# Structural Engineering Department Manager

> Cooperidge Consulting Firm · Akron, United States · Full-time · Posted 2025-12-03

**Salary:** USD 150,000–185,000

**Workplace:** on_site

**Department:** Skilled Trade & Engineering Professionals

## Description

Cooperidge Consulting Firm is seeking a **Structural Engineering Department Manager** for a top **Industrial Engineering & Design-Build** client.

This high-impact leadership role serves as the Senior Structural Engineer on client projects while directing, developing, and managing a talented team of structural engineers and designers. The Manager guides technical quality, oversees project execution for complex industrial, chemical, and manufacturing facilities, and drives best practices across the discipline within a collaborative hybrid work environment.  
  
**Job Responsibilities**

-   Direct, schedule, and allocate structural department resources efficiently to meet the demands of multidiscipline industrial projects.
-   Lead, mentor, train, and evaluate structural staff; actively support departmental hiring and overall development.
-   Serve as the lead Structural Engineer, providing expert design for steel, concrete, masonry, and foundations.
-   Oversee and review all designs, calculations, models, and drawings to ensure technical quality and adherence to codes.
-   Solve complex structural design and constructability challenges for industrial, chemical, petrochemical, and manufacturing facilities.
-   Maintain and elevate departmental standards, procedures, workflows, and tools (e.g., AutoCAD, STAAD).
-   Review contractor bids, prepare bid tabulations, and support construction activities and field observations.
-   Ensure all project deliverables meet internal standards, client expectations, and applicable structural design codes.

## Requirements

### Education

-   Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an accredited institution is **required**.

### Experience

-   **Minimum of ten (10) years of consulting experience OR fifteen (15) years of structural department experience is required.**
-   **Extensive industrial structural design experience is mandatory** (no residential, commercial, or retail focus).
-   Proven experience leading or managing structural engineering teams is required.

### Certifications/Licenses

-   **Active Professional Engineer (PE) license with the ability to seal engineering documents is REQUIRED.**
-   Legally authorized to work in the U.S. is required.
-   Willingness to commute to the office on a hybrid schedule (minimum 3 days per week) is required.

### Skills

-   Strong knowledge of applicable structural design codes (steel, concrete, masonry, foundations).
-   Proficiency with Microsoft Office, **AutoCAD, STAAD, STAAD Foundation, and Bluebeam** is mandatory.
-   Ability to perform field observations, including working at heights, is required.
-   Strong communication, interpersonal, and team collaboration skills.
-   Experience with Revit, Navisworks, Tekla Tedds, or laser scanning workflows is preferred.

## Benefits

-   Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
-   Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
-   Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
-   Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
-   Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
-   Short Term & Long Term Disability
-   Training & Development
-   Wellness Resources

## Apply

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