Structural Engineering Team Leader - Indianapolis at KPFF Consulting Engineers in Indianapolis, Indiana

Job Description:

Structural Engineering Team Leader - Indianapolis

POSITION SUMMARY

This isn't your typical lateral structural engineering job offer. This unique position is perfect if you're ambitious, strategic, and humble, while hungry for autonomy and support, to help expand our local Indy office, as a part of a national firm. The ideal candidate has hit a ceiling within a bureaucratic organization and/or has often thought about starting "their own thing" but the hurdles to do so were daunting.

You'll receive mentorship, guidance, and resources from the Latitude Reporting Center, to augment your own drive to grow a thriving practice. You will harness your personal brand in the A/E/C community, coupled with KPFF's relationships in the Indianapolis market, to bring something special to the community. You'll be backstopped by our current workload, systems, and core values, to create something perpetual. This position will allow you to define a trajectory for success and be part of a larger regional group that will help you get there. This model has worked successfully with recent satellite launches in Cincinnati, Nashville, Birmingham, Lexington, and Austin.

Our purpose is to engineer opportunities for fine Engineers to accomplish their career goals. This is one such role: helping to help grow our group in Indianpolis and build something that doesn't currently exist in Indianpolis.

At our core, we are " Building Relationships and our Community with Engineering Excellence ".

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for a Senior Structural Engineering Leader who has at least 10 years of experience in building design, working with both new construction and renovation with the ability to design and coordinate a project from solicitation to close-out. This candidate has strong relationships in the A/E/C community and has experience managing teams, navigating challenging situations, and inspiring people to accomplish shared goals. Our ideal candidate also has a reputation for nurturing and maintaining rapport with the design and construction teams, as well as possessing excellent working relationships with them.

1. Is a Professional Engineer (PE) licensed in IN and/or surrounding states

2. Possesses a Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering or Architectural and has 10 years or more of project experience

3. Has demonstrated laudable management experience leading teams larger than five people.

4. Has a personal brand in the A/E/C community and wants to leverage this to create something special, scalable, and perpetual.

TO SUCCEED AT KPFF YOU:

1. Enjoy being a mentor; have a teacher's mindset.

2. Are self-motivated and strive for excellence in all aspects: both for yourself and others.

3. Have effective organizational skills and exemplary verbal and written communication skills, focused on relationship building inside and outside of the company.

4. Consistently think beyond rote training to thoughtfully and creatively design structural solutions.

5. Display a desire for growth and welcome advancement opportunities.

6. Welcome the collaborative and iterative process that comes with designing world-class buildings.

7. Participate in planning and supporting the vision of the office.

8. Embody KPFF's core values: Excellence, Trust, Relationships, Stability, and Passion.

BENEFITS

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  GENEROUS TIME OFF - Robust PTO package with a Bonus Time program that allows team members to take every other Friday off
• Holiday pay
• Personal & Sick time
• Salary structure with paid overtime
• Comprehensive benefits package including health, vision, EAP and dental options
• Semi-annual bonuses
• Fun and friendly culture
• The ability to work on a diverse portfolio of projects across the country
• Nationwide network of 1,400 team members
• Opportunities for professional growth and career advancement with the support of your Team Leader and our Technical Excellence Program
• Paid exams & educational opportunities
• KPFF provided Paid Family Leave
• Automatic KPFF contribution to a 401k program

1. Has the self-awareness to ask for help and listen with a curious, open mind; this candidate has strong emotional intelligence.

2. Can attract and inspire new employees to believe in a compelling vision to bring something great to Indianapolis.

3. Can mentor team members and engage in the overall leadership of the office to propel a growth strategy.

4. Can oversee projects from proposal to completion; has a proficient understanding of load path, whole building systems, mechanics of building materials, and can evaluate/assess/manage risk.

5. Delivers excellence in communication and construction documents, and enjoys being part of a team to complete the project.

SCHEDULE

1. Minimum of 40 hours weekly

2. Ability to work beyond scheduled hours on nights and weekends, if necessary, to meet deadlines

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

1. Duties are performed in a normal office environment while sitting at a desk or computer

2. Duties require the ability to actively engage with a computer for several hours per day

3. May occasionally need to lift items up to 15 lbs

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

COMPANY PROFILE

With over 1,400 employees nationwide, KPFF is a multi-discipline civil engineering-focused company that is organized around the philosophy that great people thrive in an environment that enables freedom and independence while also providing the necessary amount of accountability and support.
Trust and excellence are foundational values for our company. Our non-bureaucratic approach depends on passionate, trustworthy people who are dedicated to excellence in everything they do.

We focus on long-term stability and prudent growth by building lasting relationships, maintaining an excellent reputation, helping improve our profession, helping our clients to succeed, and providing increasing opportunities for the great people that make up KPFF.