About the Role
The Senior Structural Engineering Manager leads a team in designing and delivering full precast structural solutions for mission-critical projects like data centers and semiconductor fabrication facilities. This role involves engineering structural components, ensuring code compliance, and managing high-pressure project timelines while fostering collaboration across departments.
Responsibilities
- Exercise a high level of professionalism and confidentiality when working with staff, projects, and proprietary information.
- Lead and manage the structural engineering team in the design of full precast structural systems, including prestressed floors, beams, walls, columns, slabs, and stairs.
- Serve as Engineer of Record on projects requiring a licensed Structural Engineer (SE), ensuring compliance with applicable codes, standards, and client specifications.
- Direct and oversee the preparation of structural calculations, drawings, and submittals for multiple concurrent projects under tight deadlines.
- Provide technical leadership in lateral design of concrete elements, delivering safe, efficient, and innovative solutions.
- Manage and balance workloads across the team, addressing high-stress situations and uneven project demands with effective time and resource management.
- Work closely with the project management department while also being available to represent Clark Pacific in a design capacity externally when required.
- Mentor and develop engineers, promoting high emotional intelligence, communication, and professional growth within the team.
- Champion continuous improvement by engaging in industry organizations such as PCI, contributing to advancement of precast concrete design and innovation.
Requirements
- Licensed Structural Engineer (SE) in the state of California, or ability to obtain within 6 months.
- Minimum of 7 years of progressive structural engineering design experience, preferably with at least 4 years in a leadership or management role.
- Demonstrated experience as lead design manager on multiple large-scale structural projects.
- Hands-on experience in lateral design of concrete structures.
- Proven track record of delivering high-quality engineering solutions under aggressive project timelines.
- Master’s degree in Structural Engineering or Civil Engineering with a structural emphasis.
- Experience working in mission-critical sectors (data centers, semiconductor fabrication facilities, or other high-performance facilities).
- Active involvement in industry organizations such as PCI, including committee participation, technical papers, or leadership roles.
- Familiarity with precast manufacturing processes and erection practices.
- Experience with design of precast and prestressed concrete elements, including floors, beams, walls, columns, slabs, and stairs.
Skills
- Structural engineering design
- Precast structural solutions
- Lateral design of concrete elements
- Project management
- Team leadership
- Communication
- Time management
- Resource management
- Emotional intelligence
Location
- California
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Senior
- Manager
- 7 years of progressive structural engineering design experience
- 4 years in a leadership or management role
Education Level
- Licensed Structural Engineer (SE)
- Master’s degree in Structural Engineering or Civil Engineering with a structural emphasis
Salary/Compensations
- $175,000 - $250,000
Benefits
- Competitive compensation, paid weekly
- Health, Dental and Vision Insurance (Kaiser and VSP options)
- Medical FSA
- Dependent Care FSA
- Employer paid life insurance
- Voluntary Ancillary Benefits (Critical Illness, Accident Insurance, Whole life insurance)
- 401k matching (100% of the first 3%, then 50% of the next 2%)
- Benefits subject to a waiting period
About the Company
- Clark Pacific is a company focused on the design and delivery of full precast structural solutions for mission-critical projects.
- Core Values: Determination, Innovation, Well-Being.
Equal Opportunity
- Clark Pacific is an Equal Opportunity Employer
- Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
