As a Senior Structural Engineer, you will lead complex structural engineering projects from concept through completion while collaborating across disciplines to deliver high-quality, performance-driven solutions. You will partner with clients, project managers, and consultants to align project goals, solve technical challenges, and maintain momentum throughout the project lifecycle. You will also mentor junior engineers and help elevate team performance through technical guidance, knowledge sharing, and a collaborative approach.
Deliver Results- Develop high-quality engineering designs and specifications aligned with project goals across a range of project complexities.
- Lead advanced construction administration activities, including RFIs and shop drawing reviews, with minimal supervision.
- Establish documentation standards and procedures that ensure consistent, accurate deliverables aligned with Performance Based Design principles.
- Analyze project feasibility, performance metrics, and risk factors to provide proactive technical insights and support decision-making.
- Coordinate with project managers, team leads, clients, consultants, and governing agencies to advance scope, schedule, budget, and compliance requirements.
- Review complex project documentation and field conditions to confirm quality, code compliance, and alignment with design intent.
- Mentor engineering staff by serving as a technical subject matter expert, contributing to lessons learned, and supporting continued professional growth.
Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in Engineering required.
- Professional Engineer (P.E.) licensure required.
- Typically 15+ years of post-graduation professional engineering experience and/or 10+ years of professionally licensed experience.
- Proficiency with Revit, AutoCAD, and standard technology/software tools.
- Advanced knowledge of industry codes and standards and the ability to apply them throughout the project lifecycle.
- Ability to evaluate structures under a variety of conditions using advanced techniques such as vibration analysis, ponding, composites, and thermal influence.
- Ability to upgrade existing structures to meet new codes or improve performance in alignment with Performance Based Design standards.
People Matter
Each individual's background, knowledge, ability, and experience contributes to strengthening our organization and projects. Our dedication to diversity includes company provided training and education, equitable recruitment, a grassroots employee DEI committee, and robust community partnerships.
Progressive Companies is comprised of people with a variety of abilities, races, colors, religions, genders, sexual orientations, national origins, ages, veteran statuses, and more. As an equal opportunity employer, we believe diversity, equity, and inclusion are essential elements of innovative design. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.
Transforming Spaces. Empowering People.
The talented professionals of Progressive Companies are designers of a bold new future, creating high-performance structures and pathways, delivering on today's needs and preparing for what's to come. We live by the idea that design isn't simply about beauty, it's about improving strategic outcomes-what we call Performance Based Design. Our work spans across the nation, allowing team members to work on a variety of exciting projects and maximize impact as trusted partners to our clients and communities.
Sustainable and Inclusive
We are dedicated to human-centered, sustainable, and inclusive design practices. We believe diversity, equity, and inclusion are essential to building trust, respect, and truly innovative design making spaces welcoming and accessible to all. Our sustainability approach embraces the AIA 2030 Commitment, together with a range of high performance, restorative, and regenerative strategies with a focus on climate responsive results to maximize positive impact in our industry.
Employee Owned
We act like owners-because we are. From modest beginnings of four original engineering partners in 1962, to almost 300 architects, engineers, designers, and consultants across multiple regional offices today, the energy, resourcefulness, and entrepreneurial mindset you expect from a CEO come standard with every team member.
Culture of Excellence
The firm is continually ranked as one of the Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in the Nation , with comprehensive benefits including an award-winning wellness program, hybrid work schedule, summer hours, profit-sharing, and employee stock ownership plan (ESOP). We take our work seriously, but have fun along the way, which fuels the creative spirit and supports a focus on work and life integration.
Progressive Companies is committed to development and growth of team members through continuing education, mentorship, growth opportunities, and more. We are dedicated to giving back to our communities, with paid service-learning hours available to every employee and corporate sponsorship for a wide range of community organizations and activities.
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