About

A career built around judgment, responsibility, and clear execution.

My work has moved from structural systems into the organizational systems that help engineering teams make sound decisions and deliver difficult work responsibly.

Portrait of Jeffrey M. Owad.

Where it began

My interest in engineering began early, inspired by my great-uncle’s work as a head cable inspector on the George Washington and Golden Gate Bridges. His example gave me an early respect for the responsibility and judgment required when engineering decisions carry real consequences.

From structural systems to organizational systems

Across more than 16 years, my career has included nuclear power, electric transmission and distribution, industrial repair, transportation, precast manufacturing, and residential structures. I progressed from senior technical and project roles to Engineering Manager and Director of Engineering.

I currently serve as Director of Engineering at STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGIES.

I approach technical and organizational work in much the same way: understand the real constraint, make responsibility and the decision path visible, and create a practical system that can move the work forward.

Career progression

Growing responsibility across complex engineering environments.

My career has progressed through four distinct operating environments, each expanding the scope of my technical, program, and organizational responsibility.

  1. 2008–2013

    Oldcastle Precast

    Engineer

    Built my foundation in precast concrete design, manufacturing, quality, constructability, and coordination with contractors and field teams.

  2. 2013–2017

    PSEG Nuclear

    Lead Engineer → Engineering Manager

    Moved into a regulated, safety-critical environment, leading structural and mechanical design, plant modifications, outage and emergent-work execution, and coordination with regulatory and licensing stakeholders.

  3. 2017–2020

    Pepco Holdings / Atlantic City Electric

    General Engineer → Senior Engineer → Section Engineer

    Led transmission reliability, asset-integrity, corrective-maintenance, and capital programs, coordinating operational constraints, environmental work windows, public-safety needs, construction, and contractor execution.

  4. 2021–Present

    STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGIES

    Senior Engineer → Engineering Manager → Director of Engineering

    Progressed from technical and project leadership into multi-region engineering management, organizational design, technical governance, talent development, and business-line leadership supporting complex industrial repair and rehabilitation.

Education & credentials

Technical foundation and professional practice

Education

  • B.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rowan University, 2009
  • M.S., Civil Engineering, Rowan University, 2011

Credentials & recognition

  • Professional Engineer
  • Project Management Professional
  • ICRI 40 Under 40, 2024

Teaching & professional service

Sharing knowledge and contributing to the profession

Between 2011 and 2021, I taught engineering, surveying, mathematics, and physics as an adjunct instructor or professor at Atlantic Cape Community College, Rowan College at Gloucester County, Camden County College, Salem Community College, Rowan University, and Burlington County College.

My professional affiliations include the American Society of Civil Engineers, National Society of Professional Engineers, and International Concrete Repair Institute, where I serve on Committees 160 and 210 and as Secretary of Committee 160.

Continuing development

Leadership as an ongoing practice

I treat leadership development as an ongoing practice. My participation in the Oasis of Courage (OACO) coaching and mastermind program and the International LEAP Network has been important to my continued growth as a leader and to the development of my career.

Leading now

Engineering leadership, technical judgment, organizational systems, and the responsible execution of complex work.

Exploring

Responsible AI-enabled workflows, writing, and useful frameworks for developing people and organizations.

Personal

What matters beyond work

Outside work, I value time with family and enjoy strength training, spending time outdoors, and the ongoing process of learning how things work.

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