Senior Water Resources Engineering

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.

Our culture values professional autonomy, innovation, and meaningful collaboration across offices. 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 Civil Engineering practice with 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 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. This role collaborates closely with Project Managers and multidisciplinary BKF teams to deliver high-quality water infrastructure solutions while mentoring junior staff.

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

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

6+ years working on site development projects

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering

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. Travel to other BKF locations and client sites may be required.

9 Paid Holidays.

Flexible schedules.

Education reimbursement, Paid annual dues for professional and societal organizations.

Our downtown San Francisco Water Resources office offers a culture of technical excellence and creativity in a flexible and fun work environment. 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.

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