Structural Engineer - EIT

Kleinfelder•Denver, CO

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Kleinfelder's Denver, CO office is seeking a creative, highly talented, Structural Engineer to support solar, gas, power, and transportation projects nationally. This position will include delivery of industry-specific solutions to our clients. The ideal candidate will have excellent written skills and be able to organize priorities. Responsibilities include foundation design and detailing, steel structure design and detailing (primarily for non-building structures including solar, wall and substation equipment), construction shoring design (including sheet piling and trench boxes), and retaining wall design. The role also involves building relationships with pile suppliers, geotechnical consultants, and structural Engineers of Records, writing scopes of work, drafting geotechnical investigation, pile testing, wind study and corrosion study reports, scheduling and managing pile pull tests for projects, and pile corrosion design mitigation design. Proficiency with LPILE, MathCAD, and structural design programs is required. The candidate must be able to proactively troubleshoot and problem-solve with practical, client-focused solutions and interface with the civil design team to develop and value-engineer practical, fit-for-use geotechnical engineering solutions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in civil/structural engineering from an ABET accredited college
3-6 years of relevant experience in structural engineering design.
Candidates with a Master’s Degree may enter with 2 years of experience.
EIT/FE certification or the ability to obtain certification within one year is preferred
Excellent written skills.
Ability to organize priorities.
Proficiency with LPILE, MathCAD, structural design programs.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in structural engineering

Responsibilities

Foundation Design and Detailing
Steel Structure Design and Detailing: primarily for non-building structures including solar, wall and substation equipment.
Construction shoring design, including sheet piling and trench boxes.
Retaining wall design
Build relationships with pile suppliers, geotechnical consultants, and structural Engineer of Records.
Write scopes of work.
Draft geotechnical investigation, pile testing, wind study and corrosion study.
Schedule and manage pile pull tests for projects.
Pile corrosion design mitigation design.
Be able to pro-actively troubleshoot and problem-solve with practical, client-focused solutions
Be able to interface with the civil design team to develop and value-engineer practical, fit-for-use geotechnical engineering solutions.