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BKF is a multi-service infrastructure consulting firm providing civil engineering, construction management, environmental, planning, and surveying services across California, the Pacific Northwest, and beyond. With offices throughout California and the Portland area, BKF has served transportation, water resources, land development, government, and federal clients for over 110 years.

At BKF, you’ll find a unique opportunity to grow your career with intention. Our culture values professional autonomy, innovation, and meaningful collaboration across offices. We are proud to be recognized with the Great Place to Work certification for the second year in a row.

BKF is seeking a mid-to-senior level design engineer, with 6+ years of experience, to support our San Francisco office. BKF is continuing to grow our Water Resilience practice with planning and design projects that integrate sustainable water management design elements, onsite water reuse, resilient design, and/or green stormwater infrastructure. Candidates should have a strong technical understanding of the site development process and the and the ability to lead design efforts and support project management activities.

Additionally, candidates should have a good understanding of hydrology and water resource analysis, and a strong interest in improving these skills through their work on site development projects of various scales that include forward-thinking water management strategies. Experience working on multidisciplinary design teams (landscape architects/architects/urban designers/planners) is preferred. This role collaborates closely with Project Managers and multidisciplinary BKF teams to deliver high-quality water infrastructure solutions while mentoring junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Lead and contribute to the design and delivery of water infrastructure projects
• Support project management activities, including scope development, schedules, budgets, coordination with internal teams, and technical deliverables
• Prepare and review engineering calculations, technical reports, plans, and specifications
• Coordinate with clients, agencies, and stakeholders, including support of permitting processes and regulatory approvals
• Apply BKF standards and best practices to ensure quality, consistency, and innovation in project delivery
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior engineers and designers Collaborate across BKF service lines and disciplines to support integrated project delivery
• Assist with proposal support and technical input for water resources and stormwater pursuits as needed

Requirements

• 6+ years working on site development projects
• Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
• EIT is required, California Professional Engineer (P.E.) license is preferred
• Strong interpersonal skills are essential within our close and client-focused environment.
• Strong initiative and technical problem-solving expertise

Physical Demands: Must be able to regularly talk, hear and operate a computer, keyboard and mouse and occasionally lift, pull/push and carry up to 20 pounds with accommodations.

Work Conditions: Exposure to constant or intermittent sounds at a low or moderate level consistent with an office setting. Exposure to high-stress, fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment. Travel to other BKF locations and client sites may be required.

Benefits

• The typical base salary range for this position is $127,015 - $155,241, annualized depending upon skills, experience, education, and geographical location. This is a salary position paid biweekly.
• Competitive salaries, profit sharing, and 401k.
• Generous paid time off packages.
• 9 Paid Holidays.
• Flexible schedules.
• Education reimbursement, Paid annual dues for professional and societal organizations.
• BKF offers competitive and award-winning benefits and perks. To learn more click here.

Our downtown San Francisco Water Resources office offers a culture of technical excellence and creativity in a flexible and fun work environment. We believe that each of us brings a toolbox of unique experiences and backgrounds that together can build stronger, dream bigger, and innovate faster. BKF recognizes the value of inclusive and equitable design in strengthening our diverse communities, especially as it pertains to water as a vital resource for global survival. We firmly believe that policies and designs that eliminate inequity for our most vulnerable communities are crucial to creating better opportunities and outcomes for all.

Team members at BKF have been at the forefront of innovation in the design and planning of award-winning built projects, high-profile campuses, climate adaptation studies, and large capital infrastructure projects that rethink our society’s relationship with water, sustainability, and equitable design. We have developed extraordinary cutting-edge technical tools to implement green stormwater infrastructure, non-potable water reuse systems, and resilient water resource planning at all scales. We also have a long history of being a trusted resource for multiple large public water utilities across the nation and as a result, our staff are helping to solve some of the most interesting and complex water and design challenges in the country.

BKF provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

BKF does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement and a specific solicitation for the position or other approved engagement request for the position with BKF, BKF reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited submittals are done at the risk of the recruiter.

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Qualifications And Requirements

Mid-Senior level

Mid-Senior level