Job Description:
About the Role
T. Baker Smith is seeking a Senior Project Structural Engineer to plan, design, and direct engineering projects while serving as a technical leader within the project team. This role works closely with the Project Manager and is heavily focused on the technical execution of projects, with opportunities to support overall project management as needed.
The ideal candidate is a seasoned engineer who enjoys solving complex problems, mentoring others, and delivering high-quality work that enhances the communities we serve.
What You’ll Do
Technical Leadership & Project Planning
- Lead technical tasks on assigned projects
- Participate in project planning, including scope, schedule, and budget development
- Develop design concepts and technical solutions
- Maintain current knowledge of engineering software, design techniques, procedures, and regulations
- Mentor and guide junior engineers and technicians on technical design tasks
Project Deliverables
- Prepare or modify reports, computations, specifications, plans, studies, permits, and designs
- Develop quantity takeoffs, construction documents, and cost estimates
- Ensure drawings and designs comply with project requirements and applicable standards
Collaboration & Communication
- Coordinate closely with the Project Manager, project team members, and clients
- Participate in project, client, and public meetings, including occasional evening meetings
Quality, Schedule, & Budget Management
- Optimize scope, schedule, and budget under the direction of the Project Manager
- Communicate changes in workload, project scope, schedules, and budgets
- Direct and review work to ensure quality control and compliance with firm standards
Supervisory Responsibilities
- Supervise engineer interns, newly licensed professional engineers, and project technicians as needed
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science in Engineering
- Professional Engineer (P.E.) license
- 10+ years of engineering design experience with advanced technical expertise
- Strong ability to communicate effectively with clients and team members at all levels
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret complex technical documents
- Proficiency with engineering and technical software, including CAD, spreadsheets, and business applications
Physical Requirements
- Ability to sit, stand, walk, reach, climb stairs, balance, stoop, kneel, and lift up to 50 pounds
- Manual dexterity to operate computers, calculators, and phones
- Vision abilities including close, distance, color, peripheral vision, depth perception, and focus adjustment
Work Environment
- Responsibilities performed in both office and outdoor environments
- Exposure to varying weather conditions, noise, dust, and other environmental factors
- Travel with overnight stays required
Hours & Schedule
- Full-time position (40+ hours per week)
- Position may be exempt or non-exempt
- Occasional nights away from home and weekend commitments required
Experience comes in different forms; many skills are transferable – and passion goes a long way. Here at TBS, we are in the business of cultivating people, and you are set up to succeed if you identify strongly with these values / behaviors; Growth oriented, Trustworthy, Responsive, Works hard, smart, & safe, Builds a positive team & family spirit, and are Enthusiastic & energetic.
We also know that diversity of background and thought can enhance problem-solving and encourage more creative thinking, which is why we are dedicated to adding new perspectives to the team.
Our purpose is investing in people to enhance communities and that commitment has endured for over 100 years. We pride ourselves in doing this by recruiting, hiring, and retaining diverse, passionate, and forward-thinking talent. T. Baker Smith is an equal opportunity employer, and we are dedicated to providing an inclusive and diverse environment for all associates.
Job Requirements:
Position Title
Senior Project Engineer
Accountable To
Target Ratio
Position Purpose
Plans, designs, and directs engineering projects. This is a technical position involving day to day tasks and complex assignments, working with the Project Manager. The Senior Project Engineer may handle some overall project management tasks but will primarily work on technical aspects.
Accountability Chart Responsibilities
- Leads technical tasks on projects
- Develops project deliverables
- Collaborates with project team members
- Task quality, schedule, and budget adherence
Essential Functions
Leads technical tasks on projects
- Participates in project planning, including preparation of scope, schedule, and budget.
- Develops design concepts on projects.
- Uses and maintain current knowledge of engineering and design software, techniques, procedures, and regulations.
- Mentors and may lead younger engineers and technicians on technical design tasks.
Develops project deliverables
- Prepares or modifies reports, computations, specifications, plans, studies, permits, and designs.
- Prepares or modifies quantity estimates, construction documents, and cost estimates.
- Assure drawings and designs are in accordance with project and applicable standards.
Collaborates with project team members
- Coordinates with the overall Project Manager and project team, including the client, on tasks.
- Attends project, client and public meetings, day, or night.
Task quality, schedule, and budget adherence
- Optimizes the scope, budget, and schedule of the project/task, under the direction of the Project Manager.
- Communicates changes in workload, project scope, schedules, and budgets with Project Manager.
- Directs and reviews work of project team to assure quality control and compliance with firm standards.
Firmwide Functions
- Must be 100% on the same page with the TBS COMPASS.
- Meet or exceed the bar on the TBS People Analyzer.
- Adhere to the TBS Associate Policies and Practices and TBS Safety Best Practices and Guidelines.
- Perform duties, as assigned or as apparent, to add value to projects and exceed client expectations.
- Meet or exceed personal target utilization rate.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
Supervision of engineer interns and newly licensed professional engineers, as well as project technicians, as needed.
Physical Requirements:
While performing the duties of this job, the associate is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to operate, handle, maneuver, and manipulate objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; use manual dexterity to operate computer keyboard, calculator, and telephone; talk and hear; climb stairs, balance, stoop, kneel and lift to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close, distance, color, and peripheral vision; depth perception; ability to adjust focus.
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering and a professional engineer (P.E.) license.
- 10 years of engineering design; with greater depth of engineering knowledge
- Ability to relate to clients and people at all levels of the organization and must possess excellent communication and diplomacy skills.
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret most complex documents.
- Ability to operate computer, using technical software, which includes computer aided drafting and other applications, spreadsheets, and other business software.
Work Environment:
While performing the duties of this job, the associate performs responsibilities equally in both a typical office and outdoor environment and is exposed to weather conditions. The noise level in the office environment is usually moderate. Associate is frequently exposed to the noise, dust, smells, and other environmental factors present in such situations. Nights away from home are required.
Hours of Work:
This is a full-time position, requiring 40+ hours per week. This position can be non-exempt or exempt. Nights away from home and weekend commitments to the firm, its associates and clients are required.
