Senior Level Department Manager Jobs
Senior level department manager jobs place experienced leaders in charge of setting departmental direction, owning operational outcomes, and developing the teams that deliver results. Roles are concentrated across Consulting & Professional Services, Technology & Software, and Manufacturing, with a mix of on-site, hybrid, and remote opportunities, and employers like Colliers Engineering & Design, Burns & McDonnell, and Lochmueller hiring at this level now.
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What You'll Be Doing
Job Summary: The Structural Engineering Resource Leader is generally responsible for supervision and technical direction over a team of engineers including total delivery of the civil/structural deliverables and services on time, within performance budget and meeting quality expectations. Work at this level requires extensive progressive experience in civil/structural engineering and involves utilization of project controls for cost control, scheduling and quality of projects. This work will be performed under minimal supervision in the Beaumont office.
Primary responsibilities will include but not be limited to:
- Review and approval of all civil/structural deliverables.
- Validation of professional services and construction estimates at the onset of projects and tracking changes as the project progresses.
- Accomplishing engineering activities such as stress analysis, construction specifications, material procurement specifications, calculations and estimates.
- Producing professional service estimates in accordance with the department standards for project deliverables, project studies and estimates, change notices and for the development of new work through proposal efforts.
- Developing conceptual layouts and cost studies as necessary to determine the simplest, most efficient approach to solving engineering tasks at hand.
- Establishing the design criteria, incorporating client requirements, estimate and/or scope basis and design basis meeting applicable state, local and federal standards and codes. Ensuring that any requirements for permitting have been established and communicated to the project team.
- Working knowledge of scope and deliverables. Initiating timely change notices when deviation is made from your scope, affecting schedule, deliverables or cost of the work.
- Planning and organizing the work of your team. Communicating the plan to your team, the project leadership team and the client.
- Maintaining control of the project by tracking and maintaining discipline performance budget progress, schedule commitments, and quality standards. Understanding and utilizing project tools which are in place for project control.
- Delegating work to engineers in proportion to their technical skills and experience, then following up for support to ensure efficient progress and quality.
- Consulting with design leaders from other disciplines in proportion to their technical skills and experience, then following up for support to ensure efficient progress and quality.
- Producing detail design calculations and sketches for materials of construction associated with the project. Calculations produced will be neatly prepared and organized for efficient checking by others and efficient use by drafters/designers for preparing drawings and as a deliverable when required.
- Producing project designs with efficient use of construction materials with an overall emphasis on ease of construction and completed product meeting the expectations of the client.
- Checking calculations made by other engineers to ensure accuracy, conformance to codes, specifications, design criteria and conformance to good engineering practice.
- Producing construction specifications.
- Monitoring drawings in progress to ensure conformance to design calculations and specifications.
- Assisting the drafting group in resolving routine layout and detailing problems. Ensuring that sufficient sketches and details are provided for completion of engineering drawings.
- Producing bid packages enabling civil/structural purchase inquiries to be issued for procurement of materials or subcontract pricing.
- Complete understanding of the skills and experience required to perform engineering and design functions.
- Participating in the planning of training programs, continuous education opportunities and professional development of staff.
Ideal Background
Education: Bachelor or Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering from an accredited university is required. Structural coursework is required for structural positions.
Registration: Professional Engineering registration is highly preferred.
Experience: Requires 10 or more years of relevant industrial experience in civil/structural engineering and management.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Knowledge of design standards and codes.
- Knowledge, application and specification of civil/structural materials.
- Development of material procurement specifications.
- Knowledge of good design practices for sizing all civil/structural systems.
- Knowledge of other disciplines deliverable development to ensure coordination of design efforts.
- Knowledge and understanding of schedule constraints and information requirements for the production of all civil/structural deliverables.
- Ability to accurately estimate completion of assigned tasks.
- Able to develop a construction cost estimate, a detailed engineering schedule and a man-hour budget for a small project or an area for a larger project.
- Ability to determine construction material quantities.
- Develop design criteria and scope of work.
- Ability to create accurate civil/structural installation documents from the information found on vendor equipment drawings.
- Ability to develop civil/structural installation specifications.
- Experienced in estimating and scheduling professional service hours and assessing the progress and quality of civil/structural work.
- Complete understanding of the skills and experience required to perform engineering and design functions.
- Knowledge and application of company engineering design and CAD drafting standards.
- Ability to lead a project teams to deliver on commitments.
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Excellent presentation and virtual team skills.
- Leadership in the Community of Practice.
Physical Requirements
- Ability to sit, stand, or walk for long periods of time.
Hargrove Culture
We work to create an environment founded on trust, personal integrity, and a “team mentality” so that each person understands the value of their contributions both on a project and company-wide level. We know that each person on our team contributes to the success of our company by pairing expertise and passion to meet and exceed the needs of the clients we serve across the globe.
Our safety culture protects and promotes the well-being of every person who works with us and every person touched by our work.
As a 100% Teammate owned company, we proudly offer a comprehensive benefits package including, paid holidays, personal paid time off, medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, 401(k), and other benefits to eligible Teammates.
Equal Opportunity Employment Statement
Hargrove is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex (including gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy, sexual identity, marital or family status), disability, military service or obligations, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Hargrove is a drug-free workplace.
The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.
What You'll Be Doing
Job Summary: The Structural Engineering Resource Leader is generally responsible for supervision and technical direction over a team of engineers including total delivery of the civil/structural deliverables and services on time, within performance budget and meeting quality expectations. Work at this level requires extensive progressive experience in civil/structural engineering and involves utilization of project controls for cost control, scheduling and quality of projects. This work will be performed under minimal supervision in the Beaumont office.
Primary responsibilities will include but not be limited to:
- Review and approval of all civil/structural deliverables.
- Validation of professional services and construction estimates at the onset of projects and tracking changes as the project progresses.
- Accomplishing engineering activities such as stress analysis, construction specifications, material procurement specifications, calculations and estimates.
- Producing professional service estimates in accordance with the department standards for project deliverables, project studies and estimates, change notices and for the development of new work through proposal efforts.
- Developing conceptual layouts and cost studies as necessary to determine the simplest, most efficient approach to solving engineering tasks at hand.
- Establishing the design criteria, incorporating client requirements, estimate and/or scope basis and design basis meeting applicable state, local and federal standards and codes. Ensuring that any requirements for permitting have been established and communicated to the project team.
- Working knowledge of scope and deliverables. Initiating timely change notices when deviation is made from your scope, affecting schedule, deliverables or cost of the work.
- Planning and organizing the work of your team. Communicating the plan to your team, the project leadership team and the client.
- Maintaining control of the project by tracking and maintaining discipline performance budget progress, schedule commitments, and quality standards. Understanding and utilizing project tools which are in place for project control.
- Delegating work to engineers in proportion to their technical skills and experience, then following up for support to ensure efficient progress and quality.
- Consulting with design leaders from other disciplines in proportion to their technical skills and experience, then following up for support to ensure efficient progress and quality.
- Producing detail design calculations and sketches for materials of construction associated with the project. Calculations produced will be neatly prepared and organized for efficient checking by others and efficient use by drafters/designers for preparing drawings and as a deliverable when required.
- Producing project designs with efficient use of construction materials with an overall emphasis on ease of construction and completed product meeting the expectations of the client.
- Checking calculations made by other engineers to ensure accuracy, conformance to codes, specifications, design criteria and conformance to good engineering practice.
- Producing construction specifications.
- Monitoring drawings in progress to ensure conformance to design calculations and specifications.
- Assisting the drafting group in resolving routine layout and detailing problems. Ensuring that sufficient sketches and details are provided for completion of engineering drawings.
- Producing bid packages enabling civil/structural purchase inquiries to be issued for procurement of materials or subcontract pricing.
- Complete understanding of the skills and experience required to perform engineering and design functions.
- Participating in the planning of training programs, continuous education opportunities and professional development of staff.
Ideal Background
Education: Bachelor or Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering from an accredited university is required. Structural coursework is required for structural positions.
Registration: Professional Engineering registration is highly preferred.
Experience: Requires 10 or more years of relevant industrial experience in civil/structural engineering and management.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Knowledge of design standards and codes.
- Knowledge, application and specification of civil/structural materials.
- Development of material procurement specifications.
- Knowledge of good design practices for sizing all civil/structural systems.
- Knowledge of other disciplines deliverable development to ensure coordination of design efforts.
- Knowledge and understanding of schedule constraints and information requirements for the production of all civil/structural deliverables.
- Ability to accurately estimate completion of assigned tasks.
- Able to develop a construction cost estimate, a detailed engineering schedule and a man-hour budget for a small project or an area for a larger project.
- Ability to determine construction material quantities.
- Develop design criteria and scope of work.
- Ability to create accurate civil/structural installation documents from the information found on vendor equipment drawings.
- Ability to develop civil/structural installation specifications.
- Experienced in estimating and scheduling professional service hours and assessing the progress and quality of civil/structural work.
- Complete understanding of the skills and experience required to perform engineering and design functions.
- Knowledge and application of company engineering design and CAD drafting standards.
- Ability to lead a project teams to deliver on commitments.
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Excellent presentation and virtual team skills.
- Leadership in the Community of Practice.
Physical Requirements
- Ability to sit, stand, or walk for long periods of time.
Hargrove Culture
We work to create an environment founded on trust, personal integrity, and a “team mentality” so that each person understands the value of their contributions both on a project and company-wide level. We know that each person on our team contributes to the success of our company by pairing expertise and passion to meet and exceed the needs of the clients we serve across the globe.
Our safety culture protects and promotes the well-being of every person who works with us and every person touched by our work.
As a 100% Teammate owned company, we proudly offer a comprehensive benefits package including, paid holidays, personal paid time off, medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, 401(k), and other benefits to eligible Teammates.
Equal Opportunity Employment Statement
Hargrove is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex (including gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy, sexual identity, marital or family status), disability, military service or obligations, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Hargrove is a drug-free workplace.
The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.
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Who's Hiring
- Colliers Engineering & Design11
- Burns & McDonnell6
- Lochmueller4
- Michael Baker International4
- TSMC2
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- Consulting & Professional Services34
- Technology & Software4
- Manufacturing3
- Accounting & Auditing2
- Electronics & Hardware2
Senior Level Department Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a senior level department manager job?
Employers at this level want candidates who have already led teams through complexity, not just supervised day-to-day tasks. Highlight specific outcomes you owned, such as cost reductions, productivity improvements, or successful department-wide initiatives. Cross-functional experience and a demonstrated ability to develop other managers are strong differentiators. Tailor your application to show strategic thinking, not just operational competence.
Which companies hire senior level department managers?
Companies hiring senior level department managers right now include Colliers Engineering & Design, Burns & McDonnell, and Lochmueller, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Hiring at this level covers large enterprises managing complex operations and mid-size organizations building out leadership depth across multiple departments.
Are there remote senior level department manager jobs?
Yes, though on-site and hybrid arrangements are common given the team leadership component of these roles. About 6% of senior level department manager openings are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, with availability varying significantly by industry and employer. Sectors like technology and consulting tend to offer more location flexibility than manufacturing or healthcare operations.
What makes a department manager role senior level?
Senior level department manager roles go beyond managing daily operations. They involve setting department-wide strategy, owning budgets and performance outcomes, and leading other managers or senior individual contributors. Employers expect the ability to align department goals with organizational priorities, mentor rising leaders, and drive change across complex, cross-functional environments without close oversight from above.
Which industries hire the most senior level department managers?
Senior Level department manager roles concentrate in Consulting & Professional Services, Technology & Software, and Manufacturing, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. These sectors tend to operate at a scale that requires experienced managers who can run large teams, manage significant budgets, and maintain performance across multiple functions simultaneously.