Structural Engineering Manager
Proaction Carees
Warrington, PA
This is more than a management role — it’s a chance to guide a high-performing team, develop long-term client relationships, and shape the future of infrastructure in the region. You’ll be supported by a diverse group of in-house experts across water/wastewater, civil/site, traffic, GIS, and survey teams.
What You’ll Do
- Lead the structural engineering department, overseeing team development, resource planning, and technical execution.
- Manage and design a variety of structural projects — including municipal facilities, public buildings, infrastructure upgrades, and rehabilitation projects.
- Serve as the primary structural lead for clients, ensuring clear communication, technical accuracy, and delivery excellence.
- Provide technical guidance, quality control, and mentorship to engineering staff at various levels.
- Collaborate across internal departments to deliver integrated, multi-discipline engineering solutions.
- Oversee project budgeting, scheduling, and staffing to ensure profitability and efficiency.
- Maintain and grow strong client relationships with municipalities, government agencies, and institutional clients.
- Monitor industry trends, building codes, and regulations to ensure compliance and innovation.
Qualifications
What You Bring
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Structural Engineering (Master’s preferred).
- Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in PA required (or ability to obtain quickly).
- 8+ years of progressive experience in structural design and project management.
- Proven leadership in managing teams and delivering successful infrastructure projects.
- Expertise in steel, concrete, masonry, and timber design across a range of facility types.
- Proficiency in structural analysis and design software (e.g., RISA, RAM, STAAD, Revit, AutoCAD).
- Strong communication skills and the ability to lead client meetings, presentations, and proposals.
Why is This a Great Opportunity
Why You’ll Love This Role
- Leadership Opportunity: Step into a strategic leadership role with real influence over departmental direction and project vision.
- Strong Client Base: Work with loyal, long-term municipal and institutional clients that value collaboration and trust.
- Cross-Departmental Support: Enjoy seamless project integration with in-house civil, traffic, water, and GIS teams.
- Diverse Projects: Lead everything from municipal structures and utility buildings to specialty infrastructure and renovations.
- Growth & Stability: Join a firm with deep roots, steady project flow, and a strong reputation in the region.
- Competitive Package: Benefit from a generous compensation plan, professional development support, and flexible hybrid work options.
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- Perform product engineering development and product support activities
- Perform engineering and design functions
- Participate as an engineering representative in company meetings outside engineering
- Set priority for project engineering
- Manage the software engineering department
- Manage all aspects of the plant capital program
- Supervise project engineering, process engineering, and design work
- Ensure specific engineering functional responsibilities
- Ensure project controls and engineering management systems
- Manage all technical aspects of engineering projects
- Prepare engineering and technical analyzes
- Create new engineering designs, and reviews engineering designs and changes
- Manage the engineering group including new product development, continuation engineering, process development and represent the engineering department on the leadership team
- Manage engineering and operations budgets
- Evaluate the engineering team's work
- Assess and counsel engineering project teams
- Manage engineering changes and processes
- Perform engineering design evaluations and review
- Developing and maintaining engineering processes
About the Company
Proaction Carees
Welcome to Proaction Careers! We’re here to connect employers with future employees and help job seekers find new jobs.
We specialize in direct staffing and recruiting for clients industry-wide in Sales, Management, Medical, IT Technology and Engineering.
Our clients vary from manufacturers, oil and gas companies. Marketing & IT companies to reprographic and printing businesses as well as hospitals and doctors’ offices. We work for technology companies and engineering firms to find employees and consultants for their office and onsite client needs.
In addition to serving large and small business clients for 16 years in Houston, we work closely with candidates who we have placed throughout Texas.
- Proaction Careers has a full range of Sales candidates from entry-level inside to outside sales as well as sales executives and sales managers.
- Our Management candidates include controllers, as well as store, operations and logistics and office managers.
- Our Engineering candidates include mechanical, petroleum, process, instrumentation, electrical and civil structural engineers as well as technicians in these areas.
- We recruit for our IT Technology clients in various technical applications that require .net developers, SharePoint analysts, SAP, business analysts, project managers, software engineers, DBA’s, programmers, web developers and network/security and telecommunications technicians.
- We have Medical clients with open positions for RNs, physical therapists, occupational therapists, medical office managers and Nursing and Physician Assistant management.