Northeast Structural Lead Engineer

CRB; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

CRB is seeking a Lead Structural Engineer for the Northeast region to lead design and regional growth across Philadelphia, Boston, and Washington, DC. This leadership role combines project execution with building the regional structural practice, mentoring staff, and partnering with the national team.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in structural engineering, a PE license, and a track record of managing scope, budget, and schedule on complex projects in life sciences and food & beverage

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Structural Engineering from an ABET‑accredited program.
• Minimum of 10 years of structural engineering experience, preferably in a consulting engineering or AEC design environment.
• PE license required; SE license preferred where applicable.
• Experience leading structural scope, budget, schedule, technical coordination, and quality on complex, multidisciplinary projects.
• Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities across project delivery, client service, staffing, and team development.

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.
• 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.
• Client, Project, and Partner Engagement: Develop strong working relationships with clients, project teams, construction partners, and subconsultants.
• Proposal and Seller‑Doer Support: Support pursuits by developing structural scopes, budgets, assumptions, and staffing approaches.
• Technical and Professional Development: Support discipline standards, templates, calculation tools, and lessons learned.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Mentoring

Project management

Technical judgment

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Structural Engineering

Job description

CRB is seeking a Lead Structural Engineer for the Northeast region to lead design and regional growth across Philadelphia, Boston, and Washington, DC. This leadership role combines project execution with building the regional structural practice, mentoring staff, and partnering with the national team.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in structural engineering, a PE license, and a track record of managing scope, budget, and schedule on complex projects in life sciences and food & beverage