Senior Project Manager, Structural Engineering & Mechanics

Location: San Diego, CA. preferred. Newport Beach, CA or Remote will be considered.

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 want someone passionate about structural engineering and people management.

Our EMI team in San Diego, CA is always looking for great talent and especially people who enjoy solving difficult problems in a creative way. Engineering Mechanics and Infrastructure (EMI) applies engineering mechanics, materials science, numerical simulation, innovative technologies, and collective expertise to solve our clients’ toughest problems in an inspiring work environment that nurtures life-long learning and growth. A successful candidate for EMI may work on design, analysis, licensing/regulatory, and research projects related to buildings, bridges, pipelines, nuclear facilities, tanks, rail vehicles, rotating equipment, precision observatory structures, and other non-building critical infrastructure systems.

In this role you will work alongside the Principal in EMI San Diego, to manage delivery of projects including complex finite element analysis, structural dynamics, seismic design for extreme earthquake events, design of rotating and vibrating equipment supports, pressure vessels, liquid storage tanks, vibration mitigation, impact/blast, aircraft impact assessment, anchorage to concrete, and equipment seismic testing and certification/qualification. Partnering with a diverse range of owners, agencies, utilities, and research organizations, you will bring broad perspective and creative solutions.

What You’ll Need:

SPMs apply intensive and diversified knowledge of engineering principles and practices in broad areas of assignments and related fields. SPMs make decisions independently on engineering problems and methods, and they represent the organization in conferences to resolve important questions and to plan and coordinate work. Requires the use of advance techniques and the modification and extension of theories, precepts, and practices of sciences and disciplines. The knowledge and expertise required for this level of work results from progressive experience.

• 8+ years of relevant civil engineering experience or equivalent experience in a related field.
• Professional licensure required.
• MS or PhD with a concentration in Civil/Structural Engineering or related field from an ABET- accredited university.
• Excellent personal qualities, especially ethics and honesty. Gets along well with others and provides enthusiastic help and support when appropriate.
• Good written and oral communication skills.
• Enthusiastic commitment to SGH.
• Possesses abilities in areas consistent with the specific needs of SGH.
• Excellent technical and professional capabilities.
• Dedication to high standards and the pursuit of excellence; commitment to QA/QC procedures.
• Excellent technical and professional reputation among peers.
• A track record of professional activities and professional recognition, e.g., by authorship of papers and articles, and/or by active membership in professional groups.
• Dedicated and competent in contributing to the technical and professional development and advancement of the staff.
• Must have a valid driver’s license and an acceptable Motor Vehicle Report.