Structural Discipline Lead

Key Responsibilities

• Lead structural analysis and design across a broad range of projects, including water and wastewater, industrial, buildings, transportation support, and general infrastructure.
• Provide strong technical oversight through preparation and review of calculations, reports, plans, and specifications.
• Ensure quality, consistency, and sound engineering judgment across deliverables and project execution.
• Serve as a go-to resource for complex design challenges, technical problem-solving, and multidisciplinary coordination.
• Manage scope, schedule, and budget for structural projects and help ensure successful delivery across multiple concurrent assignments.
• Cookordination with multidisciplinary teams and regional leadership to align resources, priorities, and project needs.
• Support structural work across Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Kansas, helping shape how that work is staffed and delivered as the team grows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Structural Engineering.
• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE); Structural Engineer (SE) license preferred, with expectation to obtain SE licensure in Oklahoma if not already held.
• 6+ years of structural design experience.
• Strong technical, communication, and leadership skills.
• Able to work both independently and collaboratively while helping grow a team and practice.

About Freese And Nichols

At the heart of our culture is our LEADS values (Learn continuously, Engage as family, Act with integrity, Deliver quality, and Serve always). Each year, our employee engagement survey confirms that our leaders and our employees live our values. We strive to be the firm of choice for clients and employees through innovative approaches, practical results, and outstanding service. For more than 130 years, we have been planning and designing the infrastructure our communities need: developing water supplies, designing roadways and bridges, preparing for natural disasters, and much more. Besides our comprehensive benefits package (see more at Benefits That Work for You), we offer paid overtime for salaried employees, an annual bonus, and access to company cabins in Red River, New Mexico and Banner Elk, North Carolina. We are proud of our flexible work environment which includes a hybrid schedule with up to 40% of remote work, and an alternative work schedule program which provides a day off every other Friday. Join our team of 1,300+ employees as we grow from Virginia to Colorado. Learn more about working here at Working at Freese and Nichols.

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