Structural Technical Manager

The HFW Companies; Augusta (GA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bi-Annual Profit/Bonus Distributions

401(k) Contribution Match

Collaborative Learning & Career Development

Entrepreneurial Culture

Job summary

The HFW Companies is looking for a Technical Manager to join the Cranston team in Augusta, Georgia. In this pivotal role, you will oversee all project elements, ensuring timely and budget-conscious delivery while leading a design team.

Your responsibilities include proposal preparation, project staffing, and maintaining strong client relationships. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of structural engineering experience and can manage multiple projects concurrently, contributing to both team growth and firm success.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of structural engineering design consulting experience.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office and technical software.
• Valid Driver’s License.

Responsibilities

• Lead design team, ensuring project delivery on time and budget.
• Prepare proposals and project schedules, scopes, and budgets.
• Monitor and follow up on client invoicing and payments.

Skills

Project management

Supervisory skills

Excellent written and verbal communication

Technical software proficiency

Education

BS in Civil or Structural Engineering or equivalent

Professional Engineering License in Georgia and/or South Carolina

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Position Summary

Join Cranston, an HFW partner firm, as Technical Manager. In this dynamic role, you will lead a design team, overseeing all project elements and pursuing new opportunities, to ensure project delivery is on time and on budget. You will be responsible for proposal preparation, project staffing, and maintaining strong client relationships. Your expertise will guide the execution of project designs, schedules, scopes, and budgets, while ensuring quality control and compliance with corporate policies. Additionally, you will play a key role in identifying new clients, and fostering a cohesive team environment. Your leadership will be instrumental in delivering successful projects and driving our firm's growth and reputation.

Benefits

• Bi-Annual Profit/Bonus Distributions:
• 401(k) Contribution Match:
• Entrepreneurial Culture: Work in a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment that encourages innovation and offers growth opportunities for driven professionals.
• Collaborative Learning & Career Development: Enjoy a collaborative atmosphere that promotes multi-disciplinary learning and provides ample career advancement opportunities.

Essential Responsibilities

• Serve as Senior Technical Advisor and Subject Matter Expert.
• Identify new markets and clients to bring in new projects, while maintaining positive relationships with existing clients.
• Prepare proposals and qualification statements, including estimates and presentations.
• Prepare project schedules, scopes, and budgets, ensuring on-time and on-budget performance.
• Develop and maintain project schedules and budgets and prepare Project Planning Worksheets.
• Determine project team makeup and assign workloads.
• Conduct project kick-off meetings to communicate and obtain agreement on project schedules.
• Monitor and follow up on client invoicing and payments.
• Oversee the design phase, including conducting design review meetings, quality control tasks, and providing progress reports.
• Manage participation in the bidding phase and coordinate responses to contractor questions.
• Manage the construction phase according to contract requirements.
• Respond promptly to requests for information or problems, maintaining effective communication.
• Ensure quality control procedures are implemented and maintained.
• Provide guidance and training to technical support personnel.
• Coordinate with other groups for project support.
• Ensure project correspondence and design documentation are kept orderly and complete.
• Properly close out projects in accordance with established procedures.

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Experience: 5+ years of structural engineering design consulting experience.
• Skills: Strong supervisory skills, excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, and exceptional project management abilities.
• Technical Proficiency: Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office and technical software.
• Licenses: Valid Driver’s License.

Education And Experience

• Degree: BS in Civil or Structural Engineering or a technical equivalent.
• Certification: Professional Engineering License in Georgia and/or South Carolina, or ability to obtain.

Physical Requirements

• General: Ability to stand, walk, use hands to handle objects, tools, or controls, reach with hands and arms, talk, or hear, sit, climb, or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Lifting: Frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and infrequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Vision: Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.