Freese and Nichols

Lead Structural Engineer and Project Manager


PayCompetitive
LocationRaleigh/North Carolina
Employment typeFull-Time

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  • Job Description

      Req#: JR102552

      Freese and Nichols, is actively seeking a Licensed Structural Engineer to join our team as Project Manager. This position will help expand our growing Structural practice through project execution, client relationships, and developing staff.

      Responsibilities:

      Project Management:

      • Lead project teams, ensuring successful project delivery within scope, budget, and timeline.
      • Coordinate project activities, including construction administration and quality control.
      • Apply project management best practices to achieve project goals.
      • Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with clients (both internal and external).
      • Serve as a trusted advisor, understanding client needs and providing tailored solutions.

      Technical Leadership:

      • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to analyze, design, and execute structural projects.
      • Oversee the preparation of technical reports, plans, and specifications for concurrent projects.
      • Project types may include heavy civil projects (e.g., dams, flood and retaining walls, water treatment facilities, and water transmission facilities) as well as architectural projects (low to mid-rise commercial, educational, and industrial buildings).

      Staff Development:

      • Mentor and develop junior engineers and project managers.
      • Foster a collaborative work environment that encourages growth and knowledge sharing.

      Qualifications

      Required Qualifications:

      • Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering
      • Licensed Professional Engineer (PE)
      • 6+ years of structural design experience
      • Strong leadership and communication skills
      • Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

      Preferred Qualifications:

      • Master’s degree in Civil Engineering with a focus on Structural Engineering
      • Project Management experience and/or experience on federal projects

      About Freese and Nichols

      At the heart of our culture is our LEADS values (Learn continuously, Engage as family, Act with integrity, Deliver quality, and Serve always). Each year, our employee engagement survey confirms that our leaders and our employees live our values.

      We strive to be the firm of choice for clients and employees through innovative approaches, practical results, and outstanding service. For more than 130 years, we have been planning and designing the infrastructure our communities need: developing water supplies, designing roadways and bridges, preparing for natural disasters, and much more.

      Besides our comprehensive benefits package (see more at https://www.freese.com/services/benefits-that-work/), we offer paid overtime for salaried employees, an annual bonus, and access to company cabins in Red River, New Mexico. We are proud of our flexible work environment which includes a hybrid schedule with up to 40% of remote work, and an alternative work schedule program which provides a day off every other Friday.

      Join our team of 1,300+ employees as we grow from Virginia to Colorado. Learn more about working here at https://www.freese.com/careers/.

      Freese and Nichols is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and applicants based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.

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  • About the company

      Freese and Nichols, Inc. is a full-service innovative consulting firm offering engineering, architecture, environmental science, construction and planning services.

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