Jobs at KPFF Consulting Engineers

Design and manage mechanical engineering projects involving moveable structures, industrial waterfront infrastructure, machinery, piping, hydraulic systems, and bulk material handling. Perform machine design, stress and fatigue analysis, FEA, kinematic and dynamic analysis, and develop SolidWorks drawings. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and clients, support project delivery, and conduct occasional field observations at project locations.

Design and support mechanical engineering projects involving movable bridges, industrial waterfront infrastructure, machinery, hydraulic systems, piping, pumps, and bulk material handling. Perform mechanical analysis, stress and force analysis, machinery component design, weldment design, and CAD modeling. Collaborate with project teams and clients through project development, conduct occasional field observations, and contribute to project engineering and management.

Manage project cost accounting, budgets, subconsultant contracts, client billings, collections, financial reporting, and accounting workflows. Partner with Project Managers, Principals, and corporate accounting to provide financial analysis and support decision-making. Maintain projects and expenses in BST11, coordinate billing activities, improve processes, and mentor project cost accountants across multiple offices.

Provides front-desk and administrative support, coordinates meetings, trainings, travel, lunches, celebrations, and office events, and maintains office facilities, supplies, kitchen services, shared spaces, and workplace readiness. The role communicates updates, facilitates meetings, documents action items, coordinates vendors, supports office operations, and manages recurring administrative priorities in a collaborative engineering-office environment.

Coordinates proposal and pursuit efforts, including preparing SOQs and qualification packages, managing deadlines, gathering content, drafting and editing narratives, formatting documents, and producing client-ready deliverables. Maintains resumes and project sheets, communicates with clients and leadership, and ensures accuracy and consistency across marketing materials. The role requires strong organization, writing, communication, Adobe InDesign, Microsoft Office, and deadline-management skills.

Manage project accounting and financial administration, including project setup, client billing, sub-consultant payables, cost reporting, accounts receivable, and invoice approvals. Interpret contracts and billing requirements, maintain accurate project records, and provide financial insights to project managers and leadership. The role requires coordination across teams, strong organization, and occasional travel to project sites or client meetings.

Project Accountant supporting civil, structural, and transportation projects through invoicing, contract and change-order administration, budget tracking, subconsultant invoice review, financial reporting, document management, meeting coordination, construction support, and project deliverable management. The role collaborates with accounting teams, project managers, principals, clients, and subconsultants while managing multiple deadlines and administrative priorities.

Develop accurate parametric structural models and drawings in Revit from engineers’ concepts and sketches. The role supports diverse building and infrastructure projects, including high-rises, airports, bridges, schools, hotels, and residential developments. Responsibilities involve computer-based modeling, plan review, and occasional site visits, with opportunities for on-the-job training, mentorship, and professional growth.

The Assistant Controller oversees general ledger activity, month-end and year-end close, reconciliations, financial reporting, tax compliance, audits, and internal controls. The role reviews accounting work, provides technical guidance, supports budgeting and forecasting, researches accounting standards, and partners with finance and operational leaders. It also leads process improvements, automation efforts, and compliance activities across KPFF’s multistate and international operations.

Supports sustainability planning, decarbonization strategies, feasibility analyses, greenhouse gas emissions modeling, research, data analysis, grant writing, marketing materials, and project coordination. Responsibilities include preparing reports and presentations, managing project files and budgets, coordinating with engineers and clients, reviewing invoices, and assisting with proposal development for waterfront, transportation, and maritime sustainability projects.

Coordinates proposal development, qualifications, award submissions, and marketing materials. Responsibilities include technical writing, editing, proofreading, interpreting RFP requirements, researching background information, coordinating with marketing teams, and maintaining proposal and project databases. The role supports multiple deadline-driven projects in a collaborative Seattle engineering firm environment.

Supports structural and protective design engineering projects involving blast analysis, progressive collapse evaluation, anti-ram design, structural hardening, modeling, calculations, and design. Collaborates with multidisciplinary teams, participates in project coordination, construction administration, and site visits, and receives mentorship in specialized structural engineering for resilient and secure buildings and infrastructure.

Lead and supervise SUE field crews to locate, designate, and map underground utilities using GPR, electromagnetic locators, GPS/Total Station. Interpret records and GIS, ensure ASCE 38-22 compliance, perform QA/QC, manage crew safety and scheduling, train junior staff, and coordinate findings with project managers, engineers, and contractors.

Lead and supervise SUE field crews to locate, designate, and map underground utilities using GPR, electromagnetic locators, GPS/total station. Ensure ASCE 38-22 compliance, perform QA/QC, coordinate with project teams, manage crew safety and scheduling, and mentor junior staff.

Coordinates and copyedits qualification requests, proposals, client deliverables, presentations, advertisements, articles, brochures, press releases, and other marketing materials. Maintains marketing databases and content libraries, coordinates awards submissions and specialized consultants, supports internal communications and events, and maintains staff registrations and licenses. Collaborates with technical staff, project managers, clients, subconsultants, and marketing teams while managing multiple deadlines.

Supports marketing for a structural engineering division by preparing qualifications, proposals, resumes, project descriptions, presentations, brochures, and internal communications. Maintains marketing databases and content libraries, tracks industry publications and lead-generation platforms, pulls project reports, and coordinates with staff and vendors. The role requires strong writing, editing, proofreading, organization, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple deadlines in an in-person environment.

Support structural analysis and design for building projects, prepare calculations, reports, and construction documents, develop drawings/models in Revit/AutoCAD, coordinate with architects and contractors, attend site visits, and learn project delivery, budgets, and timelines under mentorship.

Provide project and operational support for Civil/Structural and Transportation teams including invoicing, contract administration, budget tracking, meeting coordination, document control, subconsultant invoice processing, QA/QC coordination, and close collaboration with Accounting and project managers to ensure timely deliverables and accurate financial management.

The Structural Engineer will manage projects from planning to completion, develop innovative design solutions, and ensure compliance with regulations while collaborating with clients and team members.

As a Structural Engineer, lead project design and execution, mentor team members, communicate with clients, and ensure compliance with codes.