Engineering - Civil 5+ Yrs Exp. - KPFF Consulting Engineers
Long Beach, CA 90745
About the Job
KPFF's Special Projects Division, currently is seeking a full-time Civil Engineer in its Long Beach, CA office for interested and qualified candidates. We are looking for self-motivated people who are eager to develop design and project management skills and who are passionate about providing exceptional client service.
Position Requirements:
- Must have 5 years of relevant civil/site development engineering design experience.
- Experience must be full-time engineer. Internship experience is great, but cannot be considered in the 5-year experience minimum.
- Experience must include delegating tasks to younger engineers, and mentoring
- EIT is required. PE is preferred
- Computer proficiency is required, including Microsoft Office Programs
- AutoCAD experience is required. Candidate must be able to create construction documents in CAD. Civil 3D is preferred, but not required.
- Experience with MicroStation is preferred, but not required.
- Willingness to mentor entry level engineers and interns
- Ability and desire to work in team environment
- Willingness to work on variety of projects
- Ability to work dynamically and effectively with clients and project team disciplines
- Site Development/ Land Development experience required, including site grading and site drainage design
- Working in the office at least 3 days per week is required
KPFF's Special Projects Division, located near the heart of downtown Long Beach, CA, and is a 17+ person part of a dynamic 110+ person group that provides planning, civil, structural, and mechanical engineering, machinery design, construction management, and project management. We provide these services on a wide range of project types through all stages of development. Our work generally leans toward heavy civil and industrial infrastructure throughout the US West Coast and requires us to solve unusual challenges frequently with non-codified solutions.
Typical project types include:
- Site Development/ Land Development (Residential sites, commercial sites, educational facilities and others)
- Low Income Housing
- Linear Utility Projects
- Street Improvements
- Design/Build
- Transportation Infrastructure
- Waterfront Developments
- Industrial Developments
We are an engineering-focused company that is organized around the precept that great people thrive in an environment that enables freedom and independence while also providing the necessary amount of accountability and support. Trust and excellence are foundational values for our company. Our non-bureaucratic approach depends on trustworthy people who are dedicated to excellence in everything they do.
We focus on the long term: Build lasting relationships, maintain an excellent reputation, help improve our profession, help our clients to succeed, and provide increasing opportunities for the great people that make up KPFF.
We have recognized that there are specialized issues associated with development of some projects, which require unique management and technical skills. The KPFF Special Projects Division was established to directly address these concerns with a unique combination of focused dedication to successful delivery via specialized project managers, a highly qualified technical staff, and a predisposition to think and act innovatively.
While each member of KPFF Special Projects Division brings strong technical abilities to the team, a special strength lies in their ability to communicate clearly; to hear what clients are saying; and to derive and implement solutions that achieve clients' goals. Their energy, commitment, and "ownership" of issues and projects ensure project success.
KPFF Consulting Engineers is an engineering firm with 1300 employees nationwide, headquartered in Seattle, Washington.
We offer:
- Competitive Benefits
- Competitive salaries
- Performance based bonuses
- Flexible working hours
- Great work environment
ABOUT US
With over 1,250 employees nationwide, KPFF is an engineering-focused company that is organized around the philosophy that great people thrive in an environment that enables freedom and independence while also providing the necessary amount of accountability and support.
Trust and excellence are foundational values for our company. Our non-bureaucratic approach depends on passionate, trustworthy people who are dedicated to excellence in everything they do.
We focus on long term stability and prudent growth by building lasting relationships, maintaining an excellent reputation, helping improve our profession, helping our clients to succeed, and providing increasing opportunities for the great people that make up KPFF.
KPFF Special Projects - We have recognized that there are specialized issues associated with development of certain projects, which require unique management and technical skills. The KPFF Special Projects Group was established to directly address these concerns with a unique combination of focused dedication to successful delivery via specialized project managers, a highly qualified technical staff, and a predisposition to think and act innovatively. Special Projects has offices located in Seattle & Tacoma, WA and Long Beach, CA, with a total staff size of 120+ people.
Our work generally leans toward heavy civil, structural, industrial and waterfront infrastructure throughout the US, although this position will include site development work. We are frequently tasked with solving unusual, multi-discipline challenges that require an innovative and team-oriented approach.
If you are interested in this position, please submit your resume and a letter of interest by clicking on the "Apply" button below.
Resumes sent elsewhere will not be considered.
KPFF Consulting Engineers is committed to recruiting and employing qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, veteran or disability status or any factor prohibited by law.