Design Team Leader

Design Team Leader

At High Concrete, we don't just pour concrete, we shape skylines and bring bold visions to life. With more than 75 years of experience and nearly five decades as a precast leader, we've become a trusted partner for architects, engineers, and builders nationwide. As the nation's largest producer of precast concrete parking structures and a leader in architectural and structural wall panels, we deliver the strength, precision, and support that complex projects demand. From stadiums and schools to warehouses and cultural landmarks, our work stands tall — in every sense of the word. Ready to build a career that's as solid as our structures? Join High Concrete in Denver, PA, where your future is built to last.

The Design Team Leader is responsible for the leadership/facilitation of a design team and the overall coordination of the engineering effort on assigned projects, measured by schedule conformance, output (drawings/engineering) quality and plant/field support (customer satisfaction). This is a Monday-Friday position, working 1st shift in office at our High Concrete Plant in Denver, PA.

Essential Job Functions:

• Must have a working relationship with project management in developing schedules and communicating with customers to ensure compliance with overall requirements and schedule.
• Direct, manage, oversee and facilitate a team of Engineers, Drafters and Checkers in the completion of their responsibilities and duties on assigned projects.
• Administrative accountability for team members.
• Lead team in development of engineering schedules supportive of production schedule.
• Assume full accountability for quality, efficiency of design (manufacturing and erection) and schedule of engineering process.
• Facilitate and coordinate the team resources to complete all aspects of the engineering process.
• Ensure complete design conformance to contract documents.
• Insure compliance with all contractual design obligations.
• Develop and maintain a Submittal Schedule.
• Ensure that all contractually required engineering submittals are submitted and returned to ensure contract compliance and schedule conformance.
• Expedite the approval return of all submittals to ensure production schedules are met.
• Oversee and manage the development of erection drawings in conformance with the contract documents consistent with the most efficient production and erection practices (i.e. design for manufacturability) and at the highest level of quality in order to insure a seamless output of production drawings and data.
• Oversee schedule conformance for all production releases and engineering calculations.
• Coordinate the activities of all engineering subcontractors assigned to projects, including scheduling and oversight of all related work.
• In collaboration with the project manager, identify and quantify all design scope changes, internally and externally, in order to support the PCO process.
• Collaborate with project management in fulfilling information gathering (RFI) during the design phase of the project.
• Direct and oversee all design closeout functions in a timely manner. This includes finalizing as built drawings and records and archiving of HCSI and outsourced design documentation.
• Perform other duties and assignments as required within the scope of job responsibilities.

Qualified Candidates will possess:

• Bachelor's in Civil Engineering or related field required
• Minimum four (4) years experience in engineering design or precast construction.
• Experience as direct supervisor to 1 or more coworkers, preferred.
• Excellent communication skills and problem solving-skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite software

Working for The High Companies: High Concrete Group LLC combines innovation, proven technology, more than three-quarters of a century's experience as a precast company, and nearly 50 years as a precaster. Excellent benefits including medical, dental and vision available for full-time coworkers. Vacation is offered to regular full-time coworkers and is earned annually on your anniversary date. You may carry over a portion of your hours into the next anniversary year. 401(k) Retirement Plan with a company match. Tuition Assistance with 100 percent reimbursement for approved courses and degree programs which are job related and approved in advance by your supervisor. Employee Assistance Program provides professional, confidential assistance for any type of personal issue you or your eligible dependents are experiencing. High Family Foundation Scholarship is awarded annually to the children of High co-workers working at least 1,000 hours per year and employed for at least two years. Recipients are awarded $5,000 for each year they are enrolled in a two- or four-year accredited degree program. Good Measure Award is presented periodically to an individual or team from each of the High companies who exemplifies The High Philosophy and who has gone above and beyond normal job responsibilities to provide "Good Measure."