Senior Project Manager, Engineering Mechanics & Infrastructure

Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH); Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 141,000 - 177,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Profit Sharing & 401(k)

Paid Time Off

Parental Leave

Disability Insurance

Job summary

Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH) is seeking a Senior Project Manager or Senior Technical Manager for its EMI team in Oakland. The role requires civil/structural expertise, PE licensure, and an advanced degree from an ABET-accredited program.

You will lead complex projects, supervise staff, and engage clients with a focus on safety, quality, and innovation. The successful candidate will demonstrate ethics, strong communication, and a commitment to SGH’s total compensation and development culture.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of civil/structural engineering experience.
• Professional licensure (PE) required; SE desired.
• MS or PhD with a concentration in Civil/Structural Engineering from an ABET- accredited university.
• Excellent personal qualities, especially ethics and honesty.
• Good written and oral communication skills.
• Enthusiastic commitment to SGH.
• Possesses abilities in areas consistent with SGH needs.
• Excellent technical and professional capabilities.
• Dedication to high standards and QA/QC procedures.
• Excellent professional reputation among peers.

Responsibilities

• Plan, develops, coordinates, and directs a large and important engineering project or multiple small projects with many complex features.
• Supervision and guidance related to objectives, issues, and policy matters; consult with supervisor on unusual problems.
• Supervises, coordinates, and reviews the work of engineers/technicians, estimates staffing needs and schedules.
• Work with independence; final review by Principal-in-Charge.
• Prepare major reports.
• Develop project scope and budget with Principal-in-Charge and manage to time/quality/budget.
• Prepare proposals for complex assignments.
• Deal directly with clients.
• Apply knowledge of risk management and contract negotiation procedures.

Skills

Excellent communication

Ethics and honesty

Team leadership

QA/QC procedures

Client engagement

Staff development

Professional reputation

Independent problem solving

Education

MS or PhD in Civil/Structural Engineering

ABET-accredited university

Professional licensure (PE)

Job description

Do you want to help engineer what’s next?

Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH) is a national engineering firm committed to delivering holistic advice for our clients’ most complex challenges. We leverage our collective and diverse experience, technical expertise, and industry knowledge of structures and building enclosures, advanced analysis, performance & code consulting, and applied science & research to deliver unrivaled, comprehensive solutions that drive superior performance. With 800 employees in offices nationwide, SGH’s industry-leading teams constantly seek to advance the meaning of what’s possible.

What makes careers at SGH so special?

The only way to advance is to question and explore. Every member of the SGH team is both a learner and an educator, committed to advancing ourselves, our teams, and our industry. Together we are creating a community that never settles for what is but always seeks what could be.

There Are Many Reasons To Love SGH

• Our Work: Our clients trust us to bring clarity and deliver outstanding solutions for their most complex projects.
• Our People: We are bold thinkers and compassionate teammates, committed to lifelong learning and professional growth.
• Our Commitment: We live with integrity and embrace an obligation to give back to our professions and communities.
• Our Contribution: We offer a comprehensive and rich compensation and benefits package with company-paid and voluntary programs to help build healthy lifestyles, strong relationships, and future prosperity.

We want someone passionate about engineering mechanics and problem solving

Our EMI team in Oakland is always looking for great talent and especially people who enjoy solving difficult problems in a creative way. Engineering Mechanics and Infrastructure (EMI) applies engineering mechanics, numerical simulation, materials science, innovative technologies, and collective expertise to solve our clients’ toughest problems in an inspiring work environment that nurtures life‑long learning and growth. A successful candidate for EMI may work on projects related to buildings, bridges, tunnels, pipelines, nuclear facilities, tanks, rail vehicles, rotating equipment, precision observatory structures, and other non‑building structures and systems.

What You’ll Be Doing

• In a supervisory capacity, plans, develops, coordinates, and directs a large and important engineering project or a number of small projects with many complex features.
• Supervision and guidance related largely to overall objectives, critical issues, new concepts, and policy matters. Consults with supervisor concerning unusual problems and developments.
• Supervises, coordinates, and reviews the work of a small staff of engineers and technicians, estimates workforce needs and schedules, and assigns work to meet completion date.
• Able to work with a degree of independence such that approach, results, and judgments are subject to a final review by the Principal-in-Charge without major rework.
• Proven ability to prepare major reports.
• In consultation with the Principal-in-Charge, develops project scope and budget, and successfully manages to time, quality, budget, and schedule goals.
• Able to prepare proposals for complex assignments.
• Deals directly with clients.
• Able to apply knowledge of risk management and contract negotiation procedures.

What You’ll Need

SPMs apply intensive and diversified knowledge of engineering principles and practices in broad areas of assignments and related fields. SPMs make decisions independently on engineering problems and methods, and they represent the organization in conferences to resolve important questions and to plan and coordinate work. Requires the use of advance techniques and the modification and extension of theories, precepts, and practices of sciences and disciplines. The knowledge and expertise required for this level of work results from progressive experience.

• 10+ years of relevant civil engineering experience or equivalent experience in a related field.
• Professional licensure (PE) required. SE desired.
• MS or PhD with a concentration in Civil/Structural Engineering from an ABET- accredited university.
• Excellent personal qualities, especially ethics and honesty. Gets along well with others, and provides enthusiastic help and support when appropriate.
• Good written and oral communication skills.
• Enthusiastic commitment to SGH.
• Possesses abilities in areas consistent with the specific needs of SGH.
• Excellent technical and professional capabilities.
• Dedication to high standards and the pursuit of excellence; commitment to QA/QC procedures.
• Excellent technical and professional reputation among peers.
• A track record of professional activities and professional recognition, e.g., by authorship of papers and articles, and/or by active membership in professional groups.
• Dedicated and competent in contributing to the technical and professional development and advancement of the staff.

Benefits Overview

SGH provides the following benefits to eligible employees:

• Paid Time Off (Vacation time, Sick leave, Holidays)
• Paid Parental Leave
• Profit Sharing and 401(k) plan with a discretionary company contribution
• Health Insurance (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Short and Long-Term Disability (company paid)
• Employee Basic Life and AD&D insurance (company paid)
• Optional Life Insurance
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Fertility, Family Forming, and Hormonal Health benefit
• Employee Assistance Program
• Empathy Bereavement Support
• Pre-tax Commuter Benefit
• AFLAC Accident & Cancer Insurance
• Legal & Identity Theft plans
• Tuition Reimbursement

Compensation

The below range is a good faith estimate pursuant to applicable equal pay and pay transparency laws. The actual salary offered will be based on several factors including the candidate’s experience, qualifications and work location. Base salary is a part of SGH’s industry leading Total Compensation package. Our Total Compensation package includes base salary, pay for extra hours worked, an annual discretionary bonus program, generous paid time off, and health and wellness benefits with a special emphasis on substantial SGH contributions to medical insurance premiums and SGH’s Profit Sharing & 401(k) Plan.

Senior Project Manager Or Senior Technical Manager

$141,440—$176,800 USD

SGH is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all job applicants and employees. We consider all qualified applicants and encourage individuals with disabilities and protected veterans to apply. If the application system is not accessible to you, or you need a reasonable accommodation to apply due to a disability, please email [e-mail] or call 781-907-9000 and ask for Human Resources.