The design lead oversees the design team in successfully planning, executing, and delivering primarily large-scale projects.
Responsibilities include:• Act as the primary design engineer of record and project lead for projects congruent with experience.
• Provide regularly scheduled project reviews to review design progress, schedule, outstanding issues, etc. to
provide guidance and support to design staff.
• Sign and seal plan sets as appropriate for level of involvement in the project.
• Create or direct schematic design layouts and establish initial design direction.
• Plan out project tasks, priorities, timelines, and delegate tasks to project engineers and designers.
• Perform QA/QC of delegated tasks.
• Provide technical support and develop expertise of project engineers as necessary.
• Communicate and coordinate with and between clients and design teams.
• Provide design team assistance with complex RFIs and CA issues.
• Provide guidance and/or generate Program of Requirements and Master Plans.
• Help develop additional augmentation procedures and integration.
• Generate proposals as necessary.
• Meet deadlines.
• Mentor staff on engineering design and project delivery.
• Other duties as assigned and necessary.
Education/ Experience:- Required: Bachelor of Science in Structural Engineering
- Preferred: Master's degree in Structural Engineering
- 5-10 years of engineering experience with project management experience
- Experience in the use of various structural design codes and specifications including but not limited to IBC, IRC, ASCE 7, ACI, PCI, AISC, NDS, and TMS
- Experience in design and detailing of various construction materials, including steel, cold formed metal framing, conventional and post-tensioned concrete, concrete masonry, and conventional and engineered wood
- Experience in the design and analysis of building structures
- Experience in the development of comprehensive construction documents
Skills and special requirements/licensing:- Registered P.E. in the state of Texas
- Bluebeam, Autodesk REVIT, RISA, or RAM Structural System experience is a plus.
- Being solutions-minded and self-initiating
Gessner Engineering does not sponsor employment visas (e.g., H-1B, OPT, CPT, TN, or similar) at this time.
