Senior Structural Engineer (PE Required)

What You'll Be Doing

Job Summary: Hargrove is seeking a Senior Structural Engineer with a PE to lead the design and execution of complex industrial and manufacturing projects. This role offers the opportunity to apply advanced structural engineering expertise while serving as a technical leader on multidisciplinary engineering teams. You'll play a critical role in delivering safe, reliable, and innovative solutions for industrial facilities, process plants, manufacturing operations, and infrastructure projects.

If you're passionate about structural analysis, steel and concrete design, project leadership, and mentoring engineers, we want to hear from you!

Primary responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

• Developing conceptual layouts, engineering studies, and cost estimates.

• Performing structural analysis and design for steel structures, concrete foundations, equipment supports, pipe racks, buildings, platforms, and industrial infrastructure.

• Preparing engineering calculations, technical specifications, sketches, and construction documents.

• Reviewing calculations, drawings, and designs prepared by other engineers.

• Ensuring compliance with International Building Code (IBC), ASCE, AISC, ACI, and applicable client standards.

• Coordinating with mechanical, piping, electrical, process, and project management teams throughout project execution.

• Supporting procurement activities through scopes of work, specifications, bid packages, and technical evaluations.

• Reviewing vendor drawings, fabrication drawings, and construction submittals.

• Providing field support, site investigations, tie-in verification, and construction assistance.

• Identifying project risks, scope changes, and potential schedule impacts.

• Leading structural engineering teams while managing scope, budget, schedule, and quality objectives.

• Mentoring and providing technical guidance to engineers and designers.

• Supporting interoffice collaboration and work-sharing initiatives to optimize project delivery.

This position offers a highly competitive compensation package, including paid time off, health insurance benefits, and matching retirement contributions.

Ideal Background

Education: Bachelor or Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering from an accredited university is required. Structural coursework is required for structural engineering positions.

Registration: Professional Engineering registration is highly preferred.

Experience: This position requires 6+ years of structural engineering experience supporting industrial, manufacturing, chemical, process, life sciences, power, or heavy industrial facilities.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Experience working in an engineering consulting, EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction), or industrial project environment.

• Knowledge and application of the International Building Code and associated standards (ASCE, AISC, ACI, etc.)

• Expertise with structural analysis software including operating and interpreting results.

• Knowledge of the discipline specific methods, practices and techniques required to engineer, design and construct process and manufacturing projects.

• Able to lead a small to large team to deliver on commitments.

• Able to deliver convincing presentations of Hargrove Engineers & Constructors services.

• Working knowledge of STAAD Pro, RISA, RAM Structural System, SAP2000, AutoCAD, MicroStation, etc.

• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.

• Good communication skills, both verbal and written.

• Virtual team skills and cross divisional relationships are developed, and able to provide interoffice execution leadership and support.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to sit, stand, or walk for long periods of time.

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Hargrove Culture

We work to create an environment founded on trust, personal integrity, and a “team mentality” so that each person understands the value of their contributions both on a project and company-wide level. We know that each person on our team contributes to the success of our company by pairing expertise and passion to meet and exceed the needs of the clients we serve across the globe.

Our safety culture protects and promotes the well-being of every person who works with us and every person touched by our work.

As a 100% Teammate owned company, we proudly offer a comprehensive benefits package including, paid holidays, personal paid time off, medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, 401(k), and other benefits to eligible Teammates.

Equal Opportunity Employment Statement

Hargrove is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex (including gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy, sexual identity, marital or family status), disability, military service or obligations, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Hargrove is a drug-free workplace.

The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.

Hargrove is passionate about serving our clients within our industry and the local economy, and we recognize that our impact goes beyond building great projects. Our extraordinary teammates serve the community with their time, talent, and generosity. The Hargrove team is a family whose volunteerism makes a huge impact on our communities, and The Hargrove Foundation is the vehicle for making a true difference in the lives of others.

We work to create an environment founded on trust, personal integrity, and a “team mentality” so that each person understands the value of their contributions both on a project and company-wide level. Hargrove has consistently been ranked one of the “Best Firms to Work For” by organizations such as ZweigWhite and Business Alabama.

We pair expertise and passion to meet and exceed the needs of the clients we serve across the globe. Our teammates strive to expand their knowledge and contribute to the success of the organization.

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