Engineering Structures Jobs in North Chesterfield, VA

Job Title: Geotechnical Engineering Manager

Location: Richmond, VA

About the Role: A client of I.K. Hofmann is seeking a Geotechnical Engineering Manager to join their team in Richmond, VA. This individual will be instrumental in building and leading a team to tackle complex civil engineering projects. You will drive operational excellence and expand the geotechnical footprint across Virginia and beyond.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and develop a team of geotechnical engineers.
• Oversee challenging civil engineering projects from inception to completion.
• Ensure operational excellence and innovation in geotechnical solutions.
• Expand the company's geotechnical services footprint within Virginia and in new markets.

Requirements:

• A degree in Civil Engineering with a focus on Geotechnical Engineering.
• 8–15+ years of hands-on experience in heavy civil projects.
• Strong understanding of foundations, slopes, and Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) walls.
• Familiarity with FDOT design practices is a plus.
• Strong communication and writing skills are essential.

Preferred

• A Professional Engineer (PE) license from any state; a Virginia PE license is preferred.
• Construction Materials Testing and Inspection knowledge

Join a dynamic team dedicated to excellence in geotechnical engineering and contribute to impactful projects that shape the future infrastructure.

Location: Field-Based – Virginia (Northern Virginia, Charlottesville, Richmond, Norfolk, Virginia Beach and Hampton Roads, etc.)

About Swirnow Building Systems®:

For over 50 years, Swirnow Building Systems, located in Baltimore, MD, has been a leading provider of engineered construction solutions, offering a portfolio of high-performance building envelope and structural systems throughout the country. We specialize in serving commercial construction markets with innovative, technically supported products that meet the demands of architects, developers, and contractors.

Our divisions include:

• Swirnow Structures LLC – offering the Hambro® D500 Composite Joist System and supporting the structural design community.
• Avenere Cladding LLC – offering NeaCera® Terra-cotta Rainscreen Systems and ventilated façade solutions and supporting the architectural design community.

We don’t just sell products—we provide technical consultation, design-assist support, and long-term value for our partners in the built environment.

Position Overview:

Swirnow Building Systems is looking for a high-performing, relationship-driven Outside Sales Representative to grow and manage our presence across the Virginia territory, including but not limited to Northern Virginia, Charlottesville, Richmond, Norfolk, Virginia Beach and Hampton Roads.

This is a strategic role focused on representing both Swirnow Structures (Hambro® D500 structural floor system) and Avenere Cladding (NeaCera® Terra Cotta Rainscreen Façade). You’ll be working with developers, owners, general contractors, architects, engineers, façade consultants, and subcontractors from design through project award—providing technical insight, product education, and value-added solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop new business and grow existing relationships within your assigned territory
• Promote and specify Hambro® D500 Composite Joist System and NeaCera® Terra Cotta Rainscreen Façade.
• Lead technical presentations, lunch-and-learns, and onsite consultations with developers, architects, engineers, and contractors.
• Identify and track project opportunities from early design through construction using internal CRM tools.
• Coordinate closely with internal production, estimating, and project management teams.
• Deliver accurate and timely proposals, bids, and follow-up communications with customers and contacts.
• Attend industry events, trade shows, and networking functions to grow visibility and market share.
• Maintain a deep understanding of product systems, industry trends, and local construction activity.
• Engage with local building organizations (AIA, BCE, ABC, ULI etc.) to further education and expand the range of current territory engagement.

Qualifications:

• 3+ years of B2B sales experience; preferably in building materials, construction systems, or architectural products but not required.
• Completion of college program (2 or 4 years).
• Understanding commercial construction processes, building science, and design/specification cycles.
• Experience selling to developers, owners, architects, GCs, engineers and subcontractors.
• Knowledge of structural systems, rainscreens, or prefabricated components is a major plus.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills.
• Comfortable reading and interpreting construction drawings and architectural details
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Must be self-motivated, organized, and able to manage a large geographic territory.
• Valid driver’s license and willingness to travel frequently throughout Virginia.

What We Offer:

• Competitive base salary + performance-based commission.
• Monthly car allowance and gas reimbursement.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Retirement plan with company match.
• Professional development and technical product training.
• Autonomy, support, and opportunity to grow with a respected regional leader.
• The chance to represent some of the most innovative building systems in the construction industry.

8116 - Midtown Office - 2220 W. Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, 23220

CarMax, the way your career should be!

Essential Responsibilities:

• Identify new opportunities for ML and AI solutions and build and cultivate relationships with leaders across the organization to foster those partnerships
• Influence partners and stakeholders in Data Science and other teams across the organization to prioritize objectives and provide a comprehensive approach to solution recommendations that includes ROI, time to market, scalability as well as alternative recommendations
• Communicate effectively with senior leadership to share progress, raise any roadblocks or impediments to delivery, and also spread awareness of your teams’ achievements
• Create the strategic roadmap that will guide the direction and goals for the team, both in terms of individual project impacts but also overall standards for machine learning and AI utilization in the organization
• Empower your direct reports to lead their teams by providing them with the resources, training, feedback, and a sounding-board to be successful in their roles
• Develop people through effective communication and ongoing feedback
• Manage the budget of your area including budget planning and estimating costs of future development and tracking spend on an ongoing basis
• Create an inclusive and engaging culture for a team of remote and hybrid engineers with varying levels of experience
• Work through others to deliver resilient and scalable technology solutions that solve for complex business problems
• Help drive the broader understanding of the use of machine learning and AI by interfacing with key roles in Operations, Legal, Security, and Technology
• Stay on top of industry trends and best practices to continuously improve what we do and ensure our customer experience is the best it can be
• Quickly learning the CarMax technology standards and norms and ensuring that your teams follow best practices for change management, security, etc.
• This role will have on-call expectations to be available for major incidents and issues that affect your team’s applications.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
• Optional for sponsorship needs: Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or relevant technical field
• 10+ years of software-engineering experience in an enterprise-level environment in one or more of the following areas: machine learning/artificial intelligence, cloud computing, systems engineering
• 5+ years’ experience managing direct reports
• 5+ years’ experience with microservices software architecture
• 5+ years leading the end-to-end design and development of scalable services to be consumed by the enterprise, including monitoring and production support
• 5+ years’ experience building enterprise-level solutions with Microsoft Azure or equivalent cloud technologies
• Demonstrated ability to provide vision for the Cloud Engineering, Software Engineering, and Machine-Learning spaces and inspire teams towards the future
• Proven ability to strategically prioritize by balancing business delivery and value generating work with technical debt and engineering excellence
• Proficient in developing in Python
• Experience with scripting languages such as shell scripts
• Experience in DevOps practices, testing frameworks, and CI/CD
• Experience with Model Development and Deployment (MLFlow, Azure ML)
• Experience with container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker)
• Experience communicating and working across functions to drive organization-wide solutions

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous experience deploying large-scale applications on Azure
• Familiarity with MLOps and industry-standard machine-learning Python libraries
• Experience with Azure AI services (Azure Machine Learning, Azure Cognitive Services)
• Advanced AI/ML specializations (reinforcement learning, deep learning, NLP)
• Proficient in an object-oriented programming language (i.e. C#, Java)
• Experience using large language models (LLMs) with semantic search frameworks for chatbot implementations

Software Specific Qualifications:

• Experience building enterprise-level solutions with Microsoft Azure or equivalent cloud technologies
• Proficiency developing and debugging in Python
• Experience with Model Development and Deployment (MLFlow, Azure ML)
• Experience with Azure AI services (Azure Machine Learning, Azure Cognitive Services)
• Experience with scripting languages such as shell scripts
• Experience in DevOps practices, testing frameworks, and CI/CD
• Proficiency in version control systems (Git) for AI/ML model versioning
• Experience with container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker)

8116 - Midtown Office - 2220 W. Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, 23220

Job Description

What you will do – Essential Responsibilities

• Given long term strategic goals, can lay out a path across many versions.
• Participates in and supports initiatives outside of main area of responsibility.
• High degree of influence of data product direction and has ownership over large components.
• Thinks both strategically and tactically, keeping in mind both technical goals and company goals.
• Provides technical leadership for projects including 3–4 senior level individuals.
• The data engineer will be considered a blend of data and analytics “guru.” This role will promote the available data and analytics capabilities and expertise to business unit leaders and educate them in leveraging these capabilities in achieving their business goals.
• Work with data governance team members and information stewards and participate in vetting and promoting content created in the business and by data scientists to the curated data catalog for governed reuse.
• May be required to present at conferences to demonstrate company’s technical prowess.

Purpose of the role

Senior Principal Engineers partner with Engineers and Solution Architects to develop solutions and implement standards that ensure an unrivaled data experience. You are an expert in your craft and seen as a platform and implementation owner. You are an active contributor in the industry and have a passion for continuous learning.

Senior Principal Engineers practice hands-on development, have oversight of the technical tasks of others, and are the owners of the standards and best practices. Our Senior Principal Engineers act as a technical mentor to others and is an expert in supporting multiple areas of the business.

Qualifications and Requirements

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Decision Science, Engineering, Statistics, or a related field, or equivalent alternative education, skills, and/or practical experience is required and 8+ years of work experience required in data management disciplines including [data integration, modeling, optimization and data quality], and/or other areas directly relevant to data engineering responsibilities and tasks; multiple certifications preferred or
• Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Decision Science, Engineering, Statistics, or a related field, or equivalent alternative education, skills, and/or practical experience is required and 6+ years of work experience required in data management disciplines including [data integration, modeling, optimization and data quality], and/or other areas directly relevant to data engineering responsibilities and tasks; multiple certifications preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

• Expert experience working with large, heterogeneous datasets in building and optimizing data pipelines, pipeline architectures and integrated datasets using traditional data integration technologies. These should include [ETL/ELT, data replication/CDC, message-oriented data movement]
• Strong/expert experience with multiple advanced analytics tools languages such as [R, Python, Java, C++, Scala, others].
• Strong/expert experience with popular database programming languages including [SQL, PL/SQL, others] on both relational and non-relational databases.
• Strong experience with cloud data platforms such as Databricks, Snowflake
• Expert experience with data discovery, analytics, and data quality controls
• Expert experience in data modeling and ontologies
• Strong experience with microservices to Serve Data
• Strong experience in cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, GCP

Work Location and Arrangement: This role will be based out of the CarMax Midtown office, Richmond VA or CarMax Technology Hub, Plano TX and have a Hybrid work arrangement.

• Associates based in Richmond work onsite 5 days per week.
• Associates based in Plano work onsite 2 days per week.

Work Authorization: Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Sponsorship will not be considered for this specific role.

About CarMax

CarMax disrupted the auto industry by delivering the honest, transparent and high-integrity experience customers want and deserve. This innovative thinking around the way cars are bought and sold has helped us become the nation’s largest retailer of used cars, with over 250 locations nationwide.

Our amazing team of more than 25,000 associates work together to deliver iconic customer experiences. Along the way, we help every associate grow their career and achieve their best, at work and in their community. We are recognized for our commitment to training and diversity and are one of the FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For®.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:

CarMax is committed to bringing together people from different backgrounds and perspectives, providing employees with a safe, welcoming, and inclusive work environment.

CarMax is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

8116 - Midtown Office - 2220 W. Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, 23220

CarMax, the way your career should be!

At CarMax, we are industry disruptors. At the heart of our innovation is new digital products. As an Operations team, our Senior Principal Engineers research and discover new opportunities to ensure that our products which provide our seamless customer experience have a strong foundation. You will iterate and evolve the cloud platform and applications used to manage the platform, and will develop tools and technologies, learning quickly from our spirit of experimentation. You will have an impact on ensuring that our applications are reliable and resilient by using cloud concepts and technologies. Through strong partnerships and influencing other engineers, architects and management with new ideas that push the teams forward, you will contribute to the overall CarMax Strategy as we build and deliver an exceptional customer experience to ensure customers can buy the vehicles they want in a way that’s right for them!

What you will do – Essential Responsibilities

• Work with fellow associates to develop and build self-service capabilities, and automation, to enable our internal customers to move quickly and deliver on the needs of the business.
• Collaborate with colleagues in design, product management, and systems architecture to develop experimental solutions and bring great ideas to life
• Influence direction within the organization that contributes to the CarMax Strategic Plan, offering innovative ideas that contribute to building win-win solutions through continuous feedback and partnerships with your peer and the leadership team.
• Consult with internal customer and continually evolve the platform and its operations using solid engineering and agile practices.
• Stay on top Industry trends and lead the team in new ideas, processes and best practices to continuously improve what we do and ensure our customer experience is the best it can be

Purpose of the role

Senior Principal Engineers partner with Engineers and Solution Architects to develop solutions and implement standards that ensure an unrivaled customer experience. You are an expert in your craft and seen as a platform and implementation owner. You are an active contributor throughout CarMax Technology and have a passion for continuous learning.

Senior Principal Engineers practice hands-on engineering, have oversight of the technical tasks of others, and are the owners of the standards and best practices. Our Senior Principal Engineers act as a technical mentor to others and is an expert in supporting multiple areas of the business.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related Technology field or equivalent experience and 8+ years of work experience or
• Master’s degree in Computer Science or related Technology field or equivalent experience and 6+ years of work experience

Cloud Specific Qualifications and Requirements

• 6+ years of working in and building Infrastructure within a cloud platform - Azure (preferred), AWS, Google (with relatable experience)
• 4+ years scripting or coding experience with one or more languages
• Deep technical experience in infrastructure, build and deployment, including private and public cloud, networking, connectivity, storage, virtualization and access control
• Experience leading engineering efforts or process improvements across multiple teams
• Implementation of Azure networking for enterprise organizations, building of hybrid environments to span existing customer networks and Azure
• Demonstrable experience with a range of Azure cloud capabilities including but not limited to storage, key vaults, virtual networking, web apps, Azure Active Directory, virtual machines, access management and automated deployments
• Demonstrable experience with software development preferably with one or more languages, such as PowerShell, Python, C#
• Demonstrable experience building and deploying resilient cloud architectures
• Demonstrable experience creating and managing CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Team City or Azure DevOps
• Demonstrable experience support Windows or Linux OS
• Mentoring internal and external team(s) in platform management and reusable patterns, and helping to solve complex problems that affect the organization
• Strong attention to detail, problem investigation and diagnostic skills
• Passion for eliminating repetitive manual processes using automation

Work Location and Arrangement:

West Creek: This role will be based out of the CarMax Home Office at West Creek (Richmond, VA) and associates will work onsite 5 days per week

OR

Plano: This role will be based out of the CarMax Dallas Tech Hub (Plano, TX) and associates will work onsite 2 days per week

Work Authorization: Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Sponsorship will not be considered for this specific role.

The Richmond Group USA has been engaged by a precision metal forming manufacturer to identify an Outside Technical Sales Representative to drive business growth and customer success. Built on deep expertise in precision aluminum components, this company delivers lightweight, high-strength, corrosion-resistant parts with excellent heat transfer—helping customers improve cooling, reliability, and performance. Its products serve fast-growing markets like batteries/capacitors, electronics, and consumer goods, along with specialty applications such as recyclable cosmetic packaging and select medical/dental components, supported by a global parent group and continued investment in technology and capacity.

This is an excellent opportunity for a high-energy, proactive sales professional who excels at building relationships, developing new business, and providing technical solutions in manufacturing. You’ll meet face-to-face with customers, deliver compelling presentations, and collaborate with internal teams to design and optimize products for manufacturability and performance.

The ideal candidate is analytical, organized, and results-driven, with strong communication skills and a strategic, sales-engineering mindset. You’ll coordinate customer requirements, prepare detailed pricing strategies, and navigate complex procurement cycles while identifying new opportunities through research and networking.

Background

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or related field (MBA a plus)
• 3+ years of B2B technical sales experience in manufacturing or precision components
• Experience selling into industrial markets such as electronics, consumer products, batteries/energy storage, or specialty packaging/medical applications
• Track record of driving growth and securing new accounts in technical, engineered-component environments
• Understanding of metal forming and mechanical component manufacturing processes
• Proficiency in MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint; CAD experience a plus
• Travel as required to develop new business / manage and grow existing accounts
• Proven ability to manage the full sales cycle — from technical consultation to closing

Ready to build strong customer relationships and sell high-performance solutions into fast-growing markets? Join a company with global backing, strong technical capabilities, and room to grow. Apply Today!

**Please note that candidates for this position must be legally authorized to work in the US without sponsorship to be considered for employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to the individual's race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, genetic information, status as a military veteran or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

The Sr. Business Operations and Planning Manager plays a critical leadership role in ensuring the efficient and compliant flow of raw materials, intermediates, and finished goods within a chemical manufacturing facility. This position oversees warehouse management, material handling, and master scheduling to support production continuity, regulatory compliance, and customer satisfaction. The ideal candidate brings deep experience in supply chain operations within a continuous manufacturing environment and excels at cross-functional collaboration and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities:

Warehouse Management

• Lead all warehouse operations, including receiving, storage, inventory control, and outbound logistics for hazardous and non-hazardous materials.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA, EPA, DOT, and other regulatory requirements related to chemical storage and handling.
• Implement and maintain best practices in warehouse layout, labeling, and segregation of materials to support safety and efficiency.

Material Handling

• Oversee the safe and efficient movement of raw materials, intermediates, and finished goods across the site.
• Collaborate with HSE and engineering teams to ensure proper handling of flammable, corrosive, and reactive substances.
• Optimize material flow to minimize waste, reduce handling time, and support lean manufacturing principles.

Master Scheduling

• Develop and maintain the site’s master production schedule in alignment with demand forecasts, inventory targets, and production capacity.
• Coordinate closely with production, procurement, and quality teams to ensure schedule adherence and timely delivery of customer orders.
• Monitor and adjust schedules based on changes in demand, supply disruptions, or equipment availability.

Leadership & Collaboration

• Lead and develop a high-performing planning and logistics team.
• Serve as the primary liaison between site operations and corporate supply chain functions.
• Drive cross-functional initiatives to improve planning accuracy, reduce lead times, and enhance service levels.

Continuous Improvement

• Identify and implement process improvements using lean, Six Sigma, or other methodologies.
• Leverage data analytics and ERP/WMS systems to drive decision-making and performance tracking.
• Support digital transformation initiatives related to supply chain planning and logistics.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Chemical Engineering, Operations, or related field (Master’s preferred).
• 7+ years of experience in supply chain or operations roles within chemical or process manufacturing, with at least 3 years in a leadership capacity.
• Strong knowledge of regulatory requirements for chemical storage, handling, and transportation.
• Proficiency in ERP (e.g., SAP, Oracle, MRP) and warehouse management systems.
• APICS, Six Sigma, or PMP certification is a plus.

Preferred Competencies:

• Regulatory Compliance (OSHA, EPA, DOT)
• Hazardous Materials Handling
• Production Planning & Scheduling
• Inventory Optimization
• Cross-Functional Leadership
• Lean Manufacturing / Six Sigma
• Data-Driven Decision Making

The expected base pay for this position is $130,700 - $196,100

Senior Business Process Analyst

12-Month Contract-to-Hire

Hybrid Onsite (3 days onsite, 2 days remote)

Our Utility Client's System Operations Engineering department is seeking a motivated individual to support the Company’s evolving transmission grid and assist with the industry leading projects we have in progress. Our team is seeking a Senior Business Process Analyst to assist the growing team.

The System Operations Engineering team supports our client's System Operators by maintaining and updating our Energy Management System (EMS). The is a complex software system that receives hundreds of thousands of measurements from substations within a territory and neighboring utilities, makes them available to the System Operators in a variety of views, and performs complex calculations on this data for many different purposes, such as ‘what-if’ scenarios (called Contingency Analysis). This team is also in the midst of two multi-year projects; one of which including partnering with a vendor to build a state-of-the-art synchrophasor-bases EMS as well as upgrading our current EMS.

The BPA will work with the team and leadership, assisting with administrative and general business activities and processes. You will learn our existing processes and workflows within the team, helping to document and improve them, help design and maintain onboarding and training programs, assist with tracking and monitoring metrics, help offload administrative burden, and improve coordination amongst cross-functional teams.

Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities & Experience

Qualifications:

• 4+ years experience in a Business Process Analyst, Process Improvement, or related role.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Time management skills with the ability to independently plan and organize work assignments.
• Experience with Data Visualization tools (preferably Power BI)
• Ability to analyze and synthesize large data sets - Python (Pandas), SQL, Excel, Access
• SharePoint experience is a plus
• Ability to think analytically and solve complex problems, translate data into insights and actionable process enhancements.
• Project Management experience working with large, cross-functional teams, implementing process improvements, and effective change management practices.
• High Technical Literacy and proficiency with standard Office applications and data analysis tools.

Higher priority will be given to candidates who:

• A Bachelor’s degree in business administration, computer science, or a related field.
• Demonstrate additional technical abilities, such as familiarity with databases and SQL or doing data analytics programmatically, such as in Python

Job Activities may include:

• Work with our team as we perform Job Task Analyses (JTA), documenting and mapping current processes, developing job aids and procedures.
• Lead development/improvement of our onboarding and training programs.
• Coordinate development of training resources (documents, videos, presentations) to be used within the team.
• Help build and maintain group’s SharePoint and Wiki site, storing team information, job aids, certain schedules, etc.
• Assist leadership and individual contributors, as needed, with administrative tasks such as scheduling meetings, submitting background check requests, submitting IT Requests, submitting Access requests, processing invoices, submitting Purchase Orders or Change Orders, etc.

Education Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• A Bachelor’s degree in business administration, computer science, or a related field is preferred.

Smith Garage Equipment, Inc., a leading distributor of automotive service equipment and #1 U.S. Distributor of Hunter Engineering Products since 2017, seeks a sales representative for our Eastern Virginia Territory.

Smith Garage Equipment Sales Representatives are independent contractors who sell premium HUNTER®, Challenger Lifts, Champion, and many other lines of branded equipment to car dealerships and other vehicle service establishments. This position requires superior relationship-based sales skills in addition to strong communication, organization, and demonstration skills.

The ideal candidate will have experience selling expensive, feature-rich capital equipment to independent businesses. Automotive background a plus.

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The ideal candidate will oversee the company's operations in a particular region. They will ensure that operations run smoothly and that target goals and revenues are met. This candidate will partner with Hunter Engineering Manufacturer Representatives to build relationships with customers throughout a territory and generate new leads for business.