Structural Team Leader

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Overview

Do you thrive on solving challenging problems? Do you love managing teams and mentoring younger engineers? Then come join our growing, technical, and client-focused consulting firm specializing in the design of fisheries and natural resources projects!

We are looking for a Senior Structural Engineer to lead our structural team and manage the structural design of fisheries, water resources, and bridge projects. Typical projects include fish passage facilities, fish hatcheries, water diversions, in-stream structures, bridges, boardwalks, and recreation facilities. As our Structural Team Leader you’d be responsible for leading our growing group of 4 structural engineers with the opportunity to grow the team as the company grows. Our clients include utilities, city, state and federal agencies, and conservation groups, while regularly collaborating with other consulting firms.

We strive to provide our employees with a rewarding and challenging career that allows them to grow both professionally and personally while maintaining a strong work-life balance. We are seeking a talented Structural Team Leader in Boise, Idaho.

The Ideal Candidate Will Have the Following Skills:

Strong Leadership Skills: Strong communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills with the passion and ability to lead a growing group of structural engineers. Experience with mentoring, technical design, project management, workload scheduling and forecasting, and client relations are a plus.

Structural Engineering: More than 10 years of experience in the design of hydraulic structures, fisheries facilities, and/or bridges with the ability to manage teams and multi-discipline projects throughout the full project cycle. A high level of technical structural design expertise is a must.

Industry Experience: Experience in the design of hydraulic structures, fisheries facilities, and/or bridges is preferred. Experience as a Consultant working with state and federal agencies, utilities, and private owners. Active involvement in professional organizations.

Field Experience: Periodic travel for pre-design scoping site visits, site visits during design, and inspection/observation during construction.

Personal Attributes: Strong leadership skills, high ethical standards, thrives on solving problems and helping clients, appreciation for team collaboration, conscientious of how your work affects the team and the client, self-driven, internal drive to know and understand better technology and solutions.

Responsibilities May Include Some or All of the Following: 

  • Leading and managing a small team of structural engineers (currently 4) to support arange of structural design projects. This includes scheduling, mentoring, training, andguiding engineers at all levels of experience.
  • Project Management, including the management of expectations, project schedules,and budgets for both structural and multi-discipline teams.
  • Lead structural design projects, including the production of construction drawings,specifications, and construction cost estimates.
  • Work with clients to identify project needs and incorporate those needs into construction documents.
  • Business development, including the development of professional relationships with owners, engineers, and contractors.
  • Checking and quality control (QC) reviews.
  • Production of alternatives analyses, construction drawings, specifications, and construction cost estimates.
  • Perform field inspections and facility surveys.
  • Provide Engineer of Record (EOR) support services during construction.

Required Qualifications: 

  • Professional Engineering (PE) license, or ability to become licensed within 6 months, in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.
  • Master’s (preferred) or Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Structural Engineering.
  • Experience leading structural teams of engineers.
  • More than 10 years of structural design experience. Experience in consulting is preferred.
  • Excellent oral and written communication in the English language.
  • Knowledge and experience in the use of design codes.
  • Occasional travel may be required.

Why Choose Us?

  • We provide competitive benefits usually found at larger companies but with a small company feel, including a sense of making a personal difference in the success and direction of the company.
  • We strive to customize the work environment for every employee to help you achieve your professional goals with a balanced personal life.
  • Our work is multi-discipline, “Not Just Buildings” and “Not Just Bridges”.
  • Practice Engineering from “first principles” – Problem solving that often goes beyond code analysis and routine one size fits all solutions.

What Do We Provide:

  • Fun and challenging work.
  • Competitive salary based on experience, health insurance (medical, dental, and vision), short term disability, HSA with company match, 401K retirement plan with immediate vesting and up to 4% company match.
  • Flexible work schedule.
  • Compensation $110,000-$160,000 DOE with additional profit-sharing and bonus opportunities.
  • Paid Time Off including 9 Company Holidays and up to 200 hours (25 days) of PTO.
  • Equal Opportunity Employer

Are we a good fit? Please reach out to William Zimmerman at wzimmerman@qrs-llc.com or send us your resume below. 

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