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The Position
Contech Engineered Solutions is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead a high-performing team delivering innovative, reliable, and customer-centric engineering solutions for our Precast/Prestressed Concrete product portfolio. This is a leadership role for a technical expert who thrives on guiding people, strengthening processes, and working cross-functionally to support sales, operations, production, and senior leadership.
If you are a collaborative leader with deep precast structural design expertise—and you're energized by coaching teams, improving systems, and supporting complex projects, this is a chance to make a meaningful impact across our organization.
Why Should You Apply?
- Grow your career with an industry leader known for world-class design, manufacturing, sourcing, and distribution.
- Drive innovation and achieve operational excellence across our manufacturing facilities.
- A comprehensive benefits package with options to choose what works best for you and your family.
- Lead & Develop a High-Performing Engineering Team
- Set clear expectations, cultivate a collaborative team environment, and provide ongoing coaching, mentoring, and recognition.
- Manage staffing, workload, performance, and professional development.
- Provide Technical Leadership & Project Oversight
- Guide and review engineering designs, structural calculations, layouts, estimates, and quotes for precast/prestressed solutions.
- Lead and manage project submittals—reinforcing, connection design, handling analyses, transportation/erection considerations, and shop drawing review.
- Support field and fabrication needs, including design for repairs or non-conformances.
- Collaborate Across the Business
- Partner with sales on design support, specifications, promotion, installation guidance, and customer problem-solving.
- Build strong relationships with project managers, architects, engineers, contractors, operations, and QA/QC teams to ensure project success.
- Communicate metrics, recommendations, and insights to senior management.
- Contribute to ongoing process improvements, strategic initiatives, and efficiency tools across engineering.
- Ensure Technical Excellence
- Perform engineering analysis and design of precast structures, components, and connections.
- Review drawings for quality, accuracy, and compliance with engineering intent.
- Respond to shop/field inquiries and coordinate solutions that achieve customer and business goals.
- Maintain working knowledge of key codes: IBC, ASCE 7, ACI 318, PCI, AISC, AWS.
Qualifications:
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Civil or Structural preferred).
- Professional Engineer (P.E.) license with the ability to obtain registration in multiple states.
- 10 years of industry experience in precast/prestressed, reinforced concrete, and steel design.
- Proven leadership experience supporting engineers, technicians, or project teams.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage changing priorities, tight deadlines, and multiple projects.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills—professional, clear, and customer-focused.
- Proficiency in engineering and design software (AutoCAD, MathCAD, Concise, RISA-3D; FEA a plus).
- Demonstrated team-building ability and passion for achieving shared goals.
- Ability to travel up to 15%.
Preferred:
- Master’s degree in Civil or Structural Engineering.
- Structural Engineering (S.E.) license.
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