and development.

• Provide input on work priorities and project scheduling.
• Conduct quality control reviews on various projects
• Serve as a structural engineering subject matter expert to resolve project issues.
• Provide input to department standards and procedures.
• Leadership duties which could develop as part of this role:
  • Establish appropriate staffing levels and workload assignments through collaboration with the Manager, Operations and Business Development Team.
  • Project future staffing needs and participate heavily in recruiting efforts for future staff.
  • Meet on a regular basis with the Manager to understand the entire workload and projections of the firm and evaluate the assignments for current and future projects.
  • Guide young professionals through the Licensure Process.
  • Conduct performance reviews of team members reporting to you.
  • Partner with the Manager to present summary of performance reviews and discuss merit increase recommendations for the team members reporting to you.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil, Structural or Architectural Engineering from an accredited program.
•   Professional Licensure.
•   15 years’ experience in the A/E Industry preferred.
•   10+ years’ experience leading project teams.
•   In-depth knowledge of A/E construction documents and construction industry preferred.
•   Ability to lead and support a talented team.
•    Participation in professional organization memberships.
• Knowledge and experience in REVIT software, as well as standard structural engineering software (RISA 3D, RAM Structural System, RAM Elements, Tedds, and similar programs).
• The appropriately qualified candidate should be able to perform in-depth structural analysis and design on a wide variety of structural materials and systems, including concrete, steel, light gauge steel, masonry, and timber.
• Coordination of design work with in-house staff professionals including architects and other engineering disciplines.
• Assist in preparing structural engineering-related calculations, specifications, and developing drawings within a BIM environment.

• National award-winning culture and a supportive work environment that empowers employees to stay healthy, fulfill their interests and passions, and balance work and life goals.
• Industry-leading total compensation (paid overtime, performance bonuses, profit sharing).
• Work-Life Balance program providing six additional holidays per year.
• Paid community service hours.
• Annual team training and professional development opportunities.
• The opportunity to reach your career goals with an award-winning firm.

TowerPinkster is a firm of architects, engineers, and interior designers committed to design integrity, quality, and environmental responsibility. Our doors opened in 1953 with just six people, and now we have more than 200 of the best employees in Michigan, Indiana, and Kentucky. At our firm, it’s our people who make us different. We have the freedom to explore new ideas, the tools to create innovative strategies, and the talent to inspire our clients through interactive design.

We strive to create a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture that empowers each person to be their genuine self. We are committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. For more than 70 years, we have made significant contributions to our communities through our commitment to quality, sustainable, and equitable design. Our active DEI committee is focused on driving initiatives within three areas: people, purpose, and process.

Our expertise and collaborative, client-centered approach means the best ideas rise to the top. TowerPinkster received the 2023 National 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work for Award and the 2023 Best Firm Award from Zweig Group. We are proud of this achievement and are thankful for our client relationships, our generous communities, and all the employees who contribute to TowerPinkster’s exciting and creative culture! Our supportive work environment helps employees reach their career goals, and we have fun doing it!

www.towerpinkster.com. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer