Senior Design Engineer

KRO PRESTRESS HARRISBURG
23505 PEORIA RD
PO BOX 181
HARRISBURG, OR 97446, USA

KRO PRESTRESS HARRISBURG
23505 PEORIA RD
PO BOX 181
HARRISBURG, OR 97446, USA

Senior Design Engineersreportto  the Vice President of Engineering andserveas senior technicalresourcesforKRPI’sprecast and prestressed concretedesignwork.

Unlike Design Engineers focused primarily on executing assigned tasks under guidance,Senior Design Engineersindependentlyleadcomplex designwork,makedefensible engineering decisions,performsenior technical reviews,guidenon-standard solutions,representKRPI in customer-facing technical discussions,mentor engineers and drafters, andhelpstandardize engineering tools, methods,and practices.

Responsibilities Include:

• Lead complex precast/prestressed projects; review plans, specifications, design criteria, and project requirements;establish engineering approach; and prepare ordirect calculations and support drawings.
• Apply advanced judgment inprecast/prestressed behavior, reinforced concrete design, connections, load paths, lifting, bracing, shipping, erection sequencing, tolerances, safety, code compliance, and constructability.
• Serve asasenior technicalvoicefor KRPI with Engineering leadership, project managers, drafting, production, quality, field teams, external engineers, architects, contractors, customers, and industry experts.
• Evaluate non-standard conditions, alternate details, field issues, technical risks, design assumptions, specifications, codes, and PCI standards to recommend practical, safe, and commercially aware solutions.
• Perform senior quality reviews of drawings, calculations, submittals, and engineering documents; verify compliance with KRPI, Knife River, project, code, and PCI standards;andprovidefinal engineering guidance where assigned.
• Mentor junior engineers and drafting team members while building engineering judgment, code understanding, review discipline, design-tool capability, and professional readiness.
• Improve and standardize engineering tools, templates, calculation methods, detailing practices, review processes, and design standards across KRPI projects and locations.
• Support KRPI’s safety commitment, continuous improvement, and related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• B.S. in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, or closely related engineering discipline.
• Ability to interpret and apply drawings, specifications, design criteria, codes, and project documentswhileleading technical discussions with customers, consultants, contractors, and internal teams.
• Advanced knowledge of structural engineering, reinforced/prestressed concrete design, precast behavior, connection design, load paths,constructability, tolerances,temporaryworksconsiderations, and building code requirements.
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills; able to explain and defend engineering decisions, code requirements, assumptions,risks, and precast concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Proficient with common business and engineering software; self-motivated, professional, courteous, schedule-driven, and effective with customers, managers, engineers, drafters, production, and field teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Multiple state PE licensespreferred, or achievable within
  24 months.
• Significant precast/prestressed design experience with structural and architectural components, connections, production constraints, transportation, handling, erection, field coordination, and PCI standards.
• Experience with Revit, Tekla Structures, Inventor, AutoCAD, or other BIM/modeling platforms.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers anddrafterswhile improving standards, review discipline, design tools, templates, and process consistency.

Why Engineers Choose KRPI:

• Design structures that are built, not just drawn, with exposure from concept through manufacturing, delivery, erection, and completed construction.
• Work directly with production, quality, project management, field installation, contractors, engineers, and customersonmajor regional datacenter, industrial, parking, commercial, education, and infrastructure projects.
• Develop specialized precast/prestressedexpertisein a culture…