Senior Project Manager – Structural Engineering & Mechanics

Senior Project Manager – Structural Engineering & Mechanics

Requirements

• 8+ years of relevant civil engineering experience or equivalent experience in a related field.
• Professional licensure required.
• MS or PhD with a concentration in Civil/Structural Engineering or related field from an ABET-accredited university.
• Excellent personal qualities, especially ethics and honesty. Gets along well with others and provides enthusiastic help and support when appropriate.
• Good written and oral communication skills.
• Enthusiastic commitment to SGH.
• Possesses abilities in areas consistent with the specific needs of SGH.
• Excellent technical and professional capabilities.
• Dedication to high standards and the pursuit of excellence; commitment to QA/QC procedures.
• Excellent technical and professional reputation among peers.
• A track record of professional activities and professional recognition, e.g., by authorship of papers and articles, and/or by active membership in professional groups.
• Dedicated and competent in contributing to the technical and professional development and advancement of the staff.
• Must have a valid driver’s license and an acceptable Motor Vehicle Report.

Responsibilities

• Design emphasizing constructability, simplicity, standardization, and risk-informed criteria as core principles to support economical facility construction.
• Engineering challenges involving safety, efficiency, reliability, and natural hazards in highly regulated markets.
• Specialized expertise in structural dynamics, soil-structure interaction, seismic engineering, technology development, and risk and reliability assessment for energy-related assets and complex infrastructure systems.
• Concept design and detailed design for mission critical facilities: advanced nuclear facilities, fusion energy facilities, U.S. Department of Energy facilities, hospitals, U.S. Government defense facilities.
• In a supervisory capacity, plans, develops, coordinates, and directs a large and important engineering project or a number of small projects with many complex features.
• Supervision and guidance related largely to overall objectives, critical issues, new concepts, and policy matters. Consults with supervisor concerning unusual problems and developments.
• Supervises, coordinates, and reviews the work of a small staff of engineers and technicians, estimates workforce needs and schedules, and assigns work to meet completion date.
• Able to work with a degree of independence such that approach, results, and judgments are subject to a final review by the Principal-in-Charge without major rework.
• Proven ability to prepare major reports.
• In consultation with the Principal-in-Charge, develops project scope and budget, and successfully manages to time, quality, budget, and schedule goals.
• Able to prepare proposals for complex assignments.
• Deals directly with clients.
• Able to apply knowledge of risk management and contract negotiation procedures.

Preferred Qualifications

• Commitment to lifelong learning and professional growth.
• A track record of professional activities and professional recognition, e.g., by authorship of papers and articles, and/or by active membership in professional groups.