Sales Engineer 1
About The Position
The Sales Structural Engineer is a hybrid technical and commercial role responsible for supporting business development, preconstruction, and pursuit activities for structural steel projects. This role applies structural steel engineering knowledge to develop competitive, buildable, and low-risk solutions during the pursuit phase, translating project requirements into clearly defined scope, pricing strategy, and execution approach. The Sales Structural Engineer works closely with estimating, preconstruction, project management, fabrication, and erection teams, and serves as the technical face of the company during client engagements, design-assist efforts, and negotiated work. This position is not a post-award design or detailing role; it is a front-end, revenue-supporting role focused on winning work and shaping projects for successful execution.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, or related field
- Strong working knowledge of structural steel systems, fabrication, and erection
- Ability to read and interpret structural drawings, specifications, and contract documents
- Experience with steel means and methods, including erection sequencing and temporary works concepts
- Strong communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to nontechnical audiences
Nice To Haves
- Professional Engineer (PE) license or Engineer-in-Training (EIT)
- Prior experience with: Structural steel fabricator or erector
- Design-assist or design-build projects
- Preconstruction or estimating support
- Experience interfacing directly with owners, GCs, and engineers during pursuits
Responsibilities
- Review bid documents including structural drawings, specifications, and contract requirements
- Identify scope gaps, exclusions, clarifications, and risk items specific to structural steel fabrication and erection
- Support estimating with technical input including: Tonnage assumptions, Connection design approach, Temporary works assumptions (bracing, shoring, erection aids), Crane access, sequencing, and logistics concepts
- Assist in development of pricing strategy by identifying cost and risk drivers
- Participate in go/no-go evaluations and pursuit planning
- Serve as the technical representative in meetings with owners, general contractors, architects, and engineers of record
- Present and defend proposed structural steel solutions, means and methods, and value engineering concepts
- Support negotiated work, design-assist, and design-build pursuits
- Translate client goals into constructible and cost-effective steel solutions
- Build long-term client relationships through technical credibility and responsiveness
- Participate in early-stage coordination with design teams to influence structural systems, connection strategies, and sequencing
- Support development of delegated design scopes where applicable
- Collaborate with internal engineering and detailing teams to ensure alignment between pursuit assumptions and execution capabilities
- Coordinate closely with estimating, fabrication, erection, and project management teams
- Clearly document assumptions, exclusions, and scope definitions for turnover to project execution teams
- Support smooth transition from preconstruction to awarded project
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
