Structural Engineering Department Director

About Terra Engineering Ltd Honored to be selected as a Crain's 2023 Best Places to Work in Chicago, TERRA Engineering is a woman-owned, full service engineering and landscape design firm headquartered in Chicago, with offices in Peoria, St. Louis and Milwaukee. Since 1992, we have built our reputation on being responsive to client’s needs, dedicated to researching and implementing the newest technology, innovative and collaborative in our design approach, and trustworthy and vigilant allies during the building phase. Join our team! We invite you to apply via any of our posted positions here on Linkedin. A full list of our open positions is also available at https://www.terraengineering.com/careers.

Required

• Lead and manage all operational activities of the Structural Engineering
• Direct, supervise and mentor staff
• Collaborate with other department leaders on projects and initiatives
• Responsible for departmental decision-making with applicable input from
• owners
• Marketing and business development through building and maintaining
• relationships with current and potential clients of TERRA
• Oversee the department’s client contact and communications
• Finalize cost estimates, plans, technical specifications and calculations for
• many different structure types with an emphasis on bridges and other
• transportation-related structures
• QA/QC the inspection of in-service bridges, retaining walls, and other
• structures
• Steer all aspects of the planning phase of design, including finalization of
• Collaborate and coordinate with department staff to determine the best
• solution for each project
• Participation in TERRA’s leadership team to help set strategic direction and
• initiatives of the company
• Active involvement in local, state, national and international projects
• 15+ years of experience, of which five or more years were in a senior or
• managerial role
• Strong leadership and management skills
• Illinois Structural Engineer (SE) license required; additional state SE

Preferred

• Illinois Team Leader Certification for Overseeing and Conducting NBIS Bridge
• Extensive experience with Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and
• Illinois Tollway standards
• Excellent organizational skills and demonstrated ability to manage multiple
• projects successfully
• Highly effective communication skills

• Flexible work schedule and public transportation reimbursement to and from
• the office (Chicago-based employees)
• Generous paid time off and holidays
• 401k, profit-sharing, and bonus eligibility
• Subsidized Health & Welfare benefits (major medical, dental, vision and
• Professional development opportunities
• Teams of creative and talented individuals to work with
• The employment policy of TERRA Engineering, Ltd. is to provide equal opportunity
• to all persons. Our company, therefore, has made a commitment to equal
• employment opportunity through a positive and continuing affirmative action
• program. No employee or applicant for employment will be discriminated against
• because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, military
• and/or veteran status, or any other Federal or State legally protected classes.
• TERRA Engineering, Ltd.  will recruit, hire, train and promote qualified
• individuals in all job titles, and ensure that all other personnel actions are
• Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, which require affirmative action to ensure
• equal opportunity in all aspects of employment. TERRA Engineering, Ltd.  does
• not discriminate on the basis of national origin or citizenship status as
• provided under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.