OVERVIEW:
This award-winning structural engineering design firm has an extensive portfolio encompassing civic + cultural, corporate + commercial, education + science, hospitality + residential, and healthcare projects across the U.S. The firm's dynamic, team structure promotes collaboration and innovation, while investing in the talent and expertise of all professionals and incorporating the latest technology throughout the organization. They are committed to surpassing their clients' expectations with creative design solutions that reflect and respect the building's design characteristics and client driven expectations. Given the firm's continued growth, they are seeking a Chicago Studio Lead with demonstrated experience and expertise to assume a key role leading their Chicago Studio.

SUMMARY:
The Chicago Studio Lead is an entrepreneurial and collaborative leader, highly skilled in the design and leadership of structural engineering solutions for large complex civic, commercial, education, hospitality, and/or healthcare projects while remaining focused on leading the structural engineering team and growing the firm's presence in Greater Chicago and the Midwest. The Studio Lead is responsible for management of the Chicago team, coordination with other leaders in the oversight of projects, participation in the hiring/annual review process, marketing alongside colleagues, and coordination of mentoring/training opportunities.

The Chicago Studio Lead will work closely with firmwide leaders and oversee development of concepts and strategies that respond to program, client, and project requirements while striving for design and technical excellence. The firm's strengths lie in their role as creative partners, developing integrated collaborations with architects, contractors and clients, resulting in dynamic design engineering solutions that respond to each project's opportunities and constraints.

With exceptional skills at building long-term relationships, they will be involved with business development efforts with their engineering, marketing, and business development colleagues to attract and maintain clients locally and regionally. The Chicago Studio Lead will oversee the full scope of projects including design management, project delivery and project performance/ profitability. Adept with the big picture and the smallest details, the Structural Discipline Lead will have proven practice, design, management, and client leadership experience. They will communicate clearly with clients for any required decisions that impact the firm's design goals, schedule, and project delivery. The Chicago Studio Lead will create a culture of design and technical excellence that encourages emerging talent to learn and grow in an inclusive and collaborative environment.

PROJECT + CLIENT RESPONSIBILITIES

• Engage with clients, architects, and contractors to review and ensure client engineering needs are successfully addressed.
• Provide oversight of the design requirements, specifications, and performance requirements to determine the best and most appropriate designs to meet client expectations, code requirements, and all life and safety considerations.
• Provide design oversight of new facility engineering systems or modification of existing systems considering cost, available space, time limitations, company planning, and other technical factors.
• Review technical information concerning advantages and limitations which affect long range facility and space planning.
• Confer openly and directly in a respectful and professional manner with colleagues to clarify or resolve problems and develop designs.
• Ensure signing and sealing of engineering plans and specifications for assigned projects.
• Responsible for reviewing disciplinary project budgets with Directors.
• Provide oversight for structural design work across the practice.
• Proficiency with the IBC and ASCE 7 building design codes as well as material specific design codes for steel, concrete, wood, and masonry.
• Maintain a free flow of communications with the Principal-In-Charge and the Project Manager, as well as other firm members relative to the activities on assigned projects.
• Provide oversight for the technical accuracy and completeness of the structural engineering documentation.

SKILLS AND REQUIREMENTS:

• 8-15+ years progressive practice and project leadership experience with a portfolio that includes multi-family residential, mixed-use, or government projects.
• BS degree in Civil Engineering from an ABET accredited college or university.
• MS degree in Structural Engineering preferred. Structural Engineering (SE) license required.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to write cohesive reports and business correspondence. Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Effective presenting information from managers, clients and the general public. Proven fiscal accountability and responsibility, and an understanding of market forces pertaining to fees, scope, and schedule requirements.
• Strong written, verbal and drawing communications skills.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Proficiency with structural engineering software such as RISA 3D/Floor, RAM Steel, ADAPT Floorpro/Edge/Matt, Enercalc, Woodworks, Ramsteel, and Microsoft Office Suite. AutoCad/Revit experience preferred.

Benefits
Our client provides the following benefits: Health and Wellness: Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance Savings: 401K matching, pre-tax spending accounts, and employee discount programs Work/Life Balance: Hybrid/flexible schedule, paid family leave, paid vacation, paid sick leave, personal days, parking/transit plan, and an employee assistance program Professional Development: Reimbursement for professional licenses, associated renewals, and exam fees as well as specialized in-house career development.

Our client fosters a diverse and inclusive culture and strives for pay practices that are fair, and competitive and reflect their commitment to pay equity. Their compensation decisions include but are not limited to a candidate's qualifications including skill sets, education, experience and training, licensure and certifications credentials if applicable, and business-related factors. This practice extends to all employees, including performance considerations for merit increases, job promotions, and transfer opportunities. They additionally review their pay practices, conduct pay equity audits, and ensure their managers are trained in their pay practices on an annual basis. At the time of posting this job advertisement, the annual pay salary range for this position typically ranges between $120,000 and $150,000 commensurate with qualifications.

*Equal Employment Opportunity Statement Our client has established and adopted an Equal Employment Opportunity Employment policy ("EEO"), which is part of the Company's Human Resources Policy. The purpose of this EEO policy is to ensure that all employment decisions are made on a non-discriminatory basis, and without regard to sex, race, color, age, national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, gender reassignment, citizenship, pregnancy or maternity, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable national, federal, state, or local law. In some cases, local laws and regulations may provide greater protections than those outlined here and employees will be covered by the laws of their local jurisdiction.

Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision Our client will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another.