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At KPFF Consulting Engineers, we are more than just an engineering design firm. For over 60 years, we have dedicated ourselves to innovative, sustainable engineering that shapes the built environment and tackles complex infrastructure challenges. Our team culture emphasizes balance, growth, and well-being, supporting each member’s professional journey with flexibility, generous benefits, and a collaborative approach to work-life integration.

With over 1,400 professionals across 27 offices nationwide, KPFF’s decentralized structure allows each office the flexibility to pursue projects aligned with their regional strengths. Learn more at www.kpff.com.

KPFF Consulting Engineers is hiring a full-time Marketing Coordinator to join our structural engineering division in Portland, Oregon. The ideal candidate is ambitious, thoughtful, creative, and detail oriented. This role will be responsible for creating compelling content and engaging graphics, maintaining consistency across channels, and assisting in creation of marketing materials to drive our firm's qualification, proposal, pursuit, recruiting, and marketing initiatives. You will thrive in this job if you find joy in working with a close-knit team, understand the need for ongoing prioritization, appreciate the balance of autonomy and feedback, and want to develop meaningful creative work that supports the built environment. This is NOT a good fit if you need a lot of defined processes, prefer siloed work environments, or have difficulty managing multiple concurrent deadlines. If you are interested in working alongside dedicated professionals in a team environment, this is the place for you. We take pride in our work and always strive for excellence in the services we provide.

This position provides marketing services to engineers whose clients are architects, developers, contractors and public agencies. Our marketing staff is valued and empowered to be innovative in their approach and passionate about their work. How we treat one another is as important as the work we do. This position interacts with all levels of the firm as well as clients and subconsultants. 

Please submit a cover letter with your resume to be considered for this role.

Role Description

• Manage subconsultant qualification requests and client deliverables
• Prepare and create written and graphic materials for internal and external audiences; including presentations, advertisements, articles, brochures, press releases, and more
• Coordinate awards competition entries; ensure compliance with award requirements
• Maintain the marketing database (Cosential); input and update client, project, and other supporting information; maintain content library, including previous proposals, boilerplates, and visuals
• Support internal communications efforts
• Coordinate specialized consultants (photographers, videographers, etc)
• Create and curate website, blog, and social media content
• Maintain staff registrations & professional staff licensure list
• Assist in the coordination of internal events (quarterly meetings, annual community and client events, food drives, internal company culture events, exhibits and conferences)

• Bachelor’s Degree in English, Marketing, Journalism, Communications, Education, Business or other relevant major OR a related combination of education and experience
• Minimum of 3 years professional experience in marketing; architecture, engineering, or construction industries are a plus
• Proficient in Microsoft (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite including (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop)
• Experience capturing and maintaining data in a database (Cosential, or similar system such as Salesforce, and Ajera, or Deltek a plus)
• Strong analytical and organizational skills, with an ability to multi-task and manage time effectively
• Excellent writing, proofreading, editing, and document production skills
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills, and a desire to learn
• Ability to work under tight deadlines and handle multiple assignments concurrently

Culture and Benefits
At KPFF, we offer a rewarding career path that emphasizes autonomy, innovation, and professional development. Our culture prioritizes employee ownership, teamwork, and shared values, creating an environment where contributions are celebrated, and career growth is encouraged. We support local collaboration with A/E/C firms and are committed to creating lasting relationships with our clients. We aren’t just colleagues; we’re a community that has been dedicated to collaborative innovation over the last five decades, providing you the platform to make a lasting impact on meaningful projects. KPFF Consulting Engineers offers a competitive salary and benefits package.

Compensation

• Base pay range of $68,000 - $76,000 annually, based on qualifications and prior experience
• Overtime paid at time-and-a-half with regular opportunity for overtime available
• Biannual bonus structure

KPFF Employee Benefits

• Hybrid Work Options (3 days in-office, subject to change)
• Medical Plan Options: Choice of Traditional PPO or HDHP with HSA, covering health care needs and prescriptions.
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA): Tax-advantaged accounts for healthcare and dependent care expenses.
• Dental & Vision: Full preventive care, plus coverage for major dental services and vision allowances.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Free, confidential support for personal, family, and work challenges.
• Life & AD&D Insurance: Company-provided life insurance equal to one year’s salary, plus AD&D.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan: KPFF contributes 3% of salary, with no match needed. 
• Disability Insurance: Short-term and long-term coverage at 60% income, fully covered by KPFF.
• Paid Time Off: Generous PTO, two floating holidays, and paid company holidays.
• Paid Family Leave: Six weeks at 60% pay, with options to use PTO for full income. Compliant with Paid Leave Oregon policies.
• Professional Development Provisions
• Transportation: 50% subsidized TriMet/CTRAN passes and free bike parking for all employees.
• Additional Perks: Located in downtown Portland, we are in close proximity to Midtown Beer Garden’s food carts, the Tom McCall Waterfront Park, and Pioneer Courthouse Square, and are centered on Portland’s Transit Mall. We provide free membership to the on-site gym and its fitness classes, a wide variety of complimentary snacks (including on-tap cold brew and kombucha), access to an employee lounge with ping-pong table and TVs, and more.

KPFF Consulting Engineers participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

KPFF Consulting Engineers is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, ethnicity, national origin, religion, marital status, sex/gender (including sexual orientation or gender identity), pregnancy, veteran status, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, or any other protected basis.

Not sure you meet every qualification? Research shows that women and people of color often hesitate to apply for roles unless they meet every requirement. At KPFF, we’re committed to building a team that reflects the diverse communities where we live and work. If this role excites you but you don’t check every box, we still encourage you to apply—you might be the right fit for this or another opportunity.

KPFF Consulting Engineers participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

KPFF Consulting Engineers is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, ethnicity, national origin, religion, marital status, sex/gender (including sexual orientation or gender identity), pregnancy, veteran status, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, or any other protected basis.