Structural Technical Manager

HFW Companies; United States; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bi-Annual Profit/Bonus Distributions

401(k) Contribution Match

Entrepreneurial Culture

Collaborative Learning & Career

Development Opportunities

Job summary

Cranston, an HFW partner firm, is seeking a Technical Manager to lead a design team. In this dynamic role, you will oversee project delivery, ensuring quality control and compliance with policies.

Your expertise will guide project designs and budgets while fostering client relationships and identifying new opportunities. Join a collaborative environment that promotes innovation and career development while making impactful changes in community infrastructure.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of structural engineering design consulting experience.
• Strong supervisory, written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Exceptional project management abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead a design team and oversee project delivery on time and on budget.
• Prepare proposals, project schedules, scopes, and budgets.
• Maintain strong client relationships and identify new markets.

Skills

Structural engineering design

Project management

Client relationship management

Communication skills

Supervisory skills

Education

BS in Civil or Structural Engineering

Professional Engineering License in Georgia or South Carolina

Tools

Microsoft Office

Technical software

Job description

Structural TechnicalManager

PositionSummary

Join Cranston, an HFW partner firm, as Technical Manager. In this dynamic role, you will lead a design team, overseeing all project elements thepursuingnew opportunities,to ensuringproject delivery is on time and on budget. You willbe responsible forproposal preparation, project staffing, andmaintainingstrong client relationships. Yourexpertisewill 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 inidentifyingnew clients,and fostering a cohesive team environment. Your leadership will be instrumental in delivering successful projects and driving our firm’s growth and reputation.

Perks and 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 andprovidesample career advancement opportunities.

Company Overview

Cranston, a proud member of the HFW Companies network, has been a cornerstone in thecCivil andsStructural engineering, landscape architecture, planning, and surveying sectors for over half a century. Ourexpertisespans across municipal, private development, transportation, and water resource projects. We are dedicated to making communities safer, healthier, more accessible, and sustainable. With a legacy of passion and integrity, Cranston has built a reputationforleading transformative changes and guiding our project partners through complex challenges. Our commitment to collaborative excellence ensures that we deliver innovative, cost-effective solutions that enhance the quality of lifeinthe communities we serve

At Cranston, our mission is to empower communities to thrive. We achieve this byleveragingour diverseexpertiseand fostering a collaborative culture that values trust, respect, and innovation. Our team is dedicated to solving infrastructure problems and improving the quality of life through sustainable and resilient design. We work closely withourclients, ensuring that our projects not only meet but exceed expectations.Throughour operations and a cohesive office culture, we continue to build lasting partnerships and make a tangible impact on the regions we serve.

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Cranston Core values

Collaboration –

A collaborative culture allows us toleverageour diversity ofexpertiseand experience to achieve superior results.

Relationships –

Trust means everything to us, and we strive to earn it through long-term relationships built on a foundation of respect, reliability, fairness, and honesty.

Problem-solving –

We make it a priority to help guide communities and clients through a rigorous, collaborative process aimed at resolving complex infrastructure design challenges with innovative, cost-effective solutions that promote sustainability and improved quality of life.

Drive for excellence –

We foster a learning culture thatleveragesa diversity of technicalexpertise, shared experience, and strong leadership from our team and partner network to drive excellence and achieve the best design solutions possible.

Entrepreneurial spirit –

We take ownership of and responsibility for our work and our collective success, encouraging an employee culture that places a high value on individual creative initiative, exploration oflatest ideas, innovation, and a bold pursuit of transformative change.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Serve asSeniorTechnical Advisor and Subject Matter Expert.
• Identifynew markets and clients to bring in newprojects,whilemaintainingpositive relationships with existing clients.
• Prepare proposals and qualification statements, including estimates and presentations.
• Prepareproject schedules, scopes, and budgets, ensuring on-time and on-budget performance.
• Develop andmaintainproject schedules andbudgets andprepare Project Planning Worksheets.
• Determineproject teammakeup and assign workloads.
• Conduct project kick-off meetings to communicate and obtainagreementon project schedules.
• Monitor and follow up on clientinvoicingand 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,maintainingeffective communication.
• Ensure quality control procedures are implemented andmaintained.
• 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 projectsin accordance withestablished procedures.

Qualifications:

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Experience :5+ years ofstructuralengineering 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 Civilor StructuralEngineering or a technical equivalent.
• Certification : Professional Engineering Licensein 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 withhands and arms,talk,or hear, sit,climb,or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Lifting : Frequently lift and/or move up to 25pounds andinfrequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Vision : Specific vision abilitiesrequiredinclude close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

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