Structural Engineering Practice Leader

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering efforts on large or complex projects.
• Oversee engineering design for major projects and provide design input and reviews for smaller projects.
• Participate actively in all phases and levels of project development.
• Ensure high-quality, timely project delivery and effective team coordination across all offices.
• Mentor engineering staff throughout project work.

Management and Technical Improvement

• Manage regional team resources, including workload forecasting, staffing, and coordinating shared work with other office leaders.
• Mentor engineers with a focus on elevating design quality, technical excellence, and workflow efficiency.
• Monitor and manage project financial performance with a commitment to profitability.
• Lead regional initiatives in technical development, design quality, delivery standards, and QA/QC.
• Oversee development and maintenance of typical details, specifications, drawing standards, and Revit standards in collaboration with the BIM team.
• Promote knowledge sharing on technical issues and innovative solutions to strengthen the team’s expertise.
• Enhance analytical processes, documentation, and standardized solutions for recurring and critical design challenges.
• Foster a strong culture of internal and external client service.

Business Development

• Support engineering-related business development, including proposal writing, interview participation, and identifying new opportunities.
• Partner with HOK market leaders on engineering pursuits and lead engineering-driven opportunities across all markets.

Strategic Responsibilities

• Serve as a key leader within the regional multidisciplinary engineering group and participate in firmwide leadership for the engineering discipline.
• Contribute to long-term business planning and execution of strategic initiatives.
• Identify and pursue new local market opportunities for engineering services.

Education & Experience Requirements

• 15+ years of project engineering experience from concept through completion, including high profile built projects.
• Licensed SE preferred (in states requiring SE) or PE/CE as applicable.
• LEED AP or LEED Green Associate preferred.
• NCEES Record enabling reciprocity in any state.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering; Master’s degree preferred.
• Track record of major project success, including: Recent projects totaling $100M+, and At least one project totaling over $250M.
• 5+ years of leadership experience managing teams of 10+ individuals and collaborating within integrated, multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience delivering LEED Gold or Platinum projects preferred.