Senior Structural Designer - Manufacturing

POSITION SPECIFICATION Position: Senior Structural Designer Department: Manufacturing (MFG) Reporting Relationship: Engineering Manager, MFG COMPANY BACKGROUND KFI Engineers is a recognized industry leader in facility infrastructure design and performance. Since 1996, our culture of collaboration and unique capabilities have allowed us to make a difference in the way infrastructure and processing projects are delivered. Headquartered in St. Paul, MN, with numerous regional offices throughout the United States, and a team of hundreds of professionals, we offer opportunities to continue your career with mentorship programs, career growth support, and continued education. With KFI, we find a way to provide creative solutions to unique projects while providing the same care we would expect if we were the client. For more information about KFI Engineers and our culture, please visit www.kfi-eng.com . POSITION OVERVIEW & RESPONSIBILITIES The Senior Structural Designer - Level IV plays a key technical and leadership role in the successful delivery of complex structural projects. This position requires advanced proficiency in Revit and AutoCAD, strong knowledge of structural systems, and the ability to independently execute design tasks for large or intricate projects. The Level IV designer oversees design development, manages drawing production, and ensures technical accuracy across all deliverables. Operating with minimal supervision, the Senior Structural Designer provides direction to junior and midlevel designers, collaborates closely with engineers to resolve sophisticated design challenges, and maintains high standards of quality, consistency, and efficiency. This role also leads project setup, coordinates multidiscipline integration, and communicates proactively with project teams and stakeholders. Specific responsibilities will include, but not be limited to, the following: - Independently produce and oversee highquality construction documents in Revit and AutoCAD for complex or largescale structural projects. - Lead model development, drawing organization, and project setup, ensuring templates, standards, and workflows are applied consistently across design teams. - Interpret engineering design concepts, develop detailed structural layouts, and generate advanced connection details, steel and concrete framing plans, and specialty system details. - Perform comprehensive field surveys or inspections, document findings, verify existing conditions, and integrate field data into design models with a high degree of accuracy. - Lead the structural portion of multidiscipline coordination, identifying and resolving conflicts, aligning schedules, and supporting efficient project workflows. - Conduct drawing reviews with minimal oversight; identify discrepancies, document issues, and work with engineering staff to resolve them. - Provide seniorlevel input into conceptual design for selected systems, supporting engineers with preliminary layouts, constructability considerations, and design alternatives. - Ensure all drawings adhere to KFI standards, perform rigorous selfchecks, and enforce drafting and modeling best practices across the design team. - Provide work direction to team members and subcontractors, offering technical support across departments as needed. - Mentor, teach, and support the professional growth of developing team members. - Assist engineers in project leadership activities, which may include tracking deadlines, organizing design tasks, and contributing to project planning discussions. - Represent KFI professionally in meetings, site visits, client interactions, and multidiscipline coordination discussions. - Other duties as assigned. QUALIFICATIONS