Structural Team Lead (Housing)

LVI Associates; Minneapolis (MN); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Stock Ownership Plan

Hybrid work options

Job summary

LVI Associates is seeking a Structural Team Lead to guide the housing team in the Twin Cities. This role combines hands‑on engineering with project and client management, staff development, and multi‑project oversight.

Ideal candidates bring 8+ years of housing experience, a PE license, and strong leadership. You will mentor engineers, collaborate with architects and developers, and ensure quality across wood, concrete, steel, and masonry systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil or Structural Engineering required.
• 8+ years of structural engineering experience, preferably in housing.
• Professional Engineer licence required or ability to obtain in Minnesota.
• Experience leading project teams and mentoring engineers or designers.
• Strong knowledge of housing systems: wood framing, concrete, steel, masonry, precast, light‑gauge framing.
• Experience managing scope, fees, schedules, staffing, and client expectations.
• Proficiency with RAM, RISA, ETABS, Revit or similar tools.
• Strong communication and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead structural projects across housing, multifamily, mixed‑use, and related sectors.
• Manage projects from design through construction administration.
• Be primary contact for architects, developers, contractors, and owners.
• Oversee scope, fees, schedules, staffing, and budgets.

Skills

Team leadership

Structural analysis

Client relationship

Project management

Communication

Housing construction systems knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil or Structural Engineering

Tools

RAM

RISA

ETABS

Revit

Job description

My client is an established, employee-owned structural engineering consultancy with a strong portfolio of housing projects across Minnesota and throughout the country. Their work includes multifamily developments, mixed-use buildings, hotels, senior living communities, student housing, and other residential projects.

Due to continued growth, they are seeking a Structural Team Lead to help lead their housing team. This position combines hands‑on structural engineering, project and client management, staff development, and oversight of multiple concurrent projects.

Key Responsibilities

STRUCTURAL TEAM LEAD

Housing | Twin Cities, MN | Hybrid

My client is an established, employee-owned structural engineering consultancy with a strong portfolio of housing projects across Minnesota and throughout the country. Their work includes multifamily developments, mixed‑use buildings, hotels, senior living communities, student housing, and other residential projects.

Due to continued growth, they are seeking a Structural Team Lead to help lead their housing team. This position combines hands‑on structural engineering, project and client management, staff development, and oversight of multiple concurrent projects.

• Lead structural engineering projects across multifamily, mixed‑use, hospitality, senior living, student housing, and other residential developments.
• Manage projects from early design and structural system selection through construction administration.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for architects, developers, contractors, owners, and internal project teams.
• Oversee project scope, fees, schedules, staffing, budgets, and overall delivery.
• Lead, mentor, and support the development of structural engineers and designers.
• Coordinate team workloads and ensure projects are appropriately staffed.
• Provide senior technical guidance across wood, steel, concrete, masonry, precast, post‑tensioned concrete, and light‑gauge framing systems.
• Review calculations, drawings, specifications, and construction documents for accuracy and quality.
• Collaborate with project partners to develop practical, efficient, and cost‑effective structural solutions.
• Support proposals, fee development, workload forecasting, client relationships, and the continued growth of the housing practice.
• 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 multifamily, mixed‑use, hospitality, senior living, or other housing projects.
• Professional Engineer licence required, or the ability to obtain one in Minnesota.
• Previous experience leading project teams and mentoring engineers or designers.
• Strong understanding of common housing construction systems, particularly wood framing, concrete, steel, masonry, precast, and light‑gauge framing.
• Experience managing project scope, fees, schedules, staffing, and client expectations.
• Proficiency with structural analysis and design software such as RAM, RISA, ETABS, Revit, or similar programs.
• Strong communication, leadership, and client relationship skills.
• Ability to balance technical engineering responsibilities with team and project leadership.
• Commercial awareness and an interest in supporting client development and practice growth.

Benefits & Why Join?

• Competitive senior‑level compensation, dependent on experience.
• 100% employee‑owned business with an Employee Stock Ownership Plan
• Opportunity to lead and help shape an established housing team.
• Diverse project exposure across multifamily, mixed‑use, hospitality, senior living, and student housing.
• Meaningful input into staffing, project delivery, technical standards, and future team growth.
• Established relationships with architects, developers, contractors, and owners.
• Long‑term progression into broader leadership and ownership responsibilities.
• Professional development through structured technical, leadership, and skills‑based learning.
• Stable, people‑focused culture that prioritises flexibility, professional growth, and work‑life integration.
• Hybrid working options.
• Opportunity to remain technically involved while taking on greater responsibility for people, projects, and clients.