Structural Engineer

## Job Description **Take Your Design Career to the Next Level** Kleinfelder, a Forbes' Top Employer for Engineers in North America, is committed to a people-first culture, technical excellence, and creating opportunities where employees can thrive! 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. **Our Hunt Valley office is looking to hire a structural engineer to add to our growing team!** **Step into Your New Role** As a talented Structural Engineer, you will perform engineering tasks alongside our seasoned project managers and engineers in the transportation and structural engineering field through application of relevant design criteria, standards, and processes. You will participate in and contribute to a diverse range of engineering services in our team-oriented environment providing public and private clients with engineering services for structural design projects including bridges, culverts, and retaining walls, while assisting with the development of design calculations, load ratings and specifications. New and rehabilitation/repair projects are a part of the design work. You will participate in and contribute to field inspections and evaluations for public and private clients in all weather conditions for structures over and adjacent to roadways and water. This work will require working at heights from ladders and motorized bridge inspection equipment. Specialized training for fieldwork will be provided. **Job Responsibilities:** - Develop design plans for new transportation structures and for the maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, and replacement of bridges/culverts and miscellaneous structures that are a part of transportation systems - Utilize CADD and engineering software to create detailed design plans and technical drawings - Prepare structural design calculations in compliance with relevant design standards and client preferences - Perform structural analysis on both new and existing transportation structures using specialized design software - Prepare construction cost estimates and specifications for various transportation projects - Participate in field inspections of structures over and adjacent to roadways and water **Requirements:** - Bachelor’s degree from ABET accredited engineering program - 0-5 years of design experience in structural engineering field. Relevant internship or co-op experience and/or college coursework will be considered - The ability and motivation to obtain EIT certification in the first year of employment - Excellent written and oral communication skills are required - Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office, especially Word and Excel - Ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with team members and project managers - Willing to work in the field performing hands-on inspections of transportation structures **Preferred Skills/Experience:** - EIT Certification is preferred - Experience with project delivery of State Agency Transportation Department projects is desirable. - Experience with the design and analysis of transportation structures (bridges, culverts, retaining walls, ancillary structures) preferred - Knowledge of MicroStation is desirable Following an offer, candidates will be required to satisfactorily complete employment reference checks, verification of professional licensure and/or educational credentials, a motor vehicle report (MVR), and a comprehensive background check. **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 oth…