Structural Engineer — Help Shape Communities While Growing Your Career with KPFF

The Opportunity

We are seeking an adaptive and thoughtful Structural Engineer with 4+ years of experience to join our growing Nashville team.

This role offers the opportunity to build a meaningful career close to home while contributing to innovative structural engineering projects across the country. Whether you are looking to return to Nashville, stay connected to the community you care about, or expand your career opportunities without leaving your hometown, KPFF offers the project diversity and reach of a national firm with the mentorship, support, and connection of a local team.

In this role, you will contribute to structural engineering projects from concept through construction while continuing to grow as a licensed professional. You will work with experienced engineers, BIM professionals, and clients, with mentorship and career support from KPFF’s engineering team.

You will take on meaningful project responsibilities, strengthen your technical and leadership skills, and contribute to impactful work locally and nationwide.

What You’ll Do

• Manage all aspects of structural engineering projects, including planning, scheduling, budgeting, and resource allocation

• Perform structural analysis and design for a variety of building types and materials

• Collaborate with clients to understand project goals and maintain clear, consistent communication throughout the project lifecycle

• Participate in feasibility studies, site investigations, and structural assessments, as needed

• Prepare, review, and coordinate engineering drawings, calculations, specifications, and reports in accordance with applicable building codes

• Monitor project progress, identify risks or challenges, and implement mitigation strategies to support successful outcomes

• Support KPFF’s mission of creating a perpetual organization built on happy people, happy clients, strong financial outcomes, and great engineering

• Promote compliance with health, safety, and environmental regulations while fostering a culture of safety