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Structural Practice Leader
Job Locations
US-IN-Indianapolis | US-IL-Chicago | US-IN-South Bend | US-IN-Evansville | US-IN-Fort Wayne | US-OH-Columbus | US-OH-Cleveland | US-OH-Cincinnati | US-OH-Akron
Job ID
2026-3222
Category/Group
Structural Group
Employment Type
Regular Full-Time
Overview

Join American Structurepoint and become part of a team that goes the extra mile for our clients and communities. We live by our values - respect, staff development, results and family. Our team is encouraged to explore new ideas and turn our clients' dreams into reality. With exceptional benefits, training, and mentorship, we pave the way for a rewarding career. Ready for more than just a job? Explore opportunities with us and help improve the quality of life in the communities we serve.

Group: Structural

Position: Practice Leader

Location: Indianapolis, IN; South Bend, IN; Evansville, IN; Fort Wayne, IN; Columbus, OH; Cincinnati, OH; Cleveland, OH; Akron, OH; Naperville, IL (on-site)

American Structurepoint is seeking an experienced Structural Practice Leader to lead and grow our overall vertical and building structural engineering practice. The steady, strategic growth of our company has created new opportunities to expand our structural engineering practice within and beyond our design centers in the upper Midwest to new markets around the country. This individual will serve as the structural engineering leader for the company and operate in current and future growth markets.

This individual will be responsible for overall staff management, operations, sales and growth of the vertical/building structural practice. This individual will also collaborate closely with executive leadership and our established offices across the country to develop client relationships, secure new business, execute projects, and build local structural teams. This is a seller-doer leadership role requiring strong technical expertise, project management experience, operational experience and entrepreneurial initiative. The successful candidate will leverage American Structurepoint's existing resources while developing trusted relationships with architects, developers, contractors, owners, and internal partners to expand the firm's structural engineering presence and project portfolio.

Ideal location for this position is in our current key markets of Indiana or Ohio, or able to re-locate to one of these areas. Periodic travel to American Structurepoint offices will be required.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

Lead vertical structural engineering services within our current and future markets, serving as the primary leader of our structural staff, operations, projects and growth.
• Develop and execute a strategic growth plan in collaboration with the executive leadership team, design center leadership, and business development staff.
• Build and maintain relationships with architects, contractors, developers, owners, and industry partners to generate repeat business.
• Lead project pursuits including client meetings, project strategy, contract and scope development, fee development, proposal preparation, interviews, and follow-up.
• Oversee/Direct the management of building structural engineering projects from proposal through construction administration, including project planning, staffing, budgeting, scheduling, quality control, financial performance, and project closeout.
• Provide technical leadership for building structural projects.
• Collaborate with architects, engineers, BIM staff, project managers, and technical leaders across multiple design centers to deliver high-quality projects.
• Review structural calculations, drawings, specifications, and deliverables to ensure technical quality, constructability, coordination, and compliance with company standards.
• Represent American Structurepoint within the engineering and construction community through professional organizations, networking, and industry involvement.
• Recruit, mentor, develop, and lead structural engineering staff and teams of staff.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• Approximately 15+ years of structural engineering experience focused on building design and structural systems.
• Demonstrated experience managing structural engineering projects from proposal through construction administration.
• Experience developing contracts, project scopes, fees, budgets, staffing plans, schedules, and proposals.
• Proven ability to establish and maintain client relationships that generate repeat business.
• Broad experience with multiple building types, structural systems, and construction materials.
• Excellent communication, leadership, organizational, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with architects, owners, contractors, developers, multidisciplinary project teams, and junior engineering staff.
• Strong commitment to delivering practical, cost-effective, and constructible structural solutions.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with the desire to establish and grow a structural engineering practice.
• Operational experience including group financials, projections, resource allocation and other leadership tasks.

Preferred:

• Master's degree with a structural engineering emphasis.
• Structural Engineer (SE) license.
• Experience with a respected structural engineering or multidisciplinary A/E consulting firm.
• Existing relationships with architects, contractors, developers, institutions, or owners within the target markets.
• Experience leading business development initiatives and project pursuits.
• Experience mentoring team leaders, project managers, project engineers, staff engineers, and BIM professionals.
• Experience across a diverse portfolio including healthcare, education, higher education, commercial, multifamily, mixed-use, hospitality, civic, municipal, and light industrial projects.
• Experience working within a collaborative multi-office or multidisciplinary organization.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

• Prolonged periods of sitting and working on a computer.
• Ability to lift up to 10-15 pounds.
• Occasional standing, walking, bending, or reaching as required.
• Occasional site visits or travel for meetings, pursuits, project visits, etc.
• Regular, reliable attendance and punctuality.