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Southern Steel Engineers staff participating in the firm’s annual service day, volunteering with Habitat for Humanity.
SSE also heavily invests in professional development and takes their full engineering team to state and national conferences such as AISC’s NASCC, and pays for training courses for PE and SE exams, fees, and license renewals. Finally, working on exciting projects all over the country is a top benefit too. Being licensed in 46 states allows the company to take on a host of challenging projects. For example, they worked on the SpaceX office in Texas which had unique geometry and design challenges. Since he started with SSE, he and his team have worked on some notable projects which include serving as the EOR for The Refinery, Rex Medical MOB, and managing the delegated design on several Amazon Sortation facilities, large data centers, and Ford EV battery plants. And, he’s gained invaluable experience with steel erection and engineering field fixes by spending considerable time on project sites including the Boeing 787 Fab Plant in North Charleston, South Carolina. Moving forward, Sease is looking forward to sharpening his leadership skills and plans to lead with transparency, honesty, and empathy. “When working through difficult situations, the old adage of ‘put yourself in their shoes’ comes to mind and helps me to think about the circumstances with empathy. I want to be that leader,” he says.
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procedures together and creating an intranet for improved in- house communication. And when it comes to hiring and recruitment, Sease has found that HighMatch’s personalized assessments are helpful for determining personality traits that are well suited for a position at SSE. “The assessment platform has been very beneficial – everyone has scored in a certain range for ‘structure,’” he says. “Our culture is one that people who require a great amount of flexibility might not be a good fit.” BENEFITS PEOPLE CAN GET BEHIND. Sease is proud of the company’s strong benefits package which includes 100 percent paid insurance (medical, dental, vision, STD/LTD, life); a 401(k) with 5 percent matching; and HSA accounts. And he believes what really sets them apart is their quarterly profit and performance bonus program. “This has been valuable to our team, and we routinely pay out bonuses well above industry averages,” he says. “We now have a track record of over seven years paying bonuses every quarter.” Bonuses get good buy-in. They take a percentage of profits: 15 percent salaried; 15 percent tenure; and 70 percent discretionary.
HEADQUARTERS: Lexington, SC
OFFICE LOCATIONS: 1
SERVICES: Steel connection design, steel stair design, building design, steel erection engineering, steel shop drawing review, miscellaneous steel design, field fix engineering, structural steel detailing
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 12
MARKETS: Licensed in 46 states, non-residential building structures
YEAR FOUNDED: 2017
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THE ZWEIG LETTER JANUARY 13, 2025, ISSUE 1568
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