SENIOR DESIGN ENGINEER
On-siteHarrisburg, Oregon, United States
Job Summary
Lead complex precast and prestressed projects by reviewing plans, specifications, and design criteria to establish engineering approaches and prepare calculations. Apply advanced judgment in reinforced concrete design, load paths, and constructability while serving as a senior technical voice for internal teams, external engineers, and customers. Evaluate non-standard conditions and technical risks to recommend practical solutions, perform senior quality reviews of submittals, and mentor junior engineers and drafters. Improve and standardize engineering tools, templates, and review processes across KRPI locations. Support safety commitments and continuous improvement initiatives.
Required Qualifications
- B.S. in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, or closely related engineering discipline
- Professional Engineer license
- Ability to interpret and apply drawings, specifications, design criteria, codes, and project documents while leading technical discussions with customers, consultants, contractors, and internal teams
- Advanced knowledge of structural engineering, reinforced/prestressed concrete design, precast behavior, connection design, load paths, constructability, tolerances, temporary works considerations, and building code requirements
- Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills; able to explain and defend engineering decisions, code requirements, assumptions, risks, and precast concepts to technical and non-technical audiences
- Proficient with common business and engineering software; self-motivated, professional, courteous, schedule-driven, and effective with customers, managers, engineers, drafters, production, and field teams
Desired Qualifications
- Multiple state PE licenses preferred, or achievable within 24 months
- Significant precast/prestressed design experience with structural and architectural components, connections, production constraints, transportation, handling, erection, field coordination, and PCI standards
- Experience with Revit, Tekla Structures, Inventor, AutoCAD, or other BIM/modeling platforms
- Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and drafters while improving standards, review discipline, design tools, templates, and process consistency
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