Structural Engineer; Fort Myers, FL

Career-Collective; Fort Myers (FL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Career-Collective in Fort Myers, FL is seeking a Structural Engineer Project Manager to lead technical and client-focused project delivery. The role requires managing small to large projects, ensuring profitability through budgeting, scheduling, and high-quality documentation.

You will guide BIM-based framing designs, coordinate with principals and clients, and supervise engineers to deliver signed and sealed construction documents while maintaining project quality and client satisfaction.

Qualifications

• 6–10 years of structural engineering consulting experience.
• Proven ability to manage projects, budgets, and client relationships.
• Experience with 3-D BIM and structural analysis tools.
• Strong written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Conceptualize and optimize structural framing systems.
• Oversee 3-D BIM and structural analysis models.
• Prepare signed and sealed construction documents.
• Manage project budgets, scheduling, and billing.
• Coordinate with clients and firm principals.

Skills

Project management

BIM modelling

Structural analysis

Client communication

Budgeting

Team leadership

Time management

Job description

Structural Engineer Project ManagerJob Description

Project Manager is a technical and managerial position for individuals that typically possess between 6 and 10 years of experience within a consulting structural engineering firm or similar. This role is a progression of the Senior Project Engineer roles below it, and it is understood that Project Managers must possess all skills listed for those roles. This is primarily a client-oriented position. Individuals shall be capable of completing small and large projects of all technical complexities with minimal supervision and oversight. Projects are reviewed technically and financially intermittently by firm Principals. Project Managers are responsible for the technical content of firm deliverables as well as the firm’s financial performance and the overall client experience on projects in which they are associated.We are seeking skilled Project Managers who possess a thorough understanding of internal and external costing and billing methodology. Performance is judged primarily on the accuracy and consistency of results as well as the level of independence in which those results are achieved.

Duties and Responsibilities

Tasks (Technical)

• Conceptualization and Optimization of structural framing systems.
• Conceptual and more advanced framing details necessary to economically achieve structural concepts.
• Primarily oversight and some performance of 3-D Building Information Models (BIM) and 3-D Structural Analysis and Design Models utilizing advanced software programs.
• Primarily oversight and some computer-aided and hand-calculated structural analysis, design, and detailing of steel, concrete, masonry, and timber systems.
• Preparation of signed and sealed Construction Documents and other deliverables
• Primarily oversight and some review of structural submittals and basic RFI’s
• Primarily oversight and some Construction Observation and Special Inspections on Jezerinac Group and other projects.

Tasks (Project Management)

• All project initiation tasks including project budgeting, proposal creation and project initiation.
• Scheduling of project Engineering and Building Information Modeling (BIM) activities
• Budget monitoring throughout course of project.
• Billing throughout course of project.
• Complete Client interaction with firm Principals and Project Managers.Point contact for Clients throughout projects.
• Project closeout activities including confirmation of all Accounting and CRM data.

Deliverables

1. Complete project documentation including Contract Documents, Narratives and Calculations per JG drawing presentation standards.
2. Production of Field Observation, Inspection, and Investigative Reports per JG reporting standards.
3. All updated project descriptions used for marketing purposes.

Knowledge Required

Technical

1. Optimal and appropriate structural systems per building type and configuration.
2. Optimal framing and detailing techniques to achieve constructible, economical solutions.
3. Mastery of Model Building Codes, e.g., FBC and IBC and Design Standards, e.g., ASCE-7
4. Mastery of Material Codes and Design Standards, e.g., ACI-318 and AISC Manuals of Steel Construction
5. Mastery of JG design, BIM modeling, and drawing presentation standards

Managerial

1. Mastery of Company accounting system as it relates to project management.
2. Mastery of project budgeting and monitoring.
3. Ability to identify and execute requests for Additional Services without alienating our Client.
4. Ability to positively lead teams of technical staff on projects of all sizes and complexity.
5. Ability to gain and maintain full confidence and satisfaction of Client throughout project.

Work Quality

• Production of logical and efficient structural designs that are clearly conveyed to Client through Contract Documents, Calculations and Reports.
• Completion of consistently profitable projects.
• Use of proper grammar within written and verbal communication.
• Schedules timely in-house task/project quality reviews of his/her team’s work and follows through on review comments.

Time Management / Efficiency / Self-Motivation

• Sets goals throughout the day for the completion of individual tasks.
• Seeks collaboration with the supervisor in the determination of allotted time per task and produces work in the allotted timeperiod.
• Works to simplify computational and othertasks
• Completes tasks on time and only once. Spends little time correcting errors or incomplete or erroneousdocuments.
• Logs time accurately on a daily basis per Project Manager’s contractualagreements.
• Voluntarily seeks job knowledge outside of office hours including the reading of textbooks, learning manuals, software manuals, and industry trade publications.

Communication and Teamwork

• Provides communication point for small project teams
• Speaks clearly and efficiently to colleagues, supervisors, clients, and other industry professionals. Uses accurate technicalterminology
• Writes grammatically correct, efficient, and technically accurate reports, emails, or other inquiries
• Works collaboratively with others. Openly and thoroughly shares information with others

Leadership and Culture

• Provides direction and positive feedback for small project teams.
• Reachesouttoinstructotherswhentheirtechnicalacumenonasubjectisgreaterthanhis/her colleague’s.
• Displaysanenthusiasticandpositiveattitude.Treatsco-workerswithrespect.Workstoresolve disputes, not promote them. Arouses enthusiasm in others and promotes theirdevelopment.
• Is an internal champion of JG. Sets positive examples to otheremployees.
• Provides management with constructive suggestions on ways to make JG a better company and a better place to work.

Firm Promotion

• Provides a positive client experience, particularly at parallel levels of other organizations.
• Conducts his or herself in a professional manner with all industry contacts. Provides helpful consultation and recommendations to project teammembers.
• Communicates accurately through verbal, electronic, and written channels. Always Promotes JG and theirservices.
• Responds to client and project concerns and needs in a professional and timelymanner.
• Seeksandpresentsadditionalopportunitiesforthroughcurrentandpastindustrycontacts.
• Participates in project or client presentations when individual’s skill set aligns with pursuit.