Associate Project Manager

APEX STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING INC • Creve Coeur, MO

19d • $120,000 - $132,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Associate Project Manager is an experienced structural engineer transitioning into project management while continuing to perform structural engineering design and provide technical direction. Working under the direction of a Project Manager or Project Executive, the role develops skills in managing project scope, schedules, coordination, communication, staffing, and financial performance. Associate Project Managers may manage smaller or less-complex projects with oversight while supporting the management and execution of larger, more complex projects. The position links project leadership, engineering staff, BIM/modeling staff, clients, and other project participants.

The role combines project management responsibilities with technical structural engineering work, including analysis and design as needed. It includes coordinating project teams and consultants, reviewing technical deliverables, supporting client communication and construction-phase services, monitoring project requirements and performance, and helping ensure consistent application of company engineering and delivery standards. The position also provides technical guidance and mentorship to less-experienced team members and continues developing project management capability.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, or Architectural Engineering from an accredited university.
• Typically five or more years of relevant structural engineering experience with progressively increasing technical and project responsibilities.
• Professional Engineer (PE) and/or Structural Engineer (SE) licensure required, as applicable to the position and jurisdiction.
• Strong technical knowledge of structural analysis, building systems, load paths, and design of structural systems using steel, concrete, masonry, and other applicable materials.
• Strong working knowledge of applicable building codes, ASCE 7, and structural material design standards.
• Proficiency with structural analysis and design software and ability to review complex analysis models, calculations, and engineering work prepared by other engineers.
• Proficiency in reading and interpreting architectural, structural, and MEP/FP construction documents and identifying structural coordination requirements, conflicts, and project impacts.
• Ability to coordinate effectively with architects, engineers, contractors, fabricators, clients, and other project participants.
• Working knowledge of project management fundamentals, including scope, schedules, staffing, fees, budgets, additional services, resource planning, and deliverables.
• Ability to organize and coordinate multiple engineering and project management activities while maintaining accountability for deadlines, quality, and project requirements.
• Ability to take ownership of assigned projects or responsibilities, make appropriate day-to-day decisions, and recognize when issues require escalation.
• Ability to identify potential project risks related to scope, schedule, staffing, coordination, technical issues, or client requirements and communicate them proactively.
• Ability to provide clear technical direction, constructive feedback, and appropriate support to engineering and BIM/modeling team members.
• Strong client-service mindset and ability to establish and maintain professional working relationships.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to explain technical and project-related information to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong analytical, organizational, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, meet deadlines, and maintain effective project execution in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated ability to balance technical engineering responsibilities with developing project management responsibilities.
• Demonstrated commitment to technical excellence, client service, collaboration, accountability, and continued professional development.
• Diploma/Certificate.
• American citizenship or legal authorization to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Structural Engineering.
• Structural Engineer (SE) licensure; it may be required based on project type and jurisdiction.

Responsibilities

• Manage smaller or less-complex structural engineering projects under the oversight of a Project Manager or Project Executive, including coordination, communication, deliverables, schedules, and construction-phase services.
• Support the planning and execution of larger or more complex projects and take ownership of assigned project management responsibilities.
• Balance project management responsibilities with structural engineering work and provide technical direction on assigned design and engineering tasks.
• Develop project work plans, schedules, staffing plans, and internal assignments to meet deliverables and project requirements.
• Coordinate engineering and BIM/modeling activities and communicate priorities, assignments, deadlines, and expectations to team members.
• Provide technical direction and guidance to Project Engineers and BIM/modeling team members, and help resolve engineering, detailing, modeling, and coordination issues.
• Review engineering calculations, analysis models, structural drawings, and other deliverables for accuracy, completeness, consistency, and conformance with company standards.
• Coordinate structural requirements with architects, MEP/FP consultants, contractors, fabricators, and other project participants, and facilitate resolution of coordination issues.
• Serve as a day-to-day contact for clients and project participants on assigned smaller projects, and support client communication on larger projects.
• Participate in project meetings and communicate project status, structural design requirements, coordination items, decisions, action items, and required information.
• Develop and maintain professional client relationships through responsive communication, technical competence, accountability, and consistent execution.
• Identify technical, coordination, schedule, staffing, scope, or execution issues and communicate impacts, solutions, and required decisions to the Project Manager or Project Executive.
• Coordinate responses to RFIs, submittals, field conditions, and other construction-phase engineering items, and assist with complex construction issues.
• Monitor project activities against schedules, deliverables, staffing plans, and requirements; communicate potential delays or resource concerns proactively.
• Develop an understanding of project scope, fee, and contractual requirements, and assist with monitoring performance, scope changes, and additional services.
• Identify potential additional services and scope changes and communicate them to the Project Manager or Project Executive before additional work is performed.
• Assist with developing project scopes, fee proposals, schedules, staffing plans, and resource requirements for new and existing projects.
• Maintain project documentation and communication, including meeting information, action items, decisions, and correspondence.
• Participate in QA/QC processes and help ensure engineering standards, design procedures, documentation requirements, and delivery processes are followed.
• Provide day-to-day technical guidance, mentorship, and constructive feedback to Project Engineer I, II, and III team members as appropriate.
• Support less-experienced team members’ professional development by communicating expectations, answering technical questions, and reinforcing company standards and processes.
• Participate in Technical Advisory Groups and contribute to engineering standards, design tools, technical resources, workflows, and lessons learned.
• Continue developing skills in scope management, scheduling, staffing, budgeting, client communication, risk identification, and project execution.
• Perform structural analysis and design as needed and maintain technical proficiency while transitioning toward increased project management responsibility.

Benefits

• Access to a fully equipped gym, golf simulator, and coffee house/café.
• Family-friendly hybrid work schedule.
• Paid maternity and paternity leave.
• $5,000 in annual tuition assistance to pay off student loans.
• Orange Theory membership or access to an in-house gym, and three dedicated hours each week for mental and physical health.
• Generous vacation, sick, and personal time.
• Relocation assistance of up to $10,000 for relocation to the Nashville or St. Louis area.
• Continuous learning opportunities and career development programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level