Practice Leader, Onshore Structural Engineering

Job description / Role

Practice Leader, Onshore Structural Engineering - Houston

Our Client, is a rapidly developing company providing scientific, engineering, safety and risk management consulting services to clients across a wide range of industry sectors. We are seeking committed, high quality scientists and engineers to join their office in Houston and share in their success.

We have an opportunity in Houston for a highly experienced practitioner to assume the role of Onshore Practice Leader within our structural engineering team. The position is ideal for an individual who is experienced in aspects of structural engineering where natural, accidental and malicious events can lead to a consideration of hazards such as explosions, fires, impacts, earthquakes, tsunami’s etc. It provides an opportunity for a dynamic and experienced individual to assume a senior management role within our Clients objective of growing the structural practice in Houston.

The successful applicant will be involved in the structural assessment and design of new buildings and structures, along with the assessment and upgrade of existing facilities. Much of this work will be associated with with high hazard sites such as refineries, petrochemicals facilities and onshore oil and gas production/processing sites, along with buildings and structures which may be subject to security threats. It is essential for the Practice Leader to have a sound knowledge of dynamic and non-linear analysis techniques to analyze the response of structures to loads such as blast, fire, impact, and earthquake, and to be able to design and upgrade facilities to resist those loads. The individual should also be comfortable in working alongside safety engineering professionals, who will provide input on loading and performance requirements, as part of an integrated team that helps clients manage risk to their sites.

The selected candidate will need to demonstrate and provide superior technical, managerial, and business development expertise in the marketplace. He or she will have full technical responsibility for scoping, performing, and delivering multiple concurrent project assignments, with the associated responsibility for meeting profitability, quality management, and safety goals. Consistent with our sell-manage-do business model, our selected candidate(s) would also be expected to play a leadership role in helping build the future of our local practice through lead generation, business development, project management, staff management and development, and mentoring. Key success factors for this role are the ability to find and develop market opportunities while building a strong and vibrant execution team

Requirements

To be considered for this position, candidates must possess exceptional leadership, business development, technical and writing skills, have a commitment to technical excellence and quality and be capable of leveraging his/her existing professional network to showcase the Client’s advanced engineering capability and ultimately deliver a continuous stream of challenging projects to the Firm. The selected candidate also will be expected to have a proven track record for developing strong client relationships that can be leveraged to provide a continuous work stream for the structural team, along with other disciplines.

This is a senior position within the Houston operations and we are seeking an individual who has the attributes necessary to grow and sustain our onshore structural engineering practice. These attributes include a demonstrated passion for the engineering consulting business, a commitment to lifelong learning and professional growth and the desire to build a long and rewarding career with the Firm.

Excellent compensation packages commensurate with experience. We provide comprehensive employee benefits including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, and employer matched 401:* plan, bonus plan and profit-sharing. We are wholly owned by our employees and an opportunity to participate in the Company Stock Ownership program will be available for the right candidate. We also participate in E-Verify.

Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.

About the Company

Global Engineering Projects is a completely reengineered recruitment company. We utilise the latest technology advancements which enables us to deliver solutions in a way not previously seen in the Engineering sector. Through technology we have reengineered our routes to candidates which has significantly changed the delivery to our clients and our candidate experience.

We have not only changed the way we engage candidates but the candidates that we engage. In an overcrowded recruitment marketplace we believe there is no point in offering our clients what they have already. To add real value to our clients we engage candidates that are exclusive.