Structural Engineer

About the role

Founded in 1919, KJ has always looked to the future. With a talented team of professionals and a culture of continuous improvement, we deliver exceptional engineering, environmental consulting, and construction management services, with a focus on innovation and sustainability.

What You’ll Do

• Lead design: Develop concrete, steel, wood, masonry, and composite solutions for infrastructure projects of varying size and complexity.
• Prepare design deliverables: Produce structural calculations, drawings, and specifications that support clear, coordinated project delivery.
• Analyze infrastructure systems: Design and evaluate treatment plant buildings, tanks, clarifiers, pump stations, piping support systems, and existing structures for high seismic regions.
• Support construction-phase services: Provide engineering input during construction, including field structural observation and coordination with multidisciplinary project teams.
• Collaborate across disciplines: Partner with civil, mechanical, electrical, process, and construction professionals to solve technical challenges for municipal agencies and industrial facilities.
• Use digital delivery tools: Apply BIM and analysis tools to support coordination, client input, and project visualization from planning through construction.

What Makes This Role Different

• High-impact infrastructure work: Your designs support critical water and wastewater systems that communities rely on every day.
• Visible technical influence: You help shape decisions that affect safety, resilience, constructability, and long-term facility performance.
• Full project lifecycle exposure: You contribute from early planning and design through construction support, giving you a broad view of how structural solutions perform in the field.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering with a Structural Engineering focus (ABET accredited).
• Experience: Minimum of 10 years (15 years preferred) of consulting engineering experience focused on structural design.
• Technical knowledge: Strong understanding of structural design principles, codes, and standards, including application to buildings, tanks, support systems, and related infrastructure.
• Licenses: Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) required in California. Licensed Structural Engineer (SE) preferred in California.
• Tools: Knowledge of AutoCAD and 3D/BIM modeling; experience with Revit, RISA 3D, Enercalc, RAM Elements, RAM Structural Systems, or STAAD preferred.
• Preferred background: Experience supporting structural engineering for industrial or municipal infrastructure projects.

Work Locations

• Any Northern California KJ Office Including Rancho Cordova, CA Santa Clara, CA San Francisco, CA Walnut Creek, CA

Pay

Salary range for this position is anticipated to be between $113,000 and $170,000, and may vary based upon education, experience, qualifications, licensure/certifications, and geographic location.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance;
• A health savings account;
• A 401(k);
• Bonus programs;
• Tuition reimbursement;
• Employee ownership opportunity;
• Professional registration support;
• Business travel assistance;
• Competitive paid time off and holidays;
• An employee assistance program;
• Additional programs that support your wellbeing and professional growth.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Kennedy Jenks is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, disability, citizenship status, genetics, protected veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by applicable law.