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 is seeking a professional to join our growing Ohio engineering team. The ideal candidates will participate in and contribute to a diverse range of engineering projects and services in our team-oriented environment. The Structural Department Manager will provide direction and expertise on engineering projects and will provide training and mentorship to the junior engineering staff. The ideal candidate will be responsible for developing technical solutions for a wide range of projects through the application of engineering knowledge and skills to support permitting and compliance needs for a diverse client base.

As the Structural Department Manager, your responsibilities would include overseeing and coordinating the activities of the structural engineering department in accordance with company policies. This involves scheduling department staff to fit individual skill sets to project goals, meeting project schedules, meeting department utilization goals, championing a culture of safety and quality, setting development goals for team members, conduction yearly staff assessments, and collaborating with other departments. Other duties include assistance in preparing scope and fee proposals for the structural portion of projects. Strong leadership, collaboration, project management, and technical skills are essential for success in this role.

Our structural team works for a diverse portfolio of clients, including municipal, state, federal, higher education, and private industry. Our structural team works as lead on many industrial projects and as consultants for many other disciplines or clients. Responsibilities include gravity and lateral systems conceptual design; performing analysis and design of structures; preparing calculations; preparing contract drawings and specifications; estimating costs; reviewing shop drawings and erection procedures; and performing construction administration duties. This position is also responsible for mentoring graduate engineers-in-training; delegating work to engineers-in-training; and reviewing their work product.

To be qualified for this role, you must possess:

• 10+ years of demonstratable structural design experience, including experience in the engineering, analysis, and drafting of wastewater/water treatment facilities, medium to large industrial facilities, medium commercial facilities, and educational facilities.


• Experience in the design of steel, concrete, timber, masonry, and cold-formed steel.


• Experience in seismic and high-wind region design and detailing.


• Experience in design and detailing for structures above Risk Category II (Risk Category III and Risk Category IV essential structural).


• ABET-accredited bachelor's degree in civil engineering.


• P.E. registration with the ability to attain P.E. registration in Ohio and Michigan within 90 days of start date.


• Knowledge of structural finite element analysis (FEA) engineering applications such as RISA 3D, RISA Floor, RISA Foundation, RISA Connection, and L-Pile. Experience using other FEA programs is acceptable (such as SAP2000, ETABS, RAM).


• Knowledge of Bluebeam Revu PDF markup software.


• Ability to mentor younger staff shown through prior experience.


• Ability to work collaboratively with other disciplines such as site-civil, mechanical, electrical, process, and conveyance to develop plans, coordinate elements, and determine structural implications of other engineering work.


• Project management experience.

• Master’s degree in civil engineering.


• Experience working as part of a design-build team or on a design-build project.


• In-depth knowledge of RISA 3D.


• Knowledge of Revit and AutoCAD.


• Experience in structural inspection and condition assessments.

Move Forward with Kleinfelder

Kleinfelder 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 85 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 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 offers an excellent compensation and benefits package, including: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) plan, and paid holidays.

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 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 does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Fee Agreement, Kleinfelder 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 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.