Associate Structural Engineer

MetaOption LLC; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Buro Happold is seeking an accomplished Structural Engineer to lead multi-disciplinary projects in the Los Angeles region. You will champion the team’s strategy, mentor staff, and drive profitable project delivery while maintaining high technical quality.

You will develop client relationships, represent the firm externally, and contribute to winning new commissions through proactive engagement with stakeholders across the region.

Qualifications

• As an established Structural Engineer, 10+ years leading structural and multi-disciplinary projects.
• Master’s Degree required; PE or SE licensure preferred.
• Proven ability to lead client relationships and project delivery.
• Strong work-winning mindset and business development focus.
• Willingness to mentor and develop the regional team.
• Excellent communication with internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop and champion the team’s strategy to meet business targets and brand goals.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to the wider team.
• Lead project proposals and fee estimates; ensure profitability and on-time delivery.
• Represent the firm at design team meetings and with clients across the region.
• Manage relationships with clients, engineers, and stakeholders to grow work.

Skills

Project leadership

Stakeholder management

Client relationships

Work-winning

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Technical leadership

Mentoring

Education

Master’s Degree

Job description

Job Details:

From the projects you will work on to the clients we work with. From career-defining opportunities to an inclusive and diverse practice where we all contribute to a more equitable world. From our reputation to our relationships. Wherever your Buro Happold career takes you, it’ll be anything but ordinary.

Your next role

You will participate in the development and championing of the team’s strategy and plans to achieve the team’s business targets and brand goalswhile supporting the overall long-term strategy, growth, and pipeline development of multi discipline engineering work for Buro Happold within the region through customer-focused work winning. You will also bring exceptional technical leadership, support and mentoring to the wider team with a dynamic and determined commitment to project delivery and commercialperformance while maintaining the highest standards of technical quality.

Your key duties

• Develop the reputation of Buro Happold structural engineering as the best in class across a range of size and project types in region.


• Develop project proposals and fee estimates for all project types and ensure projects are delivered profitably, on schedule, and within scope and budget.


• Set a strong example of client care and general consultancy and support the regional team to do the same.


• Represent Buro Happold at design team meetings, both internally and externally, providingproject leadership and taking responsibility for sustained and productive client relationships across the region.


• Participate in project technical/quality reviews of specifications, reports and drawings


• Manage relationships with internal and external clients, Engineers and other stakeholders. Utilizing opportunities to further work, win new commissions and grow the team.


• Represent Buro Happold externally by engaging in local industry groups or events that align with the LA Structures team’s goals.

Your skills and experience

As an established Structural Engineer, we expect that you will be able to demonstrate:

• 10+ years of significant experience leading structural and multi-disciplinary projects or teams across a variety of sectors


• Master’s Degree


• Licensed as PE and / or SE


• Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders including senior management, clients, and company-wide staff


• Confident, proactive character, with a track record of taking the lead


• Proven track record of client relationship management and project delivery


• Strong interest in work-winning


• Candidates are encouraged to apply even if they don’t meet all requirements