Senior Structural Managing Engineer

Mcmillen,-Inc.; Flower Mound (TX); On-site; USD 154,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

McMillen, Inc. is seeking a Senior Structural Managing Engineer to lead complex water resources projects in Texas.

You will manage multi-disciplinary teams, develop client relationships, and guide projects from feasibility through commissioning, ensuring technical precision and practical results. The ideal candidate has 18+ years of civil or hydraulic engineering experience, a PE license, and expertise in fisheries, water conveyance, and treatment facilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Structural Engineering from an accredited university.
• Master's degree preferred.
• 18+ years of experience in civil and/or hydraulic engineering.
• Professional Engineering registration required; California PE registration strongly preferred.
• Experience with water resource infrastructure including fishery projects, water conveyance, storm water networks, heavy grading, water treatment, and pump stations.
• Familiarity with Federal Agency codes and requirements (FERC, USACE, USBR).
• Regular, predictable attendance is required.
• Ability to get along and work effectively with others.

Responsibilities

• Develop, manage, and maintain client relationships; participate in professional service organizations and conferences.
• Identify project opportunities, pursue them, and prepare proposals; plan water resource strategies with clients.
• Conduct kickoff meetings to announce project start and review plans.
• Identify high-level risks, assumptions, and constraints using historical data and expert judgment.
• Manage changes to project scope, schedule, and costs; update project plans and facilitate customer acceptance.
• Set expectations aligned with the Project Plan to ensure stakeholder alignment.
• Lead multi-discipline teams across water resources projects and tasks.
• Measure project performance and communicate variances; take corrective actions as needed.
• Execute tasks defined in the project plan to achieve goals.
• Identify key project team members and define roles to create a communication plan.
• Mitigate project risk with approved actions and workarounds.
• Improve team performance through leadership, mentoring, and training.
• Evaluate and design water infrastructure projects; familiarity with treatment facilities and distribution/conveyance facilities.
• Develop detailed designs, plans, and specifications for water, recycled water, and wastewater infrastructure.
• Prepare planning reports, cost estimates, and specifications for water-related projects.
• Manage design, planning, and construction support services for water infrastructure projects.
• Design storm water management systems for water quality and quantity control.
• Prepare drainage, erosion, sediment control, utility relocation, and right-of-way plans and specs.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Structural Engineering from an accredited University

Master's degree

Job description

Design a career and build your future... Because it matters!

McMillen, Inc. is seeking a highly skilled Senior Structural Managing Engineer with a strong technical background to help deliver exceptional service to our clients. The Senior Managing Engineer will work in a variety of water-related projects in fields including but not limited to: fisheries, fish passage, hydropower, dams, flood control, pump stations, water treatment, storm water, surface water management planning, hydrologic and hydraulic modeling.

McMillen, Inc. designs and builds solutions that shape the future of water resources. As an employee-owned firm, we take pride in every project because we know our work truly matters. Our people thrive on solving complex challenges, pushing boundaries, and refining their craft. We don't look for the complacent or the comfortable. We seek problem solvers, innovators, and experts who are always striving to be better. We support continuous learning, cutting-edge technology, and a balanced work-life environment so our employees can build careers they're proud of.

We are focused in the dams, energy, fisheries, natural resources, and infrastructure markets. Our people integrate engineering, environmental, and construction expertise to deliver practical, results-driven outcomes. From concept to completion, projects are guided through feasibility studies, permitting, design, construction, and commissioning, ensuring technical precision and real-world functionality.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, manage, and maintain client relationships. Actively participate in the developing relationships with key clients, participating in professional service organizations, and attending conferences/events. Conduct or participate in workshops and meetings with clients.
• Identify project opportunities, actively pursue opportunities, and prepare proposals. Consult with clients to plan and develop strategies for their water resource needs. Work cooperatively with Practice Leads, Discipline Leads, and Operations Managers in local and national marketing production efforts.
• Conduct a kick-off meeting with all key stakeholders in order to announce the start of the project and review the overall project plan and gain consensus.
• Identify high-level risks, assumptions, and constraints: Document high-level risks, assumptions, and constraints using historical data and expert judgment in order to understand project limitations.
• Manage changes to the project scope, project schedule, and project costs using appropriate verification techniques in order to keep the project plan accurate, updated, reflective of authorized project changes as defined in the change management plan, and facilitate customer acceptance.
• Ensure a common understanding by setting expectations in accordance with the Project Plan, in order to align the stakeholders and team members.
• Effectively manage multi-discipline teams for a wide range of water resources projects and tasks.
• Measure project performance using appropriate tools and techniques in order to monitor the progress of the project, identify and quantify any variances, perform any required corrective actions, and communicate to all stakeholders.
• Execute the tasks as defined in the project plan in order to achieve the project goals.
• Identify key project team members by defining roles and responsibilities to create a project organization structure in order to develop the communication plan.
• Implement the approved actions and workarounds required to mitigate project risk events in order to minimize the impact of the risks on the project.
• Improve team performance by building team cohesiveness, leading, mentoring, and training.
• Evaluation and design of water infrastructure projects and other civil engineering support tasks. Design experience should include familiarity with treatment facilities and/or distribution/conveyance facilities.
• Develop detailed designs, plans, and specifications for infrastructure projects, including pipeline storage, and pump station design for storm drain, recycled water, and wastewater collection systems.
• Prepare or oversee preparation of planning reports, plans and specifications, and cost estimates for various water, recycled water and wastewater infrastructure projects.
• Manage planning, design and construction support services for water, recycled water and wastewater infrastructure projects (Design Project Manager).
• Design of storm water management systems for water quality and quantity control.
• Preparation of drainage, soil erosion and sediment control, utility relocation, right-of-way, staging and construction plans, specifications and engineering estimates for water resources and transportation projects.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Structural Engineering from an accredited University
• Master's degree preferred
• 18+ years of experience in civil, and/or hydraulic engineering
• Professional Engineering registration is required. California PE registration strongly preferred
• Demonstrated experience with water resource infrastructure including fishery related projects, water conveyance, storm water networks, heavy grading, water treatment, wastewater treatment and pump stations
• Familiarity with Federal Agency codes and requirements, including FERC, USACE, USBR
• Regular, predictable attendance is required.
• Ability to get along and work effectively with others.

Compensation Package:

• Pay Range:$154,000 - $230,000 (DOE)
• Benefits:McMillen provides a full Benefits Program comprising medical, dental, vision, life, disability, FSA, EAP, HSA, 401(k) and match, 9 paid holidays, generous PTO, opportunity for stock ownership, and wellness reimbursement.

EEO:

McMillen, Inc. is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and will make all employment related decisions without race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Visa sponsorship, including renewal during employment, will not be provided for this position.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans.