Jobs at BKF Engineers

Manages moderate- to high-risk contracts, including public agency agreements, professional services contracts, NDAs, teaming agreements, amendments, and assignments. Reviews terms for legal and business risks, recommends revisions, maintains contract records and templates, and improves contract administration processes. Collaborates with legal staff, engineers, project managers, and internal stakeholders to align contractual provisions with technical and operational needs.

Administers payroll using UKG/UltiPro, maintains employee records, audits timesheets, calculates overtime and premiums, manages tax and union payroll filings, prepares payroll journals, reconciles payroll accounts, supports labor compliance and audits, and responds to payroll inquiries. The role partners with Human Resources, maintains payroll records, analyzes payroll data, and ensures compliance with labor, prevailing wage, and ERISA regulations.

Administers payroll using UKG/UltiPro, maintains employee records, audits timesheets, calculates overtime and premiums, manages tax and union filings, prepares payroll journals, reconciles accounts, supports labor compliance and audits, and responds to payroll inquiries. Partners with Human Resources on employee changes and assists with payroll policies, financial analysis, and record maintenance while ensuring regulatory compliance and accurate, timely processing.

Executes technical integration activities for acquired companies, including Microsoft 365, identity, endpoint, cloud, security, and collaboration-platform migrations. Performs configuration, testing, troubleshooting, cutovers, hypercare, documentation, and automation across concurrent acquisitions. Collaborates with acquired-company IT teams, vendors, consultants, and internal stakeholders while following approved architecture, migration plans, runbooks, and security standards.

Executes technical integration for mergers and acquisitions, including Microsoft 365 tenant, email, collaboration, identity, endpoint, security, and cloud migrations. Performs configuration, testing, troubleshooting, cutovers, and hypercare; supports Entra ID, Active Directory, Intune, Azure, and PowerShell automation. Collaborates with acquired-company IT teams, vendors, and internal stakeholders, documents environments and risks, follows migration plans, and improves reusable integration playbooks.

Leads business development strategy and revenue growth for BKF’s Planning and Government Solutions Division across the Western Region. Responsibilities include building and mentoring the business development team, developing client and market strategies, managing strategic pursuits and proposals, driving cross-selling, strengthening government and infrastructure client relationships, maintaining the sales pipeline, overseeing CRM processes, and representing the company at industry and client events.

Administer California prevailing wage and multi-state payroll, maintaining wage rates, employee classifications, project assignments, fringe benefits, apprenticeship contributions, tax compliance, and payroll records. Review and reconcile payroll, process corrections and adjustments, interpret wage determinations, support audits and regulatory reporting, and resolve discrepancies with Payroll, HR, Finance, Project Accounting, and Operations. Ensure employees are paid accurately and on schedule while maintaining confidentiality and compliance.

Leads the technical integration of acquired companies into BKF’s technology environment. Responsibilities include due diligence, Microsoft 365 tenant migrations, Entra ID and identity integration, SharePoint and Box migrations, architecture, migration and cutover planning, automation, troubleshooting, risk management, vendor coordination, documentation, and operational handoff. The role provides technical direction across multiple concurrent integrations and may require travel and after-hours migration support.

Leads the technical integration of acquired companies into BKF’s technology environment. Owns architecture, migration strategy, technical risk, schedules, cutover and rollback plans, and execution standards. Provides technical direction for Microsoft 365 tenant migrations, identity, collaboration platforms, file systems, endpoint deployment, and cloud infrastructure. Performs hands-on engineering, scripting, automation, troubleshooting, documentation, and hypercare support while coordinating internal teams, vendors, consultants, and business stakeholders across multiple concurrent integrations.

The Project Accountant supports month-end close, reconciliations, client invoicing, billing accuracy, project cost reviews, financial reporting, and project setup in Deltek Vantagepoint. The role researches billing questions, resolves project billing issues, and supports project managers with budget-versus-actual analysis. It requires strong mathematical, organizational, communication, and Excel skills, with hybrid work from the Oakland office one day per week.

Leads and expands BKF’s cultural resources practice across California. Responsibilities include archaeological and paleontological field assessments, monitoring, CEQA/NEPA and Section 106 compliance, technical report authorship, tribal coordination, PRIMP development, agency coordination, business development, project management, staff oversight, mentoring, and professional thought leadership.

The Environmental Project Manager will lead CEQA/NEPA projects, manage teams, drive business development, and ensure high standards in environmental compliance across various projects in California.

The Market Lead - Data Centers oversees market strategies and client relationships, leads teams, and ensures project quality while managing financial performance within the technology sector.

Lead municipal public-sector capital improvement projects from planning through construction. Act as client advisor, manage multidisciplinary teams, prepare proposals, monitor schedules and budgets, oversee construction management, coordinate with agencies and stakeholders, and mentor junior staff while applying Caltrans, APWA Greenbook, and local standards.

The Surveying Manager will lead survey project delivery, overseeing quality standards, mentoring staff, and contributing to business development for public agency projects.

Lead strategic growth and achieve financial goals for the Planning & Government Solutions Division. Develop and execute BD strategies, manage Regional BD Directors, drive pursuit and proposal efforts, expand market share across water, transportation, and government sectors, and strengthen client relationships. Collaborate with senior leadership, marketing, and key client teams, ensure CRM pipeline accuracy, and represent BKF at industry events. Frequent travel across regions required.

Lead and manage large stormwater and water resources projects including design, hydraulic/hydrologic modeling, drainage and watershed planning, pump station and tank design, client relations, proposal and budget development, project staffing and mentoring of senior engineers and project managers.

The Structures Representative conducts independent analysis on technical work related to structures, manages contracts, and performs field inspections to ensure projects meet design and regulatory standards.

As a Senior Project Manager, you'll guide capital improvement programs, manage all project phases, build project teams, and mentor junior engineers while working closely with public agencies.

As a Senior Project Manager, oversee public agency projects from planning to construction, manage project teams, and mentor junior staff.