Professional Engineer, Structural

TKDA • Milwaukee, WI

1d • $95,000 - $128,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

At TKDA, a 100% employee-owned engineering firm, you'll actually own a piece of every structure you help bring to life. We're looking for a Professional Structural Engineer ready to tackle exciting challenges, from industrial facilities to educational buildings, mining structures to commercial developments. You'll work out of our Wauwatosa (Milwaukee) office, collaborating with Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, and Architectural professionals on projects that span Wisconsin, Minnesota, and around the country. One day, you might be analyzing a complex industrial facility, and the next, you're designing structural systems for a university campus or government building. This isn't just about crunching numbers and running calculations. You'll lead multidisciplinary projects, mentor developing engineers, and build relationships with clients who trust you with their most important structures. Plus, you'll contribute to business development through proposal writing and marketing efforts, helping grow the practice while growing your own career. Ready to join a team where your structural expertise directly impacts your future ownership? Let's build something great together.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering with a structural emphasis.
• Professional Engineer with 5-12 years of previous experience designing buildings and building type structures, and preparing plans and specifications.
• Proficiency with MS Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Familiarity with AutoCAD and Revit.
• Strong working knowledge of steel, cast-in-place concrete, masonry, and precast concrete design.
• Extensive experience working in a team environment and coordinating structural designs with multi-discipline teams.
• Strong, effective verbal and written communication skills with project team members and clients.
• Proven ability to follow design standards and quality assurance procedures.
• Ability to travel up to 20% for team meetings, client consultations, site inspections, etc. Much of this travel is clients local in the area.

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated ability to leverage your technical knowledge to coach, mentor, and develop less experienced structural engineering professionals (ie. EIT, recent PE).
• Ability to effectively respond to and manage client communications and relationships.
• Previous business development experience, including preparation of proposals and fee estimates.

Responsibilities

• Analyzing a complex industrial facility
• Designing structural systems for a university campus or government building
• Leading multidisciplinary projects
• Mentoring developing engineers
• Building relationships with clients
• Contributing to business development through proposal writing and marketing efforts

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Annual Incentive Plan (discretionary bonuses)
• HSA Contributions (monthly employer contributions if you choose an HSA-eligible plan)
• 401(k) Match
• ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan)
• PTO (Paid Time Off)
• Eight paid holidays per year

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior