Structural Lead

Fluor Corporation; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 176,000 - 325,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental & vision

EAP

Disability coverage

Life insurance

AD&D

Voluntary benefits

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Paid sick leave

Parental leave

Training courses

Job summary

Fluor Corporation seeks a Structural Lead in California to direct design criteria for bridges, retaining walls, and buried structures within the High-Speed Rail program. You will coordinate with seismic and tunneling teams, manage deliverables, and provide technical support to the PCM for final design and construction packages.

The role requires a California-licensed PE and 20 years of relevant experience, with strong leadership, communication, and scheduling skills to ensure on-time performance

Qualifications

• Accredited four-year degree in Civil Engineering or closely related field.
• Excellent communication with diverse stakeholders.
• Strong leadership, problem solving, and project management abilities.

Responsibilities

• Direct and supervise development of Structures Design Criteria.
• Coordinate with Seismic Specialist Team for ground motion procedures.
• Manage progress and schedule of design criteria and technical chapters.
• Support and supervise studies for design criteria development and third-party agreements.
• Oversee final design and construction support for PCM packages.
• Review RFIs and DVRs; ensure proper responses and documentation.
• Provide updates to support environmental clearance and early design efforts.
• Attend technical meetings and coordinate with PCM, System Assurance, and Design Builder teams.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Strategic thinking

Decision making

Mentor/coach

Team player

Accountability

Education

Civil Engineering degree

Job description

At Fluor, we are proud to design and build projects and careers. We are committed to fostering a welcoming and collaborative work environment that encourages big-picture thinking, brings out the best in our employees, and helps us develop innovative solutions that contribute to building a better world together. If this sounds like a culture you would like to work in, you're invited to apply for this role.

Fluor is seeking candidates for opportunities within our Program Delivery Support (PDS) team, working alongside the California High-Speed Rail Authority, to provide program delivery and program management services for one of the largest planned infrastructure projects in the U.S. The system will connect the 500-mile stretch between the Los Angeles region with the San Francisco Bay Area, with up to 24 stations. The first phase of the program is currently under construction in California's Central Valley.

Job Description

The Structural Lead works under the direction of the Assistant Director of Civil Infrastructure Engineering and directs and manages tasks associated with structure design criteria development, special technical studies, final design and construction support, preliminary engineering support, and procurement engineering support. The Structural Lead coordinates with Geotechnical, Seismic and Tunneling leads to update the design related chapters of the Design Criteria Manual (DCM) for future procurement reference. The Structural Lead provides technical support to the Project Construction Management Team (PCM) for management of the final design and construction packages. The employee works in the Engineering Services Branch, which is part of the California High-Speed Rail Authority's Office of Program Delivery.

Position Responsibilities

• Direct and supervise the development of Structures Design Criteria
• Directs and contributes to Structures Design Criteria development for Bridges, Retaining Walls, and Buried Structures
• Coordinate with Seismic Specialist Team to develop the Ground Motion and Fault Crossing Response procedures
• Manage, and monitor progress and schedule of technical chapters of criteria development
• Support and supervise special studies:
• Assesses the studies to support design criteria development, third party agreements, and others as necessary
• Assist in the development of scope, delivery schedule and cost estimates
• Monitors progress and schedule of deliverables
• Manages and supervises the final design and construction support team to support construction contract packages:
• Coordinate with PCM and System Assurance team to ensure the required design and review procedures, V&V process, and system interfaced requirements specified in GP and PCM manual are followed
• Supervise the team to perform the Due Diligent Review for technical contract submittals
• Manage the review of Requests for Information (RFIs), Design Variance Requests (DVRs), received from PCM for preparation of the responses
• Coordinate with technical teams to develop the Directive Memo for issuing to PCM and Design Builder
• Supervise the team to provide technical support to the program design segments:
• Provide updates of design requirements and technical documents to support the preliminary designs for obtaining approval of environmental clearance application
• Supervise the team to perform the review of the preliminary design submittals
• Attend the technical discussion meetings
• Other duties as assigned.

Basic Job Requirements

• Accredited four (4) year degree or global equivalent in Civil Engineering or closely related field of study and twenty (20) years of work-related experience.
• Ability to communicate effectively with audiences that include but are not limited to management, coworkers, clients, vendors, contractors, and other stakeholders.
• Job-related technical knowledge necessary to complete the job.
• Job related skills required - Strong leadership skills, customer focus, business acumen, influence, strategic agility, decision making, personal accountability, ownership and follow-through, a team player, mentor, and coach.
• Ability to translate strategy ("what") into actionable steps / executions plans ("how"), ability to attend to detail and work in a time-conscious and time-effective manner.

Other Job Requirements

• Knowledge of principles and practices of structural design of bridges, and transit viaducts in high seismicity area
• Knowledge of principles and practices of high-speed rail design criteria and standards
• Knowledge of principles and practices of the design and construction support projects
• Familiar with Design-bid-build and Design-build project delivery methods and requirements
• Ability to use experience to evaluate engineering solutions for the major transportation projects from planning, preliminary, final design and through the construction phases
• Licensed Professional Engineer in California

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong project and construction management background
• Proficiency and knowledge of computer software applications such as Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word and Visio
• Familiar with transportation projects and disciplines
• Knowledge of and ability to apply engineering judgment in areas of design and construction engineering on transportation projects.
• Excellent communication skills

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other criteria protected by governing law.

Benefits Statement: Fluor is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to promote employee health, wellness, and financial security.

• medical
• dental and vision plans
• EAP
• disability coverage
• life insurance
• AD&D
• voluntary benefit plans
• 401(k) with a company match
• paid time off (personal, bereavement, sick, holidays) for salaried employees
• paid sick leave per state requirement for craft employees
• parental leave
• training and development courses

Market Rate Statement: The market rate for the role is typically at the mid-point of the salary range; however, variations in final salary are determined by additional factors such as the candidate's qualifications, relevant years of experience, geographic location, internal pay equity, and prevailing market conditions for the specific role.

Notice to Candidates: Background checks are carried out as part of any conditional offer made, including (but not limited to & role dependent) education, professional registration, employment, references, passport verifications and Global Watchlist screening.

To be Considered Candidates: Must be authorized to work in the country where the position is located.

Salary Range: $175,500.00 - $324,500.00