Structural Project Manager

About the role

We’re hiring a Structural Project Manager to support and grow our Austin, Texas team. This senior-level role is ideal for a licensed structural engineer ready to lead complex building design projects, deepen client relationships, and contribute to the continued expansion of KPFF’s presence across Central Texas and surrounding markets.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary technical and client-facing lead on structural projects, ensuring strong relationships and successful delivery.
• Lead project execution from schematic design through construction administration, managing schedules, budgets, quality standards, and team performance.
• Oversee and review structural analysis and design for steel, concrete, wood, and masonry building systems.
• Direct preparation of construction documents including calculations, drawings, specifications, and design narratives.
• Collaborate closely with architects, MEP consultants, contractors, fabricators, and specialty structural reviewers.
• Coordinate with teams in both Austin and San Diego, supporting projects across markets as part of our integrated reporting center structure.
• Navigate Texas jurisdictional approval processes and building code compliance, including: International Building Code (IBC) and local amendments, City of Austin Development Services Department, special inspections, and threshold building coordination.
• Provide construction-phase support including shop drawing review, RFIs, site observations, and field coordination.
• Support business development efforts including proposals, interviews, and cultivating relationships with local clients and design partners.
• Mentor and develop engineers and designers, fostering both technical excellence and leadership growth.
• Represent KPFF in industry organizations and local professional groups, contributing to the visibility and reputation of the Austin team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Structural Engineering or Civil Engineering with structural emphasis (Master’s preferred).
• PE license required.
• 8+ years of structural engineering experience, primarily focused on building design.
• Proven experience managing multi-discipline building projects and coordinating consultant teams.
• Strong working knowledge of steel, concrete, wood, and masonry design.
• Experience applying national codes and standards including IBC, ASCE 7, AISC, ACI, NDS, and TMS specifications.
• Proficiency with structural analysis and design tools such as ETABS, RAM, RISA, SAFE, and project coordination platforms, with working familiarity drafting tools used by production teams.
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities with experience mentoring staff engineers.
• Effective communicator with strong organizational and client-facing skills.
• Able to work in the Austin office at least three days per week under the hybrid work model.