Senior Project Manager, EMI ATL - Military veterans preferred

2025-07-03
Simpson Gumpertz & Heger
Other

/yr

  employee   contract


Atlanta
Georgia
30303
United States

Simpson Gumpertz & Heger

Do you want to help engineer whats 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 750 employees in nine office locations throughout the United States, SGHs industry-leading teams constantly seek to advance the meaning of whats 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 engineering mechanics and problem solving

Our Engineering Mechanics and Infrastructure (EMI) team at SGH is seeking a motivated and creative engineer to join our Atlanta office. The EMI group leverages core structural engineering principles, numerical simulation, and innovative technologies to understand structural behavior and enhance structural performance. Our clients rely on their structural systems to protect critical assets, retain functionality under extreme loadings, and support novel construct/deconstruct life-cycles. In this role, you will contribute to challenging projects, particularly in the nuclear and energy sectors, while also having opportunities to support work involving buildings, bridges, pipelines, tanks, rail vehicles, rotating equipment, precision observatory structures, and other specialized infrastructure systems.

Location: Atlanta, GA.

What you'll be doing:

SGH has an opening for a Senior Project Manager (SPM). This is an experienced technical manager, leadership-track, and shareholder position with responsibilities generally consistent with ASCE Grade V and will include the following: 

  • In a supervisory capacity, plans, develops, coordinates, and directs a large and important engineering project or a number of small projects with many complex features.
  • Supervision and guidance related largely to overall objectives, critical issues, new concepts, and policy matters. Consults with supervisor concerning unusual problems and developments.
  • Supervises, coordinates, and reviews the work of a small staff of engineers and technicians, estimates workforce needs and schedules, and assigns work to meet completion date.
  • Able to work with a degree of independence such that approach, results, and judgments are subject to a final review by the Principal-in-Charge without major rework.
  • Proven ability to prepare major reports.
  • In consultation with the Principal-in-Charge, develops project scope and budget, and successfully manages to time, quality, budget, and schedule goals.
  • Able to prepare proposals for complex assignments.
  • Deals directly with clients.
  • Able to apply knowledge of risk management and contract negotiation procedures.

What Youll 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 advanced 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. 
  • Specialized knowledge and experience with structural dynamics and earthquake engineering, especially related to applications in the nuclear industry.
  • Expertise in structural analysis and finite element analysis of non-building structures.
  • Familiarity with building design codes such as IBC, ASCE, ACI, and AISC through education or experience.
  • 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 drivers license and an acceptable Motor Vehicle Report.

Benefits Overview:

SGH provides the following benefits to eligible employees:

  • Paid Time Off (Vacation time, Sick leave, Holidays)
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Profit Sharing and 401(k) plan with a discretionary company contribution
  • Health Insurance (Medical, Dental & Vision)
  • Short and Long-Term Disability (company paid)
  • Employee Basic Life and AD&D insurance (company paid)
  • Optional Life Insurance
  • Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Fertility, Family Forming, and Hormonal Health benefit
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Pre-tax Commuter Benefit
  • AFLAC Accident & Cancer Insurance
  • Legal & Identity Theft plans
  • Tuition Reimbursement

Compensation:

The below range is a good faith estimate pursuant to applicable equal pay and pay transparency laws. The actual salary offered will be based on several factors including the candidates experience, qualifications and work location.

Base salary is a part of SGHs industry leading Total Compensation package. Our Total Compensation package includes base salary, pay for extra hours worked, an annual discretionary bonus program, generous paid time off, and health and wellness benefits with a special emphasis on substantial SGH contributions to medical insurance premiums and SGHs Profit Sharing & 401(k) Plan.

Senior Project Manager:
$135,200—$178,880 USD

SGH is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all job applicants and employees. We consider all qualified applicants and encourage individuals with disabilities and protected veterans to apply. If the application system is not accessible to you, or you need a reasonable accommodation to apply due to a disability, please email jobs@sgh.com or call 781-907-9000 and ask for Human Resources.





Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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