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Principal, Structural Engineering – Repair & Rehabilitation

Open 35d posting dated 2 weeks ago

Summary

Leads structural engineering investigations, repairs, and rehabilitation projects for existing buildings, acting as a technical expert and client-facing principal while managing teams and business development in Tampa, FL.

Do you want to help engineer what’s next?

Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH) is a national engineering firm committed to delivering holistic advice for our clients’ most complex challenges. We leverage our collective and diverse experience, technical expertise, and industry knowledge of structures and building enclosures, advanced analysis, performance & code consulting, and applied science & research to deliver unrivaled, comprehensive solutions that drive superior performance. With 800 employees in offices nationwide, SGH’s industry-leading teams constantly seek to advance the meaning of what’s possible.

What makes careers at SGH so special?

The only way to advance is to question and explore. Every member of the SGH team is both a learner and an educator, committed to advancing ourselves, our teams, and our industry. Together we are creating a community that never settles for what is but always seeks what could be.

There are many reasons to love SGH:

  • Our Work: Our clients trust us to bring clarity and deliver outstanding solutions for their most complex projects.
  • Our People: We are bold thinkers and compassionate teammates, committed to lifelong learning and professional growth.
  • Our Commitment: We live with integrity and embrace an obligation to give back to our professions and communities.
  • Our Contribution: We offer a comprehensive and rich compensation and benefits package with company-paid and voluntary programs to help build healthy lifestyles, strong relationships, and future prosperity.

We are seeking a Principal who is passionate about technical leadership, repair and rehabilitation engineering, and business development.

This position is part of SGH’s Repair and Rehabilitation (R&R) team and focuses on leading the investigation, analysis, repair, and rehabilitation of existing and underperforming structures. The Principal will serve as a technical leader and as a client-facing representative responsible for delivering complex restoration, retrofit, and adaptive reuse projects.

The ideal candidate is a recognized structural engineering professional with deep experience in existing structures, forensic evaluation, and rehabilitation design, and a demonstrated ability to manage projects, develop client relationships, and help grow the practice.

This role includes responsibility for both technical delivery and business development, working closely with Principals and multidisciplinary teams across SGH.

Location: Tampa, FL (Full-Time, In Office)

What You’ll Be Doing

  • Leading investigations of existing structures experiencing deterioration, distress, damage, or performance deficiencies due to environmental effects, overload, impact, fire, or aging.
  • Directing the development of repair, strengthening, retrofit, and rehabilitation solutions for complex structural systems.
  • Serving as the technical lead for evaluation of existing structures and development of recommendations for new use, increased loading, or code compliance.
  • Managing multiple concurrent projects, including scope, schedule, budget, and client communication.
  • Acting as primary client contact for repair and rehabilitation projects and maintaining and growing client relationships.
  • Preparing proposals, including scope definition, budgeting, staffing plans, and project approach.
  • Overseeing preparation of technical deliverables, including reports, calculations, drawings, specifications, and presentations.
  • Supporting forensic investigations related to structural damage, claims, failures, or performance issues.
  • Mentoring, supervising, and developing junior and mid-level engineers.
  • Contributing to practice growth through business development, client engagement, and pursuit of new opportunities.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience presenting technical topics to clients.
  • Collaborating across SGH disciplines including materials science, advanced analysis, building technology, and other engineering groups.

What You’ll Need

  • Master of Science, Master of Engineering, or Doctorate in Structural Engineering or related field required.
  • 15+ years of professional structural engineering experience with a focus on existing structures, repair, rehabilitation, and/or forensic engineering.
  • Professional Engineer (PE) license required; Structural Engineer (SE) license preferred.
  • Demonstrated technical leadership in complex structural investigation, repair, retrofit, or adaptive reuse projects.
  • Recognized track record of technical excellence, innovation, and leadership within the structural engineering field.
  • Proven ability to develop and sustain strong client relationships and generate a meaningful and sustained revenue base.
  • Demonstrated business development success in a seller-doer capacity, including pursuit, win, and execution of work.
  • Strong leadership and mentoring skills with a commitment to developing and growing technical staff and future leaders.
  • Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and serving as a primary client and project executive contact.
  • Active participation in professional societies, technical committees, and/or publication of technical work.
  • Strong communication skills, including experience presenting to clients, stakeholders, and professional audiences.
  • Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively across internal disciplines and external partners.
  • Commitment to SGH’s standards of ethics, quality, and professional integrity.
  • Willingness to travel to project sites as needed.
  • Valid driver’s license and acceptable Motor Vehicle Report.

Benefits Overview:

SGH provides the following benefits to eligible employees.

  • Paid Time Off (Vacation time, Sick leave, Holidays)
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Profit Sharing and 401(k) plan with a discretionary company contribution
  • Health Insurance (Medical, Dental & Vision)
  • Short and Long-Term Disability (company paid)
  • Employee Basic Life and AD&D insurance (company paid)
  • Optional Life Insurance
  • Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Fertility, Family Forming, and Hormonal Health benefit
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Empathy Bereavement Support
  • Pre-tax Commuter Benefit
  • AFLAC Accident & Cancer Insurance
  • Legal & Identity Theft plans
  • Tuition Reimbursement

Compensation:

The compensation range below is a good faith estimate pursuant to applicable equal pay and pay transparency laws. The actual salary offered will be based on several factors including the candidate’s experience and qualifications.

Base salary is a part of SGH’s industry leading Total Compensation package. Our Total Compensation package includes base salary, pay for extra direct hours worked, an annual discretionary bonus program, generous paid time off, and health and wellness benefits with a special emphasis on substantial SGH contributions to medical insurance premiums and SGH’s Profit Sharing & 401(k) Plan.

Pay Range:

  • Associate Principal: $214,240 - $236,080
  • Principal: $262,080
  • Senior Principal: $273,000

Principal (all levels)
$214,240—$273,000 USD

SGH is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all job applicants and employees. We consider all qualified applicants and encourage individuals with disabilities and protected veterans to apply. If the application system is not accessible to you, or you need a reasonable accommodation to apply due to a disability, please email jobs@sgh.com or call 781-907-9000 and ask for Human Resources.

TO ALL RECRUITMENT AGENCIES: SGH does not accept unsolicited agency resumes or candidate profiles. Please do not forward resumes or profiles for any of our job postings to our career site or to any Simpson Gumpertz & Heger employee. SGH is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

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  • If you are interested in more than one office location, please select your top three preferences. choose any
  • Are you able to commute to the office on a daily basis? choose one
  • Do you have an active Professional Engineer (PE) or Structural Engineer (SE) license? choose one
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  • Will you now or in the future require visa sponsorship for employment? choose one
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