Job Description
Thornton Tomasetti applies engineering and scientific principles to solve the world’s challenges. An independent organization of creative thinkers and innovative doers collaborating from offices worldwide, our mission is to bring our clients' ideas to life and, in the process, lay the groundwork for a better, more resilient future. We provide support and opportunities to our employees to achieve their full potential and cultivate a rewarding career.
Our Structural Engineering practice collaborates with architects, building owners, and builders to design elegant solutions for projects of all types, sizes, and levels of complexity. From designing the world’s tallest buildings and most extended spans to engineering inventive “jewel-box” structures and designing major expansion projects, we continually seek the best balance among the demands of form, function, sustainability, constructability, schedule, and budget.
Your Role
As a Vice President in our Structural Practice, you’ll take on a leadership role where your vision, expertise, and strategic insight shape the firm’s most ambitious projects and initiatives. You will be recognized as a thought leader in structural engineering, guiding the technical direction of complex, high-profile projects while influencing firm-wide practices, innovation, and growth. You’ll serve as a trusted advisor to major clients, mentor and inspire engineering teams, and contribute to business strategy and development across offices. This is a high-impact position for an engineer ready to leave a lasting mark on the industry.
What You’ll Do
Own the technical vision of the firm’s most complex and high-profile projects, and define innovative, best-in-class structural solutions.
Serve as the primary client partner, cultivating long-term strategic relationships and acting as a trusted advisor at the senior-most level.
Lead, mentor, and develop multidisciplinary teams, fostering technical excellence, collaboration, and leadership growth across the firm.
Drive business development and firm growth by leading proposals, pursuing new opportunities, and expanding Thornton Tomasetti’s influence in the market.
Shape firm strategy through thought leadership, advising senior leadership on emerging trends, new markets, and opportunities to expand services.
Establish and propagate best practices across the Structural Engineering practice, championing innovation, constructability, sustainability, and design excellence.
Oversee project financials, schedules, and quality, ensuring outcomes align with firm objectives and client expectations.
What You’ll Bring
Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Structural, or Architectural Engineering; Master’s degree preferred.
Professional Engineer (PE) and/or Structural Engineer (SE) licensure.
15+ years of progressive experience in structural engineering, including leadership on complex, high-profile building projects across steel, concrete, timber, seismic design, tall buildings, and specialty structures.
Recognized structural engineering expert and thought leader, able to influence firm-wide and industry practices while mentoring teams, fostering collaboration, and driving technical excellence.
Proven client and business leader, building senior relationships, providing strategic guidance, driving growth, and delivering high-impact results that create lasting value for clients and the firm.
Compensation
The rate for this position generally is $120,000 - $165,000 annually. Actual pay rates may vary from the range, as permitted by District of Columbia Equal Pay Transparency Law. Compensation offers will be based on various factors, including operational needs, individual education, qualifications and experience, work location and comparison to employee already in the role, as well as other considerations permitted by law. A potential new employee’s pay history will not be used in compensation decisions.Benefits
Depending on your employment status, benefits may include:
Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, Disability and other voluntary benefits
Flexible Spending Accounts for Medical and Childcare
Paid Time Off, Family Leave for New Parents, Volunteer Time
Tuition Reimbursement
Commuter Transit (where available)
401k retirement savings with Company matching on employee contributions and/or qualified student loan repayments
Fitness Reimbursement
And other various wellness, diversity/inclusion and employee resource programs and initiatives
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