Structural Program Lead (Retail)

LVI Associates; Minneapolis (MN); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus and profit-sharing

100% employee-owned

Hybrid working options

Comprehensive health, dental, vision,

Job summary

LVI Associates is seeking a Structural Program Lead in the Twin Cities, MN to oversee one of the firm's top retail programs, combining structural leadership, client management, and commercial oversight. The role requires mentoring engineers, guiding multi-site delivery, reviewing calculations and drawings, and maintaining quality across prototypes and site-specific projects.

You will work in a hybrid environment with strong client relationships, a national client base, and long-term growth

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil or Structural Engineering.
• 8+ years of structural engineering experience, preferably in retail, commercial, or multi-site programs.
• Professional Engineer license; ability to obtain additional state licenses.
• Experience leading major clients, project teams, or portfolios of concurrent projects.
• Strong knowledge of steel, concrete, masonry, timber, and light-gauge framing.
• Proficiency with RAM, RISA, STAAD, or similar.
• Strong communication and leadership skills.
• Commercial awareness and experience supporting proposals or business development.

Responsibilities

• Lead a national portfolio of retail projects from scope through construction.
• Serve as the primary contact for clients, architects, contractors, and internal teams.
• Oversee project schedules, budgets, staffing, profitability, and technical delivery.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships while identifying opportunities for additional work.
• Lead and mentor structural engineers and designers across multiple levels.
• Provide senior technical guidance across steel, concrete, masonry, timber, and light‑gauge framing systems.
• Review calculations, drawings, specifications, and construction documents.
• Maintain consistency across prototype, renovation, and site‑specific retail projects.
• Support proposals, fee development, workload forecasting, and program growth.
• Ensure projects meet client expectations, internal quality standards, and applicable building codes.

Skills

Leadership

Client management

Project management

RAM/RISA/STAAD

Communication

Commercial awareness

PE license

Retail program exp

Experience >8 yrs

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil or Structural Engineering

Tools

RAM

RISA

STAAD

Job description

My client is an established structural engineering consultancy known for its technical expertise, collaborative culture, and long-standing relationships across retail, commercial, industrial, healthcare, and institutional markets.

Due to continued growth, they are seeking a Structural Program Lead to oversee one of the firm's most successful and commercially important retail programs. This senior position combines structural engineering leadership, client management, team development, and commercial oversight.

STRUCTURAL PROGRAM LEAD

Retail Facilities | Twin Cities, MN

Key Responsibilities

• Lead a national portfolio of retail projects from initial scope through construction.
• Serve as the primary contact for key clients, architects, contractors, and internal teams.
• Oversee project schedules, budgets, staffing, profitability, and technical delivery.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships while identifying opportunities for additional work.
• Lead and mentor structural engineers and designers across multiple experience levels.
• Provide senior technical guidance across steel, concrete, masonry, timber, and light‑gauge framing systems.
• Review calculations, drawings, specifications, and construction documents.
• Maintain consistency and efficiency across prototype, renovation, and site‑specific retail projects.
• Support proposals, fee development, workload forecasting, and program growth.
• Ensure projects meet client expectations, internal quality standards, and applicable building codes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil or Structural Engineering.
• 8+ years of structural engineering experience, ideally including retail, commercial, prototype, or multi‑site programs.
• Professional Engineer licence required, with the ability to obtain additional state licences.
• Experience leading major clients, project teams, or portfolios of concurrent projects.
• Strong knowledge of steel, concrete, masonry, timber, and light‑gauge framing.
• Demonstrated experience managing project scope, fees, schedules, staffing, and profitability.
• Proficiency with structural analysis software such as RAM, RISA, STAAD, or similar.
• Strong communication, leadership, and client relationship skills.
• Commercial awareness and experience supporting proposals, account growth, or business development.

Benefits & Why Join?

• Competitive senior-level compensation, dependent on experience.
• Annual bonus and profit‑sharing opportunities.
• 100% employee‑owned business.
• Leadership of one of the firm's most successful and lucrative programs.
• Established national clients and a consistent retail project pipeline.
• Meaningful influence over program strategy, staffing, and future growth.
• Long-term progression into broader leadership and ownership responsibilities.
• Comprehensive health, dental, vision, and retirement benefits.
• Flexible, collaborative culture with hybrid working options.
• Opportunity to balance technical engineering with client, team, and commercial leadership.