Director of Engineering

Job Summary

Bridge Brothers is seeking a Director of Engineering to lead and continue building their engineering organization. The role involves leading, developing, and growing the engineering department, recruiting, hiring, mentoring, and retaining high-performing engineers and designers. The Director will also establish performance expectations, coach team members, and own engineering department performance.

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop, and grow the engineering department.
• Recruit, hire, mentor, and retain high-performing engineers and designers.
• Build a culture centered around accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and technical excellence.
• Develop career paths, succession planning, and professional development programs.
• Own engineering department performance, capacity planning, workload balancing, and resource allocation.
• Develop scalable engineering processes, workflows, standards, and documentation.
• Implement and improve QA/QC procedures, design review processes, and engineering best practices.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that improve quality, efficiency, and project execution.
• Evaluate and implement new engineering tools, software, automation, and technology.
• Provide executive oversight of structural engineering activities across custom steel bridge projects.
• Guide engineers through complex technical challenges and major design decisions.
• Review critical engineering calculations, designs, and technical deliverables.
• Ensure engineering solutions are practical, constructable, and aligned with fabrication and field operations.
• Maintain technical involvement by providing guidance, reviewing critical engineering decisions, and supporting the team on complex challenges while empowering engineers to own day-to-day project execution.
• Partner closely with detailing, fabrication, construction, project management, procurement, and executive leadership.
• Improve communication and collaboration across departments.
• Support estimating and business development with technical guidance during project pursuits.
• Remove operational bottlenecks that impact engineering performance or project delivery.
• Establish the long-term vision for the engineering organization.
• Develop KPIs and performance metrics that drive accountability and operational excellence.
• Identify opportunities to improve profitability through engineering innovation, standardization, and process improvements.
• Help position the engineering department for future growth as the company continues to scale.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Civil, Structural, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• 10+ years of engineering experience within bridges, structural steel, heavy civil, industrial, manufacturing, transportation, energy, marine, or other engineered steel environments.
• Previous experience leading engineering teams, departments, or engineering operations.
• Demonstrated success developing engineers, improving processes, and building high-performing teams.
• Strong understanding of structural engineering, steel design, fabrication, and construction practices.
• Experience managing engineering resources across multiple concurrent projects.
• Strong leadership, communication, organization, and decision-making skills.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred but not required.

Qualifications

• Enjoy developing people and building high-performing teams.
• Create systems that improve quality, accountability, and execution.
• Understand the realities of fabrication, construction, and practical engineering.
• Thrive in an entrepreneurial environment where decisions move quickly.
• Lead with humility, ownership, and a continuous improvement mindset.
• Be excited about helping shape the future of a rapidly growing engineering organization.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Paid company holidays
• Professional development opportunities
• Relocation assistance available for qualified candidates