Strategic Structural Engineering Director

Frankfurt-Short-Bruza Assoc; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Frankfurt-Short-Bruza Associates in Oklahoma City seeks a Director of Structural Engineering to lead the structural engineering department on-site. You will drive staffing, project delivery, QA/QC, and financial performance while fostering collaboration with architecture and other engineering teams.

You’ll mentor leaders, shape operational strategy, ensure high-quality design delivery, and partner with firm leadership to advance multidisciplinary project success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, structural engineering, or a related engineering discipline from an ABET-accredited program.
• Active Professional Engineer (PE) license with the ability to obtain registration in Oklahoma within 6 months of employment.
• 10+ years progressive experience in structural engineering, including at least 5 years of leadership experience of engineering teams, managers, or departments.
• Experience within an architecture, engineering, construction, or multidisciplinary AEC consulting environment.
• Demonstrated experience with department operations, workforce planning, resource allocation, project management, and financial performance.
• Working knowledge of structural design, structural analysis, applicable building codes, engineering standards, and QA/QC processes.
• Experience managing multiple projects, priorities, teams, and staffing requirements.
• Strong written, verbal, presentation, interpersonal, and executive communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, mentor, and develop structural engineering managers and department leaders.
• Oversee the department’s recruiting, hiring, onboarding, retention, workforce planning, succession planning, and employee development.
• Provide direct performance management and career development for assigned direct reports while ensuring consistency in performance management practices across the structural engineering department.
• Monitor staff utilization, workload, capacity, and development needs to maintain a productive team.
• Provide strategic and operational leadership for the structural engineering department within a multidisciplinary environment.
• Establish and continuously improve department standards, workflows, and operational processes.
• Oversee staffing assignments, workload forecasting, utilization, backlog, and resource allocation across projects.
• Identify operational and project-delivery risks, implement corrective actions, and facilitate coordination across departments.
• Monitor department-wide project performance, including scope management, schedules, budgets, staffing, utilization, profitability, design quality, and deliverable coordination.
• Resolve resource conflicts and operational challenges affecting project execution.
• Support project managers with operational guidance on complex projects, coordination, staffing challenges, and escalations.
• Promote consistent project delivery and QA/QC practices to maintain client relationships and high client satisfaction.
• Lead the financial and operational performance of the structural engineering department, overseeing profitability, utilization, backlog, staffing levels, project performance, and revenue forecasting.
• Analyze data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for department improvement and growth.
• Develop initiatives that improve profitability, resource management, project delivery, and operational efficiency.
• Participate in annual business planning and strategic department development.
• Represent the department within firm leadership and advocate for priorities and resources.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Staff development

Financial management

Resource planning

Quality assurance

Communication

Executive collaboration

Education

ABET-accredited degree in civil/structural engineering

Tools

Revit

BIM workflows

Structural analysis software

Project management systems

Job description

Frankfurt-Short-Bruza Associates in Oklahoma City seeks a Director of Structural Engineering to lead the structural engineering department on-site. You will drive staffing, project delivery, QA/QC, and financial performance while fostering collaboration with architecture and other engineering teams.

You’ll mentor leaders, shape operational strategy, ensure high-quality design delivery, and partner with firm leadership to advance multidisciplinary project success.