Director of Engineering

Advastar, Inc; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) match

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

Job summary

Advastar, Inc seeks a Director of Engineering in Florida to lead design and sign-off on concrete products. You will balance code, performance, and manufacturing, owning state/local approvals and technical sign-offs.

The role requires a Florida-licensed engineer (PE) with 10+ years in concrete products; strong communication with customers, architects, and officials is essential. Office-based, standard weekday schedule with competitive base pay and bonus potential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in civil, structural, or related engineering field.
• Florida Professional Engineer license strongly preferred.
• 10+ years in concrete products or related building products.
• Experience with structural calculations, drawings, specs, and submissions.
• Working knowledge of Florida Building Code and concrete standards.
• Experience taking a product from testing to production.
• Participation in building code or concrete industry committees.
• Strong communication with customers, architects, engineers, officials.

Responsibilities

• Design new concrete products and improve existing ones, balancing performance, code, manufacturing, and cost.
• Sign off as the licensed engineer on product performance and specs.
• Prepare and maintain state/local product approvals, including testing and renewals.
• Keep product drawings, calculations, specs, and installation details current.
• Support customers, architects, engineers, building officials, sales, manufacturing, and quality.
• Investigate field and product issues and deliver fixes.
• Track building code and industry standard changes and assess impact on the product line.
• Represent the company with code bodies and industry associations.

Skills

Active Florida PE license

Code compliance

Cross-functional collaboration

Customer and stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in civil/structural engineering

Job description

#jobalert | DIRECT HIRE | DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING | BUILDING MATERIALS | Greater Tampa Bay Area

An established manufacturer of concrete building products is hiring a Director of Engineering for a Florida operation. The company sells to residential and commercial builders and is adding to its product line. This role owns product design, building code compliance, and technical sign-off on what the company makes and sells. It steps into an established engineering function. A Florida-licensed engineer with concrete products experience gets the top engineering seat, with a path to a broader leadership role.

• Base to $200K, dependent on experience
• Annual performance bonus, 25% to 30% target, based on company and individual performance
• Benefits include health, dental, vision, 401(k) with match, and optional short- and long-term disability
• In office, Monday through Friday

Overview

• Design new concrete products and improve existing ones, balancing structural performance, code requirements, manufacturing capability, and cost
• Act as the licensed engineer who signs off on product performance and specifications
• Prepare and maintain state and local product approvals, including testing, submissions, revisions, and renewals
• Keep product drawings, calculations, specifications, and installation details current
• Support customers, architects, engineers, building officials, sales, manufacturing, and quality
• Investigate field and product performance issues and deliver practical fixes
• Track building code and industry standard changes and decide how they affect the product line
• Represent the company with code bodies and industry associations, subject to appointment

Preferred skills and experience

• Bachelor's degree in civil, structural, or a related engineering discipline
• Strongly preferred: active Florida Professional Engineer (PE) license
• Strongly preferred: 10+ years in concrete products, structural building products, or a related field
• Experience preparing structural calculations, drawings, specifications, and technical submissions
• Working knowledge of the Florida Building Code and applicable concrete standards
• Experience designing reinforced or prestressed concrete components used in masonry construction
• Experience obtaining and maintaining Florida product approvals
• Experience taking a new product from testing and approval into production
• Participation in building code or concrete industry committees
• Ability to communicate with customers, manufacturing personnel, design professionals, and government agencies

Keywords

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