Job Description

Take Your Design Career to the Next Level

Are you ready to be challenged, make a difference, and experience professional growth in your career? Kleinfelder's Design team is looking for you! From bridge and structural engineering to civil, electrical, mechanical, and process engineering, Kleinfelder's collaborative Design Services create synergy across multiple disciplines. 

Step into Your New Role 

Kleinfelder's SoCal Area is hiring a Senior Bridge Engineer to join our team in San Diego, CA!  Are you ready to elevate your technical skills, grow your career, and explore new professional pathways? Join a collaborative team where your work directly impacts communities and the environment — and where mentorship and career development are part of the culture.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as a design lead and technical advisor for project engineers and CAD operators
• Manage tasks and/or projects as assigned
• Assist with the pursuit of new projects
• Produce technical reports as needed
• Prepare cost proposals for projects
• Develop project deliverables including design computations, contract drawings, specifications, and estimates
• Occasionally travel to project/client sites to complete tasks or attend meeting

Qualifications:

• BSCE from an ABET accredited engineering program (MSCE preferred)
• A minimum of 10 years of relevant design experience in the structural engineering field
• Licensed Professional Engineer (CA, NV, WA PE license a plus)
• Familiarity with AASHTO, Caltrans, AREMA standards
• Experience performing design and analysis of transportation structures including bridges, culverts, walls, and sign structures
• Familiarity with general purpose structural analysis software design software (3D finite element analysis experience strongly preferred)
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office and AutoCAD (MicroStation experience a plus)
• Ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with co-workers, project managers, supervisors, and other team members
• Valid driver's license with demonstrated safe driving practices

Move Forward with Kleinfelder

 Kleinfelder and its’ subsidiaries and affiliates, has been connecting great people to the best work since 1961. We are engineers, scientists, and construction professionals providing solutions that improve our clients’ transportation, water, energy, and other private infrastructure. As a responsive, cross-disciplinary team of bright, curious, and innovative problem-solvers, we are dedicated to doing the right thing, every day, on every project from over 110 offices in the US, Canada, and Australia. Connecting great people to the best work is our purpose – together, we deliver.   

Progress with an Employer that Values You  

Kleinfelder, and its’ subsidiaries and affiliates, is an inclusive organization free from discrimination. We are a stronger organization when we are a diverse workforce and believe that through diversity, equity, and inclusion comes creativity, innovation, and unity. We are proud to offer the following:   

Benefits: Kleinfelder, and its’ subsidiaries and affiliates, offers an excellent compensation and benefits package, including: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) plan, and paid holidays.   

California: The expected salary range for the position is displayed in accordance with the California Pay Transparency Law.  Final agreed upon compensation is based upon individual qualifications and experience. Salary Range: $108,888-149,718  

Career Development: We are committed to investing in the professional development of our staff, offering each employee every opportunity to grow, develop, and take control of their career paths. We support these efforts through reimbursements for continuing education as well as many of the expenses associated with trainings and certifications, and opportunities for career development through our internal Mentoring Program.   

Equal Opportunity: Kleinfelder, and its’ subsidiaries and affiliates, is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans. (Compliant with the new VEVRAA and Section 503 rules)   

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES    

Please note that Kleinfelder, and its’ subsidiaries and affiliates, does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Fee Agreement, Kleinfelder, and its’ subsidiaries and affiliates, will not consider or agree to payment for any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, Kleinfelder, and its’ subsidiaries and affiliates, explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resume, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Kleinfelder.