Structural Engineering Team Leader - KPFF Consulting Engineers

Structural Engineering Team Leader - Nashville, TN

POSITION SUMMARYYour search is over. This unique opportunity is perfect if you're ambitious, strategic, and humble yet hungry for autonomy and support. The ideal candidate is one who has hit a ceiling within a bureaucratic organization and/or has often thought about starting "their own thing." If you desire that next-level challenge while helping to support a growing practice within a national firm, this is the position for you.

KPFF is seeking a Structural Engineering Team Leader in the Nashville area, who is ready to be a part of a team to lead the next generation of talented and passionate engineers & BIM modelers. To succeed in this role, the candidate needs a strategic mindset and the ability to cultivate relationships, inspire our Team, improve systems and processes, and consistently deliver excellence to our high-value clients.

You'll receive mentorship, guidance, and resources from our Nashville Team Leader, our Reporting Center Manager, and other leaders within KPFF. You will harness your personal brand in the A/E/C community, coupled with KPFF's relationships in the market, to bring something special to the community.

Our purpose is to " Build Relationships and our Community with Engineering Excellence" by empowering people to maximize their opportunities, accomplish their personal and professional goals, and deliver the best client satisfaction possible.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONSWe are looking for a Structural Engineering Team Leader who has at least 3 years of leadership experience in building design, working with both new construction and renovation, and 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 together. Our ideal candidate also has a reputation for nurturing and maintaining rapport with the design and construction teams, and possesses excellent working relationships with them.

To be considered, a candidate must:

• Be a Professional Engineer (PE) licensed in TN, KY, IN, TN, IL, or OH
• Possess either a:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering and a Master's Degree in Civil Engineering or
  • Bachelor's Degree in Architectural Engineering
• Have 8 years or more of project experience.
• Have at least 3 years of experience successfully leading teams larger than five people.
• Have a personal brand in the A/E/C community and desire to leverage this to create something special, scalable, and perpetual.

TO SUCCEED AT KPFF YOU:

• Enjoy being a mentor; have a teacher's mindset.
• Are self-motivated and strive for excellence in all aspects: both for yourself and others.
• Have effective organizational skills and exemplary verbal and written communication skills, focused on relationship building inside and outside of the company.
• Consistently think beyond rote training to thoughtfully and creatively design structural solutions.
• Display a desire for growth and welcome advancement opportunities.
• Welcome the collaborative and iterative process that comes with designing world-class buildings.
• Participate in planning and supporting the vision of the office.
• Embody KPFF's core values: Excellence, Trust, Relationships, Stability, and Passion.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Has the self-awareness to ask for help when needed and listen with a curious, open mind; this candidate has strong emotional intelligence.
• Can attract and inspire new employees to believe in a compelling vision to bring something great to Nashville.
• Can mentor team members and support in the overall leadership of the office to propel a growth strategy.
• 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.
• Delivers excellence in communication and construction documents and enjoys being part of a team to complete the project.

OFFICE ENVIRONMENTWe are an intentional, diverse, hard-working, and professional team of experts who collaborate in a laid-back and collegial atmosphere. While flexibility and communication are key to success at KPFF, we are all accountable to each other and are constantly pursuing ways to improve.

COMPANY PROFILEWe are forward-thinking structural and civil engineers who design state-of-the-art, enduring solutions for a wide range of projects. KPFF has provided sustainable, high-value contributions to the built environment for more than 60 years. We collaborate with our clients by utilizing the advantages of VDC with BIM tools as a way of visualizing, coordinating, and tracking systems. Our focus is to provide engineering solutions to building infrastructure problems, whatever they are, rather than put limits on what we're capable of providing.

At KPFF our purpose is to engineer opportunities - we have created a training and engineering philosophy called " forefront". Your experience starts the day you walk in the door at KPFF and continues as a career-long effort to help us all advance and grow together. Learning is a cycle, not a race to the finish line. In one way or another, everyone becomes a teacher and mentor for others as they continue to expand their own skills and drive the KPFF experience. KPFF encourages innovation and continuous quality improvement in our work unencumbered by bureaucratic behavior. Professional development is an everyday event as is your direct interaction with Owners, Architects, and Contractors.

Our supportive and fun work environment allows for flexibility for families and encourages a positive work/life balance. We offer generous benefits, a competitive salary, and pay you for every hour you work. KPFF is a global firm with more than 20 offices, 1,400+ employees, and collective professional registrations in all 50 states.

KPFF is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Learn more about KPFF Consulting Engineers by visiting our website at www.kpff.com