Senior Project Engineer - Structural

The role

The Regional Senior Project Engineer serves as the primary liaison between the Engineering Service Manager and the regional Project Engineer team. This portfolio-level role focuses on engineering process, specification management, and mentoring Project Engineers across active jobs.

What you will do

• Serve as the primary point of contact between the Engineering Service Manager and regional Project Engineers.
• Translate Engineering Service Manager direction into project-level execution guidance.
• Escalate systemic engineering issues and resource constraints to the Engineering Service Manager.
• Represent the engineering function in regional project leadership and operations review meetings.
• Own and maintain regional engineering standard operating procedures and specification templates.
• Audit Project Engineer deliverables for consistency with company standards and codes.
• Lead pre-job planning including scope review, constructability assessment, and resource allocation.
• Mentor and develop Project Engineers on technical methods and company process.
• Provide technical review and quality checks on complex structural and mechanical calculations.
• Support the region's structural and mechanical QC program.

Required qualifications

• 7+ years of structural engineering experience in industrial construction
• Demonstrated project engineering leadership across multiple concurrent jobs
• Bachelor's degree in Structural Engineering, Civil Engineering, or related field
• Demonstrated expertise in AISC, AWS, IBS, and industrial construction specification development
• Proven ability to mentor and develop less experienced engineering staff
• Track record of establishing or improving engineering process and standard work across a multi-project portfolio
• Strong executive communication skills
• Experience leading pre-job planning and constructability review processes
• Working knowledge of QC program development, including inspection protocol and root cause analysis methods
• Proficient with Microsoft 365, Bluebeam, and project management/document control software

Nice to have

• PE license
• Prior experience in a lead, coordinator, or supervisory engineering role within industrial or heavy civil construction

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Paid time off (PTO) and holiday pay
• Life and disability insurance
• Professional development and training opportunities
• Employee assistance program (EAP)

About the company

Loenbro is a construction lifecycle partner across the U.S. serving various industries with services including Electrical, Mechanical & Structural, Soft Crafts, Inspection, Underground Maintenance and Installation, and Fabrication.