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Structural Department Manager

DenverOn-siteFull-time

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Manages the structural engineering department in Denver, leading transportation bridge design projects, mentoring staff, and driving business growth for Stanley Consultants.

About this role

Stanley Consultants is an award-winning and industry-leading global consulting engineering firm, with an unmatched commitment to culture, values, and ethics. We are dedicated to client experience and solve the most complex challenges to create a sustainable, connected, and enriched world for all. As the world changes, Stanley strategically evolves with it, integrating the latest technology, innovation, and resiliency practices.
With over a century of experience serving the energy, federal government, transportation, and water sectors, we have helped improve lives and shape the infrastructure systems that connect us. As an employee-owned organization with a People First approach, we stand apart from other engineering consulting and services firms. At Stanley, your voice counts, your growth matters, and your success is our success.
Stanley Consultants offers flexible work options, competitive pay and great benefits, a strong sense of community, and the chance to build a meaningful, long-term career!

Job title - Structural Department Manager
Location - Denver, CO (Centennial)
Job type - Onsite
Requisition ID - 11369

Stanley Consultants is seeking a Structural Department Manager for our Denver, CO office.

What You Will Be Doing:

  • Build, mentor, and grow a high-performing team focused on expanding the firm’s Colorado transportation structural market.
  • Lead, direct, and mentor transportation structural staff on projects, including development of design plans for a broad range of transportation structures.
  • Assess staffing needs and recommend hiring actions to support department growth and project delivery.
  • Partner with leadership to develop and implement strategic growth initiatives.
  • Develop marketing strategies and support proposal writing for transportation structural opportunities.
  • Participate in project scoping, fee estimating, proposal preparation, interviews, and negotiations.
  • Provide regular department status, performance updates, and forecasts to the Group Manager.
  • Coordinate project priorities and staff assignments to meet deadlines and client needs.
  • Support goal setting and performance achievement for direct reports.
  • Prepare and revise reports, specifications, plans, construction schedules, cost estimates, and designs.
  • Perform QA/QC reviews for office projects.
  • Follow company quality assurance and quality control standards.
  • Review department projects to coordinate work procedures, sequencing, schedules, budgets, staffing, and progress billings.
  • Oversee and manage department projects as needed.
  • Meet with client management during projects to resolve issues and obtain final approvals.
  • Required Qualifications:

  • Minimum of 15 years of relevant professional experience.
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience at the Project Manager level.
  • Active Professional Engineer (PE) license in Colorado.
  • Recent structural design experience with Colorado DOT and local government projects.
  • Significant experience preparing preliminary and final bridge design contract documents for roadway, railway, and waterway crossing bridges.
  • Knowledge of AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications, Standard Specifications for Structural Supports for Highway Signs, Luminaires and Traffic Signals, and the Manual for Bridge Evaluation; familiarity with AREMA design codes is a plus.
  • Experience with CDOT Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, Bridge Design Manual, Bridge Detail Manual, Bridge Rating Manual, Geotechnical Design Manual, and other applicable codes and standards.
  • Proficiency with structural engineering software, including CSiBridge and STAAD.Pro for 3D modeling and analysis; OpenBridge Designer and MDX Software for steel and prestressed concrete girder design; LPILE for substructure design; Mathcad and Excel for hand calculations and verification; and MicroStation and OpenBridge Modeler for CAD production and plan preparation.
  • Proven leadership, communication, mentoring, and client liaison skills.
  • Demonstrated success managing medium to large multidisciplinary projects, multi-office projects, and multiple concurrent projects.
  • Experience preparing technical approaches and work plans to support RFQs and technical proposals.
  • Strong business acumen, including negotiation skills.
  • Skills

    AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design SpecificationsAREMA Design CodesBridge Design ManualBridge Detail ManualBridge Rating ManualCDOT Standard Specifications For Road And Bridge ConstructionCSIBridgeExcelGeotechnical Design ManualLPILEMathCADMDX SoftwareMicroStationOpenBridge DesignerOpenBridge ModelerProfessional Engineer (PE) LicenseSTAAD.Pro

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