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"Why change!” This is the refrain I often heard at the start of my career. At the time I was asking the firm I worked at to move from manual hand calculations to 2D digital analysis software. There was plenty of resistance — most borne from the senior engineer’s lack of experience and understanding of the tools. Before anyone trusted ‘the software’, I had to check its results against the hand methods we already understood…and let me tell you...
This month, we highlight the engineering challenges of nuclear structural engineering at Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH). The type of project work a firm performs is a key consideration when choosing where to advance your structural engineering career. Christine Roy, a Senior Project Manager in SGH’s Engineering Mechanics and Infrastructure (EMI) group, did not initially plan a career in nuclear structural engineering. A couple...
In August 2026 the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Research Institute published their Q3 Engineering Business Sentiment Survey update. Demand for engineers remains strong with most firms (~90%) across all sizes, still reporting open positions and strong project backlogs. Firms continue to be challenged to find structural engineers with the skills and experience needed and are increasingly offering more of the attributes...
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Oct 19, 2026
Full time
$214,240 - $262,080 yearly
Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Hybrid (Washington, DC)
We want someone passionate about technical leadership and business development. SGH is seeking a Principal-level leader to participate in the growth and development of its Fire Engineering Division within the Engineering Mechanics and Infrastructure (EMI) Group in the Washington DC office. SGH’s Fire Engineering Division is expanding the reach of its current technical strengths to grow in new practice areas. As part of this process, SGH seeks to employ a nationally recognized technical expert with a proven business track record who will assist in perpetuating the Fire Engineering Division’s success by advancing our growth vision. SGH’s Fire Engineering Division provides leading-edge technology and performance-based engineering in a variety of code consulting and fire life safety services that are directly responsive to project-based client needs. The SGH Principal candidate will have technical expertise in the application of subject matter such as fire...
Travel Requirement:
20%
Buildings - Commercial, Institute… Industrial - Plants, Offshore… Infrastructure - Bridges, Civil… Non-Traditional - Trade Association, Sales, Software, Academic… Other Structures - Equipment…
Professional Engineer (PE)
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