Precast Design Engineer: Structural Innovation & Growth

Knife River Northwest; Harrisburg (OR); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Licensure support & training

Job summary

Knife River Northwest is hiring a Design Engineer to execute engineering tasks for precast and prestressed concrete structures. You will perform calculations, support drawings, and coordinate with management, drafting, and customers to ensure project success.

Under supervision, you will develop specialized precast design, construction awareness, and project execution skills while collaborating across project teams and suppliers. Strong analytical and communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Civil/Structural Engineering required or closely related field.
• EIT certification or ability to obtain shortly after hire.
• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings, specs, and project docs.
• Strong understanding of structural engineering and concrete design; precast/prestressed knowledge encouraged.
• Proficient with Excel, Word, Outlook, Bluebeam, AutoCAD, Mathcad or similar tools.

Responsibilities

• Review plans, specs, and design criteria; flag questions or conflicts for senior review.
• Prepare structural calculations and support drawing development for precast/prestressed products.
• Develop design recommendations supporting safety, codes, schedule, and manufacturing efficiency.
• Coordinate engineering work with leadership, project managers, drafting, operations, and customers.
• Support building structures, bridges, and other precast/prestressed systems including production considerations.
• Quality-check drawings, calculations, submittals, and documents to meet standards; assist with reviews.

Skills

Reading drawings

Structural analysis

Project coordination

Excel

AutoCAD

Bluebeam

Mathcad

Communication

Education

B.S. Civil/Structural Engineering

Engineer-in-Training (EIT)

Professional Engineer license (preferred)

Tools

Revit

Tekla Structures

Inventor

AutoCAD

Job description

Knife River Northwest is hiring a Design Engineer to execute engineering tasks for precast and prestressed concrete structures. You will perform calculations, support drawings, and coordinate with management, drafting, and customers to ensure project success.

Under supervision, you will develop specialized precast design, construction awareness, and project execution skills while collaborating across project teams and suppliers. Strong analytical and communication skills are essential.