Structural Engineer IV

CRB Group; Rockville, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

CRB Group is seeking a Lead Structural Engineer for the Northeast region to build and lead CRB’s structural presence across Philadelphia, Boston, and Washington, DC metro areas. You will work with CRB’s national structural engineering team, drive high-impact projects, and mentor engineers while shaping regional strategies and standards.

The role combines project leadership with regional practice development, client engagement, and collaboration across CRB’s multidisciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Structural Engineering from an ABET-accredited program
• Minimum of 10 years of structural engineering experience, preferably in a consulting engineering or AEC design environment
• PE license required; SE license preferred where applicable
• Experience leading structural scope, budget, schedule, technical coordination, and quality on complex, multidisciplinary projects
• Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities across project delivery, client service, staffing, and team development
• Strong technical judgment across common structural systems, materials, building codes, and industry standards
• Experience mentoring engineers, coordinating technical work, and influencing project teams without relying solely on formal authority
• Ability to support recruiting, staff development, workload planning, and future team growth
• Effective communicator with the ability to engage clients, project managers, discipline leaders, and executive stakeholders
• Preferred Qualifications: Prior experience leading a structural group, office, discipline team, or major project portfolio
• Experience in life sciences, food and beverage, industrial, manufacturing, or other complex technical facility markets
• Experience with business development, proposal strategy, client engagement, or regional market growth
• Experience developing standards, tools, training, technical guidance, or lessons learned for a structural engineering team

Responsibilities

• Regional Practice Building: Help establish, grow, and represent CRB’s Northeast structural engineering presence.
• Project Leadership: Lead structural design approach, technical decision-making, and QA/QC for significant regional projects.
• Team Leadership: Define staffing plans, participate in recruiting, onboard new hires, and mentor the team.
• Resource Planning and Operations: Oversee regional resource planning, backlog visibility, and workload balancing.
• Client and Partner Engagement: Build strong relationships with clients, project teams, and subconsultants.

Job description

CRB is a leading provider of sustainable Engineering, Architecture, Construction and Consulting solutions to the global life sciences and food and beverage industries. Our employees provide best-in-class solutions that drive success and positive change for our clients, our people and our communities. CRB is a privately held company with a rich history of serving clients throughout the world, consistently striving for the highest standard of technical knowledge, creativity and execution.

Job Description

We are seeking aLead Structural Engineerfor CRB’s Northeast region.Thisroleis intendedfor a structural engineering leader whowants tohelp buildthe next phase ofCRB’sstructural practiceinone of our mostimportant growth regions. The position combines high-impact project leadership with regional practice building, client and pursuit support,team leadership, and connection to CRB’s national structural engineering organization.

The ideal candidate may already be leading a structural group, office, discipline team, or projectportfolio; however, we are also interested in strong project leaders who are ready to take the next stepin their career development. This personwillbethe first senior structural hirededicated to the Northeastregionand will helpestablish CRB’s local structural presenceacrossthePhiladelphia, Boston, andWashington,DC metro areas.

The Northeast Lead willwork closely withCRB’s national structural engineering teamand will haveaccess to established technical standards, senior technical resources, shared staffing support, lessons learned, and practice-wide leadership.

Key Responsibilities

Regional Practice Building:
Help establish, grow, and represent CRB’s Northeast structural engineering presence.Buildtrusted relationshipswith internal project teams, clients, and future hires while creatinga strongfoundation forthepractice.

Project Leadership:
Lead structural design approach, technical decision-making, interdisciplinary coordination, constructability input,andQA/QC forsignificantregional projectsin the lifesciencesand food andbeverage markets. Establish clear expectations for structural scope, deliverables, assumptions, and design quality from pursuit through closeout.Serve as Engineer of Recordwhere appropriate.

Team Leadership:
Help define structural staffing plans, participate in recruiting and interviews, onboard new hires, and developtheteamthroughworkload alignment,mentoring,andperformance feedback.

Resource Planning and Business Operations:
Overseeregional resource planning, staff forecasting, backlog visibility, andworkload balancing.Monitorstructuralproject performance, including scope alignment, budget status, schedule risk, earned progress, change management,andprofitability. Partner with project managers, structural leadership, andregional leadership to identifyrisksearlyanddevelop practical mitigation plans.

Client, Project, and Partner Engagement:
Develop strong working relationships withclients, project teams, construction partners, and structural subconsultants.Partner with client leaders, project managers, and regional leadership to identify new opportunities and position CRB’s structural capabilities in the Northeast market.

Proposal andSeller-DoerSupport:
Supportpursuits by developingstructural scopes, budgets, assumptions, and staffing approaches.Help CRBwinandexecutework bypairingsound technical judgmentwith clear communication, practicalexecution planning, andstrong client service.

Technical and Professional Development:
Support discipline standards, templates, calculation tools, lessons learned, and professional development activities. Help advance consistent structural delivery across CRB’s regional and national teams.

Qualifications

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Civilor Structural Engineering from an ABET-accredited program

Minimum of 10 years ofstructural engineeringexperience, preferably inaconsultingengineering or AECdesignenvironment

PE license required; SE license preferred where applicable

Experience leading structural scope, budget, schedule, technical coordination, and quality oncomplex,multidisciplinary projects

Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities across project delivery, client service, staffing, and team development

Strong technical judgment across common structural systems, materials, building codes, and industry standards

Experience mentoring engineers, coordinating technical work, and influencing project teams without relying solely on formal authority

Ability to support recruiting, staff development, workload planning, and future team growth

Effective communicator with the ability to engage clients, project managers, discipline leaders, and executive stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications

Prior experience leading a structural group, office, discipline team, or major project portfolio

Experience in life sciences, food and beverage, industrial, manufacturing, or other complex technical facility markets

Experience with business development, proposal strategy, client engagement, or regional market growth

Experience developing standards, tools, training, technical guidance, or lessons learned for a structural engineering team

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

CRB is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and it is our policy to provide equal opportunity to all people without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, age, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other legally protected category. Employment is contingent on background screening.

CRB does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or agencies. Any resume submitted to any employee of CRB without a prior written search agreement will be considered unsolicited and the property of CRB. Please, no phone calls or emails.

CRB offers a complete and competitive benefit package designed to meet individual and family needs.

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