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As of Aug 17, 2026, the average hourly pay for senior design lead in Oregon is $58.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $41.92 and $74.71 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

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Senior Design Leads are experienced professionals responsible for overseeing and guiding the design process within a company or project. They manage design teams, set creative direction, and ensure that design solutions align with business objectives and user needs. In addition to hands-on design work, they often collaborate with stakeholders, mentor junior designers, and help define design strategy and best practices. Their role is crucial in delivering high-quality, innovative products and cohesive user experiences.

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A Senior Design Lead plays a central role in bridging design, product management, engineering, and marketing teams throughout a project's lifecycle. They facilitate workshops, communicate design concepts, and ensure that user-centered principles are integrated into decision-making. Regular collaboration occurs through meetings, design reviews, and feedback sessions to align the team's vision and priorities, address challenges, and maintain project momentum. This collaborative approach not only ensures cohesive solutions but also fosters a culture of innovation and shared ownership.

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To thrive as a Senior Design Lead, you need advanced expertise in visual design, user experience (UX), and a strong portfolio demonstrating successful project leadership, typically supported by a degree in design or a related field. Mastery of design tools like Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, and prototyping software, as well as familiarity with agile project management systems, is essential. Exceptional communication, team leadership, and creative problem-solving skills set successful candidates apart. These abilities are crucial for delivering innovative design solutions, managing cross-functional teams, and ensuring projects meet business goals.
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SENIOR DESIGN ENGINEER

Knife River Corporation

Harrisburg, OR • On-site

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Posted 15 days ago

Knife River rating

7.4

Company rating: 7.4 out of 10

Based on 64 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

294th of 540 rated manufacturers

Job description

Job Summary:
Senior Design Engineers report to the Vice President of Engineering and serve as senior technical resources for KRPI's precast and prestressed concrete design work. Unlike Design Engineers focused primarily on executing assigned tasks under guidance, Senior Design Engineers independently lead complex design work, make defensible engineering decisions, perform senior technical reviews, guide non-standard solutions, represent KRPI in customer-facing technical discussions, mentor engineers and drafters, and help standardize engineering tools, methods, and practices.
Responsibilities Include:
  • Lead complex precast/prestressed projects; review plans, specifications, design criteria, and project requirements; establish engineering approach; and prepare or direct calculations and support drawings.
  • Apply advanced judgment in precast/prestressed behavior, reinforced concrete design, connections, load paths, lifting, bracing, shipping, erection sequencing, tolerances, safety, code compliance, and constructability.
  • Serve as a senior technical voice for KRPI with Engineering leadership, project managers, drafting, production, quality, field teams, external engineers, architects, contractors, customers, and industry experts.
  • Evaluate non-standard conditions, alternate details, field issues, technical risks, design assumptions, specifications, codes, and PCI standards to recommend practical, safe, and commercially aware solutions.
  • Perform senior quality reviews of drawings, calculations, submittals, and engineering documents; verify compliance with KRPI, Knife River, project, code, and PCI standards; and provide final engineering guidance where assigned.
  • Mentor junior engineers and drafting team members while building engineering judgment, code understanding, review discipline, design-tool capability, and professional readiness.
  • Improve and standardize engineering tools, templates, calculation methods, detailing practices, review processes, and design standards across KRPI projects and locations.
  • Support KRPI's safety commitment, continuous improvement, and related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:
  • B.S. in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, or closely related engineering discipline.
  • Professional Engineer license required.
  • Ability to interpret and apply drawings, specifications, design criteria, codes, and project documents while leading technical discussions with customers, consultants, contractors, and internal teams.
  • Advanced knowledge of structural engineering, reinforced/prestressed concrete design, precast behavior, connection design, load paths, constructability, tolerances, temporary works considerations, and building code requirements.
  • Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills; able to explain and defend engineering decisions, code requirements, assumptions, risks, and precast concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Proficient with common business and engineering software; self-motivated, professional, courteous, schedule-driven, and effective with customers, managers, engineers, drafters, production, and field teams.

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Multiple state PE licenses preferred, or achievable within 24 months.
  • Significant precast/prestressed design experience with structural and architectural components, connections, production constraints, transportation, handling, erection, field coordination, and PCI standards.
  • Experience with Revit, Tekla Structures, Inventor, AutoCAD, or other BIM/modeling platforms.
  • Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and drafters while improving standards, review discipline, design tools, templates, and process consistency.

Why Engineers Choose KRPI:
  • Design structures that are built, not just drawn, with exposure from concept through manufacturing, delivery, erection, and completed construction.
  • Work directly with production, quality, project management, field installation, contractors, engineers, and customers on major regional data center, industrial, parking, commercial, education, and infrastructure projects.
  • Develop specialized precast/prestressed expertise in a culture focused on safety, quality, accountability, employee development, continuous improvement, and long-term advancement across KRPI and Knife River.

Benefits:
  • Medical, dental, vision, HSA/FSA options, 401(k) with company match and profit sharing.
  • Paid time off, paid holidays, life insurance, EAP, training, professional development, career advancement, and licensure support where applicable.

How to Apply:
To be considered for this position, candidates must complete and submit an employment application at jobs.kniferiver.net by the posting deadline noted above. If unable to complete an application online you may print and send completed application to any Knife River NW address or stop in one of our locations to complete an application. Knife River is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status or any other protected category under applicable state/federal law.
If you are an individual with a qualified disability as defined by federal, state, or local law and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application for any reason, please contact your state employment agency or you may call 541-693-5960 to speak with a human resources representative.
Subject to pre-employment drug testing and background check.
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