Lead Structural Engineer – Northeast Regional Practice Leader

CRB; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 130,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

CRB is seeking a Lead Structural Engineer for the Northeast region to build and lead CRB’s structural practice across Philadelphia, Boston, and DC metro areas. You will guide complex life sciences and food/beverage projects, set technical direction, and mentor a growing team of engineers.

Ideal candidates have a PE license, 10+ years in structural engineering, and a proven track record in project leadership, staffing, and client relations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Structural Engineering from an ABET‑accredited program.
• Minimum of 10 years of structural engineering experience, preferably in consulting or AEC design.
• PE license required; SE license preferred where applicable.
• Experience leading structural scope, budget, schedule, and quality on complex projects.
• Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities across project delivery, client service, staffing, and team development.
• Strong technical judgment across common structural systems, materials, building codes, and industry standards.
• Experience mentoring engineers, coordinating technical work, and influencing project teams.

Responsibilities

• Regional Practice Building: Help establish, grow, and represent CRB’s Northeast structural engineering presence. Build trusted relationships with internal project teams, clients, and future hires while creating a strong foundation for the practice.
• Project Leadership: Lead structural design approach, technical decision‑making, interdisciplinary coordination, constructability input, and QA/QC for significant regional projects in life sciences and food/beverage markets. Establish clear expectations for structural scope, deliverables, assumptions, and design quality from pursuit through closeout.
• Team Leadership: Help define structural staffing plans, participate in recruiting and interviews, onboard new hires, and develop the team through workload alignment, mentoring, and performance feedback.
• Resource Planning and Business Operations: Oversee regional resource planning, staff forecasting, backlog visibility, and workload balancing. Monitor project performance, including scope, budget, schedule, earned progress, change management, and profitability.
• Client, Project, and Partner Engagement: Develop strong working relationships with clients, project teams, construction partners, and subconsultants; identify opportunities and position CRB’s capabilities.
• Proposal and Seller‑Doer Support: Develop structural scopes, budgets, assumptions, and staffing approaches to win and execute work with clear communication.
• Technical and Professional Development: Support standards, templates, tools, lessons learned, and development activities to advance regional delivery.

Skills

Leadership

Team mentorship

Client engagement

Communication

Project leadership

Structural judgment

Education

ABET-accredited B.E./B.S. in Civil/Structural Eng.

Job description

CRB is seeking a Lead Structural Engineer for the Northeast region to build and lead CRB’s structural practice across Philadelphia, Boston, and DC metro areas. You will guide complex life sciences and food/beverage projects, set technical direction, and mentor a growing team of engineers.

Ideal candidates have a PE license, 10+ years in structural engineering, and a proven track record in project leadership, staffing, and client relations.