Senior Structural Engineer, Industrial & Facilities

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Job Description

Job Title: Senior Structural Engineer – Industrial & Facilities
Location: Owings Mills, MD (Hybrid / 2-3 days a week onsite)
Employment Type: Direct Hire (fulltime, W2)
Base Salary: $150,000 – $175,000
-- Overtime Eligible + benefits

About the Opportunity:
A well-established engineering consulting organization seeking a Senior Structural Engineer to support complex industrial, manufacturing, life sciences, and facility infrastructure projects. This is a highly visible technical leadership role that combines hands-on engineering, project execution, mentorship, and client engagement. You'll serve as a senior technical resource, leading structural design efforts, supporting project delivery, mentoring engineers, and helping drive engineering excellence across a diverse portfolio of projects. The role offers an opportunity to work on facility expansions, upgrades, retrofits, structural assessments, and operational improvement initiatives across highly regulated and technically demanding environments.

Key Responsibilities:
Technical Leadership & Engineering
-- Lead structural engineering efforts on multiple concurrent projects from concept through construction support.
-- Serve as a technical subject matter expert for structural systems and facility-related engineering challenges.
-- Develop and review engineering designs, calculations, reports, specifications, and construction documents.
-- Perform structural analysis and design for steel, concrete, and masonry systems.
-- Conduct structural assessments, condition evaluations, and investigations of existing facilities and infrastructure.
-- Develop repair recommendations and structural improvement strategies.
-- Interpret building codes, industry standards, and regulatory requirements to ensure compliance.

Project Execution
-- Manage project scope, schedules, budgets, and technical deliverables.
-- Coordinate with multidisciplinary engineering teams, architects, contractors, and clients.
-- Support proposal development, project planning, and technical scope definition.
-- Monitor project progress and identify potential scope, schedule, or budget impacts.
-- Ensure engineering quality standards are maintained throughout project execution.

Team Leadership & Mentorship
-- Provide technical guidance and oversight to engineers, designers, and project teams.
-- Review engineering calculations, drawings, and deliverables prepared by others.
-- Mentor junior and mid-level engineers to support professional development and technical growth.
-- Support internal training initiatives and contribute to engineering best practices.

Field & Client Support
-- Perform site visits, field investigations, and facility assessments.
-- Interact directly with clients to understand project objectives and provide technical recommendations.
-- Support construction-phase activities, including design clarification and field issue resolution.
-- Participate in client meetings and technical presentations.

Required Qualifications
-- Bachelor's degree in Structural Engineering, Civil Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
-- Professional Engineer (PE) license required.
-- 10+ years of structural engineering experience.
-- Strong experience designing and analyzing structural steel, reinforced concrete, and masonry systems.
-- Experience preparing structural calculations, engineering reports, specifications, and construction documents.
-- Experience conducting structural assessments, inspections, and condition evaluations.
-- Proven ability to lead engineering projects and coordinate multidisciplinary teams.
-- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
-- Ability to mentor engineers and provide technical leadership.

Preferred Qualifications
-- Structural Engineer (SE) license or ability to obtain.
-- NCEES Record and/or Model Law Engineer designation.
-- Experience supporting industrial, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, laboratory, mission-critical, or process facility projects.
-- Experience with facility renovations, retrofits, expansions, and modernization initiatives.
-- Familiarity with engineering consulting environments and client-facing project delivery.
-- Experience performing engineering quality reviews and technical oversight.
-- Experience supporting field investigations and construction-phase services.
-- RISA 3D or similar structural analysis software
-- Bluebeam Revu
-- Adobe Acrobat
-- Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook)

What We're Looking For:
The ideal candidate brings a combination of deep technical expertise and leadership capability. This person will be comfortable rolling up their sleeves to solve complex engineering challenges while also mentoring others, managing projects, and serving as a trusted advisor to clients and internal teams.

Candidates with backgrounds focused on industrial facilities, manufacturing operations, life sciences, laboratories, utilities, or similar environments will be particularly attractive.

Why Consider This Opportunity?
-- Lead technically challenging projects with significant client visibility.
-- Opportunity to influence project strategy, engineering standards, and team development.
-- Work across a diverse portfolio of industrial, manufacturing, and highly regulated facilities.
-- Join a collaborative engineering environment that values technical excellence and professional growth.
-- Clear path for expanded leadership responsibilities as the organization continues to grow.

Job Information

Rate / Salary

$150000 - $175000 per Year

Sector

Construction/Engineering