JobFrame · CIVILS.CIVILSTRDD74.M4
Civil & Structural Engineering
M4 · M4 — Director · Individual contributor
Median pay · United States
$167,689
$131,734 – $213,457 · USD · annual · national base (function pricing in review)
Level position
M4 · 4 of 5 in track
Median pay
$167,689
$131,734–$213,457
Level
M4
M4 · 4 of 5 in track
Super-function
engineering
Demand-heat
cool
5% growth
Summary
Management track for engineers who lead the design, analysis, permitting, and delivery of civil infrastructure and structural systems (buildings, bridges, dams, foundations, transmission/utility structures). Distinct from individual-contributor design tracks: these roles direct teams of engineers, own project/department budgets and schedules, hold accountability for QA/QC and PE-stamped deliverables, and increasingly shape firm-wide engineering standards, client relationships, and business strategy. Excludes pure architecture, construction management without engineering authority, and non-structural civil disciplines (e.g., transportation planning) except where they intersect structural delivery.
This level — M4 M4 — Director
Leads a function or department; owns strategy, budget, and outcomes for the area.