Structural Department Head

Banner Associates, Inc.; Sioux Falls (SD); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Banner Associates, Inc. is seeking a Structural Department Head to lead the department, steer EOS initiatives, and ensure the right people are in the right seats.

The role emphasizes proposal writing, client relationship oversight, and delivering projects on time and on budget while mentoring a high-performing team.

Ideal candidates hold PE license, Civil/Structural degree, 10+ years of leadership in structural engineering.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil or Structural Engineering required.
• PE license required.
• Minimum 10 years of structural engineering experience with increasing leadership responsibilities.
• Proven experience managing people, leading projects, and writing successful proposals.
• Strong organizational, communication, and mentoring skills.
• Familiarity with EOS or willingness to adopt and lead using EOS tools.

Responsibilities

• Leads, manages, and holds staff accountable using EOS tools and language.
• Ensures department alignment with company vision, core values, and strategic goals.
• Conducts weekly department meetings to discuss project status, budgets, workloads, staffing, and key updates.
• Establishes and monitors utilization goals; identifies and solves issues (IDS).
• Collaborates with leadership on department rocks.
• Oversees day-to-day workload, project assignments, and resource planning.
• Involved in hiring, onboarding, development, corrective actions, and terminations.
• Conducts performance reviews, approves training, and supports growth.
• Mentors and coaches staff.
• Provides QA/QC and technical direction on structural projects.
• Ensures projects are delivered on time, on budget, and to a high standard.
• Supports cross-functional collaboration with other departments.
• Leads proposal efforts including writing, scope development, fee estimation, and coordination.
• Maintains strong client relationships.
• Ensures responsiveness, client satisfaction, and high-quality deliverables.

Skills

Leadership

EOS

Proposal Writing

Project Management

Mentoring

Client Relations

Structural Engineering

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil or Structural Engineering

Job description

Description

The Structural Department Head is accountable for the overall leadership, performance, and direction of the Structural Department. This position plays a key role in the company's EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System), ensuring the right people are in the right seats, Rocks are achieved, and accountability is clear across the team.

The ideal candidate is a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) with strong leadership, technical, and project management experience. This role includes proposal writing, team development, workload management, and client relationship oversight.

Leadership & EOS Accountability

• Leads, manages, and holds staff accountable (LMA) using EOS tools and language.
• Ensures department alignment with company vision, core values, and strategic goals.
• Conducts weekly department meetings to discuss project status, budgets, workloads, staffing, and key updates.
• Establishes and monitors individual and team utilization goals; identifies and solves issues (IDS).
• Collaborates with leadership on department Rocks.

Team Management & Development

• Oversees day-to-day workload, project assignments, and resource planning.
• Actively involved in hiring, onboarding, development, corrective actions, and terminations.
• Conducts performance reviews, approves training requests, and supports professional growth.
• Mentors and coaches staff.

Technical & Project Oversight

• Provides QA/QC and technical direction on structural projects.
• Ensures projects are delivered on time, on budget, and to a high standard.
• Supports cross-functional collaboration with other departments.

Proposal Writing & Client Support

• Leads proposal efforts including writing, scope development, fee estimation, and coordination.
• Maintains strong client relationships.
• Ensures responsiveness, client satisfaction, and high-quality deliverables.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil or Structural Engineering.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license required.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in structural engineering with increasing leadership responsibilities.
• Proven experience managing people, leading projects, and writing successful proposals.
• Strong organizational, communication, and mentoring skills.
• Familiarity with EOS or willingness to adopt and lead using EOS tools.