Structural Engineer SME

Hargrove & Associates Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 160,000 - 210,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Hargrove Engineers & Constructors seeks a Structural Engineer SME in Houston, TX for a part-time leadership role. The candidate will supervise engineers and designers, oversee delivery of civil/structural work, and ensure projects meet time, budget, and quality goals.

The position requires extensive experience and the ability to guide complex assignments with minimal supervision. The ideal candidate possesses a Civil Engineering degree, PE preferred, and 20+ years of related experience in

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master of Science in Civil Engineering required.
• Professional Engineer (PE) registration highly preferred.
• 20+ years of relevant civil/structural engineering experience in industrial settings.

Responsibilities

• Review and approve civil/structural deliverables and drawings.
• Estimate professional services and constructability costs at project outset and track changes.
• Lead and supervise teams to deliver scope on time, within budget and to quality standards.
• Develop design criteria, calculations, and construction cost estimates for projects.
• Coordinate with discipline leads and clients to ensure project success.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Project coordination

Budget & cost control

Quality Assurance

Team management

Civil/structural design

CAD drafting

Education

Bachelor or Master of Science in Civil Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

MicroStation

Newforma

Vision Project Planning

Job description

Structural Engineer SME### Structural Engineer SMEApply: Houston, TX: Part time: Posted Yesterday: 2026-001301# What You'll Be Doing**Job Summary:** Generally responsible for supervision and technical direction over a team of engineers and designers when functioning as a lead engineer. As lead engineer, responsibilities include total delivery of the civil/structural deliverables and services on time, within performance budget and meeting quality expectations. Duties may include performing advanced engineering work serving as a technical specialist for complex engineering assignments. Work at this level requires extensive progressive experience in civil/structural engineering and involves utilization of project controls for cost, schedule and quality of projects. This work will be performed under minimal supervision.**Primary responsibilities will include but not be limited to:*** Reviewing and approving all civil/structural deliverables.* Validating professional service and construction estimates at the beginning of a project, then tracking changes as the project progresses.* Producing professional service estimates in accordance with the department standards for project deliverables, project studies and estimates, change notices and for the development of new work through proposal efforts.* Establishing the design criteria, incorporating client requirements, estimate and/or scope basis and design basis meeting applicable state, local and federal standards and codes. Ensuring that any requirements for permitting have been established and communicated to the project team.* Knowing project scope and deliverables. Initiating timely change notices when deviation is made from project scope, affecting schedule, deliverables or cost of the work.* Planning and organizing the work of your team. Communicating the plan to your team, the project leadership team and the client.* Maintaining control of the project by tracking and maintaining discipline performance budget progress, schedule commitments, and quality standards. Understanding and utilizing the project tools that are in place for project control.* Delegating work to engineers and designers in proportion to their technical skills and experience, then following up for support to ensure efficient progress and quality.* Consulting with design leaders from other disciplines in proportion to their technical skills and experience, then following up for support to ensure efficient progress and quality.* Producing estimate level preliminary designs and material take-off suitable for the level of estimate being performed on a project.* Developing conceptual layouts and cost studies as necessary to determine the simplest, most efficient approach to solving engineering tasks at hand.* Familiarity with and utilizing department design and drafting standards.* Producing detail design calculations and sketches for materials of construction associated with the project. Calculations produced will be neatly prepared and organized for efficient checking by others and efficient use by drafters/designers for preparing drawings and as a deliverable when required.* Producing project designs with efficient use of construction materials with an overall emphasis on ease of construction and completed product meeting the expectations of the client.* Checking calculations made by other engineers to ensure accuracy, conformance to codes, specifications, design criteria and conformance to good engineering practice.* Producing construction specifications.* Monitoring drawings in progress to ensure conformance to design calculations and specifications.* Assisting the drafting group in resolving routine layout and detailing problems. Ensuring that sufficient sketches and details are provided for completion of engineering drawings.* Reviewing and checking vendor drawings and other discipline drawings for civil/structural input.* Producing bid packages enabling civil/structural purchase inquiries to be issued for procurement of materials or subcontract pricing.* Participating in the planning of training programs, continuous education opportunities and professional development of staff.* Ability to lead small to large size teams in coordinating civil/structural efforts and keeping the team focused on scope, schedule and budget.* Ability to identify and develop work sharing packages for interoffice execution support. Provide leadership to ensure communication and execution of work within scope, schedule and budget.* Ability to support Discipline Supervisor (Resource Leader) in department management functions.This position offers a highly competitive compensation package, including paid time off, health insurance benefits, and matching retirement contributions.# # Ideal Background**Education:** Bachelor or Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering from an accredited university is required. Structural coursework is required for structural engineering positions.**Registration:** Professional Engineering registration is highly preferred.**Experience:** This position requires 20 or more years of relevant industrial experience in civil/structural engineering.**Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities*** Familiarity with specifications and installation details of construction bulk materials and equipment.* Ability to create accurate civil/structural documents from the information found on vendor equipment drawings.* Ability to develop civil/structural specifications.* Ability to accurately estimate completion of assigned tasks.* Ability to develop a construction cost estimate, a detailed engineering schedule and a man-hour budget for a small project or an area for a larger project.* Ability to determine construction material quantities.* Develop design criteria and scope of work.* Experienced in estimating and scheduling professional service hours and assessing the progress and quality of civil/structural work.* Complete understanding of the skills and experience required to perform engineering and design functions.* Knowledge and application of company engineering design and CAD drafting standards.* Working knowledge of CAD software, either AutoCAD, Microstation or both.* Ability to lead teams to deliver on commitments.* Ability to deliver convincing presentations of Hargrove Engineers & Constructors services.* Proficient in the use of MS Word, Excel and Outlook.* Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.* Excellent virtual team skills and cross divisional relationships. Leader and promoter of work sharing through interoffice execution.* Working knowledge of Newforma and Vision Project Planning module. Leader and promoter of the effective use of these and other project execution tools.**Physical Requirement*** Ability to sit, stand, or walk for long periods of time.# Hargrove CultureWe work to create an environment founded on trust, personal integrity, and a “team mentality” so that each person understands the value of their contributions both on a project and company-wide level. We know that each person on our team contributes to the success of our company by pairing expertise and passion to meet and exceed the needs of the clients we serve across the globe. Our safety culture protects and promotes the well-being of every person who works with us and every person touched by our work. As a 100% Teammate owned company, we proudly offer a comprehensive benefits package including, paid holidays, personal paid time off, medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, 401(k), and other benefits to eligible Teammates.# Equal Opportunity Employment StatementHargrove is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex (including gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy, sexual identity, marital or family status), disability, military service or obligations, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.Hargrove is a drug-free workplace.The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.