Chief Structural Engineer

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At Industrial Ally, A Salas O'Brien Company, we tell our clients that we're engineered for impact. This passion for making a difference applies just as much to our team as it does to our projects. That's why we're committed to living our values every day : inspiring, achieving, and connecting as shared owners of our success with a focus on a sustainable future. Building for the long-term means that all our team members can expect to work on amazing projects with a people-first approach to problem solving. It also means that each member of our team has truly limitless potential to build a unique, meaningful, and high-impact career—and they'll receive great total rewards along the way.

About Us

Founded in 1975, Salas O'Brien is an employee-owned engineering and professional services firm focused on achieving impact for our clients, our team, and the world. We know that tomorrow's requirements are today's opportunities, and we are here to design lasting solutions for pressing challenges.

We work across a variety of industries providing integrated engineering and consulting services. Our specialized experience includes design for data centers, healthcare, science and technology, high-rise buildings, clean energy, education, and other building types as well as structural and building sciences, infrastructure asset management, advanced robotics, and more.

Our technical expertise is paired with an exceptional team of business development, human resources, finance and accounting, information technology, and marketing professionals, all of whom play a key role in bringing our commitments to life every day.

Job Overview

• A knowledgeable Structural Engineer with a minimum of 10 years of experience having an in depth understanding of structural design and deliverables development in the heavy industrial construction market sector
• Following procedures and assisting the Chief Structural Engineer in the operation of the structural department including proposal development, sales and marketing, staff development, project budgets, staff scheduling, and communication with clients.
• Collaborating and adhering to company, department, and client standards and procedures to prepare design deliverables that meet project requirements and leading a team of engineers and designers in the same.
• Directing and training designers and junior engineers toward completion of construction documents and having a working knowledge of Revit and applicable structural design software.
• Remaining continually vigilant in finding opportunities to improve quality and efficiency.
• Performing structural steel framing design, foundation design, concrete framing design, civil sitework design using data from mechanical and electrical disciplines, as well as client and vendor information sources.
• Having extensive knowledge of applicable building codes and their applicability in our industry.

Specific Duties

Qualifications

Benefits

Location

St. Louis, MO (onsite)

The salary range for this role is $150,000-180,000. Actual compensation will be determined based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to the candidate's skill set, experience & certifications.

Physical Demands And Work Environment

Generally, the position requires proficient computer skills with extended periods of six to eight hours sitting and entering data into a computer with intense attention to detail.

Some travel may be required. Site conditions will vary, but can be in facilities with high heat, excessive noise, and accumulated dirt and dust. Site visits can also include walking over uneven surfaces, climbing stairs or ladders, and bending and stooping to examine progress or status of work, or to adjust settings to field devices or equipment.

Occasional lifting on the job is generally limited to moving computers, scanners, hand tools, meters, and manuals or files whose length and size cause them to be clumsy to move around, and whose weight is usually under 50 lb.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made.

Equal Opportunity Employment Statement

Salas O'Brien provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state / provincial, or local laws. Salas O'Brien will accommodate the disability-related needs of applicants as required by law.

Seniority level

Seniority level

Director

Employment type

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Job function

Project Management, Design, and Engineering

Industries

Design Services

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