TKDA

Head of Department

• Lead TKDA's growth-through-acquisition strategy
• Identify and evaluate acquisition, partnership, and strategic growth opportunities
• Develop and maintain a pipeline of acquisition and partnership opportunities
• Conduct market mapping, competitive intelligence, and industry research
• Build investment theses and business cases assessing strategic fit, culture, financial performance, growth potential, and integration considerations
• Lead acquisitions from initial outreach through closing, including valuation, due diligence coordination, negotiation support, and transaction execution
• Partner with the CEO, executive leadership, finance, HR, legal counsel, business unit leaders, and external advisors
• Prepare recommendations, business cases, and acquisition updates for executive leadership and the Board of Directors
• Build relationships with firm owners, industry leaders, brokers, investment bankers, and strategic advisors
• Represent TKDA at industry conferences, trade associations, and networking events
• Evaluate expansion into new geographic markets, service lines, client sectors, and adjacent business areas
• Support strategic planning with market and acquisition insights
• Manage the real estate portfolio with Company Leaders, including right-sizing, relocation, and renegotiation opportunities
• Coordinate cross-functional due diligence across financial, operational, legal, technology, human resources, cultural, and client areas
• Lead pre-close integration planning and post-acquisition integration activities
• Monitor post-acquisition performance, integration milestones, and synergy realization
• Develop reports, dashboards, and metrics tracking acquisition activity, integration progress, and business outcomes
• Present acquisition opportunities, recommendations, and transaction updates to executive leadership and the Board

Head of Corporate Development – Acquisitions

Project Manager

• Lead traffic engineering projects in traffic design, traffic operations, or both
• Oversee preparation of plans, specifications, cost estimates, technical memoranda, and reports
• Provide technical direction and quality oversight
• Develop project work plans, schedules, budgets, and staffing plans
• Manage project delivery and coordinate with clients, agencies, subconsultants, and multidisciplinary teams
• Monitor scope, schedule, budget, technical risks, and project performance
• Coordinate workloads and priorities across technical staff
• Direct and coordinate engineers, designers, and technicians
• Mentor junior staff and support technical and professional development
• Build and maintain relationships with public and private clients
• Identify and track opportunities, and lead or support proposal development and interviews
• Represent TKDA at client meetings, industry events, and professional organizations
• Partner with the Traffic Group Manager and Surface Transportation leaders on projects, client relationships, new work, and practice growth

Senior Professional Engineer – Project Manager, Traffic Engineering

Engineer

• Improve the safety and mobility of transportation systems throughout Minnesota and across the country
• Solve real-world traffic engineering challenges with a collaborative team
• Work alongside engineers, designers, and technicians on complex transportation projects for state, county, and local agencies and design-build contractors
• Collect and analyze traffic data
• Perform intersection operations, safety, and multimodal evaluations
• Prepare intersection and corridor studies
• Conduct analyses using traffic simulation and modeling software
• Prepare preliminary and final traffic engineering designs
• Develop construction plans for signing, pavement markings, temporary traffic control, traffic signals, and roadway lighting
• Gain experience across traffic operations and traffic design

Graduate Traffic Engineer

• Lead traffic engineering projects in traffic design, traffic operations, or both
• Oversee plans, specifications, cost estimates, technical memoranda, and reports
• Provide technical direction and quality oversight
• Develop project work plans, schedules, budgets, and staffing plans
• Manage delivery and coordinate with clients, agencies, subconsultants, and multidisciplinary teams
• Monitor scope, schedule, budget, and technical risks
• Coordinate workloads and priorities across technical staff
• Direct and coordinate engineers, designers, and technicians
• Mentor junior staff and support technical and professional development
• Build and maintain relationships with transportation agencies and industry partners
• Identify, pursue, and help secure new project opportunities
• Lead or support proposal development, interviews, and pursuit strategies
• Represent TKDA in client meetings, industry events, and professional organizations
• Partner with the Regional Vice President and Traffic Group Manager to grow TKDA’s transportation presence
• Deliver transportation solutions improving safety and mobility throughout Wisconsin and across the country

Mechanical Engineer

• Lead mechanical design efforts for complex plant/building systems and site operations for heavy industrial sectors, including mining, mineral processing, aggregate, and metals
• Design HVAC, plumbing, processing, ventilation, and process piping systems for heavy industrial facilities
• Prepare mechanical plans, specifications, design details, and construction documentation
• Lead mechanical and multidisciplinary design teams
• Manage technical, quality, financial, and safety aspects from project conception through construction
• Collaborate with Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, Structural, and Architecture professionals
• Mentor and develop less experienced team members
• Conduct business development under the Seller-Doer approach
• Contribute to marketing plans and cultivate relationships with stakeholders and client representatives
• Track prospective opportunities, develop proposals, and deliver capabilities presentations
• Participate in client consultations, site inspections, construction management duties, and industry conferences

Senior Professional Engineer, Mechanical Engineering

Civil Engineer

• Lead the mechanical design effort for complex plant/building systems and site operations for heavy industrial sectors, including mining, mineral processing, aggregate, and metals
• Design HVAC, plumbing, processing, and other mechanical systems for heavy industrial facilities and site operations
• Prepare mechanical plans, specifications, design details, and construction documentation
• Lead design teams for mechanical and multi-disciplined projects
• Manage technical, quality, financial, and safety aspects from project conception through construction
• Collaborate with Mechanical Group Manager, Market Managers, and Vice President of Mining on business development
• Develop marketing plans and cultivate and maintain relationships with key stakeholders and client representatives
• Track prospective opportunities and develop proposals
• Deliver capabilities presentations
• Mentor and develop less experienced team members
• Work with engineering, architecture, and multidisciplinary professionals on projects throughout the country

Senior Professional Engineer, Structural Engineering

• Lead the growth, direction, financial performance, and leadership of the Mining Structural team
• Provide structural engineering solutions for mining, mineral processing, aggregate, metals, and heavy industrial operations
• Coach and mentor engineering professionals and support their professional development
• Provide structural engineering guidance to project teams and project managers throughout project lifecycles
• Serve as lead structural engineer when needed
• Provide and oversee quality assurance and quality control efforts
• Manage projects and collaborate with civil, electrical, mechanical, structural, and design professionals
• Evaluate project scope, complexity, scheduling requirements, budgets, and planning strategies
• Coordinate project execution from conception through construction
• Negotiate contracts
• Develop and implement marketing plans under the Seller-Doer approach
• Track prospective business opportunities and make strategic project-pursuit decisions
• Lead proposal development and represent TKDA at project interviews
• Cultivate relationships with current and prospective clients through conferences and networking events

Group Manager – Structural Engineering

• Assist with drafting and design of mechanical system projects
• Prepare drawings using design production software
• Perform basic mechanical calculations
• Complete redline revisions
• Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, civil, and structural engineering professionals
• Deliver design services for complex plant/building systems and site operations in heavy industrial sectors including mining, mineral processing, aggregate, and metals
• Travel less than 10% to other TKDA offices, project or client locations, as required

Mechanical Engineering Designer

• Lead process engineering efforts for mining, mineral processing, aggregate, metals, and heavy industrial projects
• Develop process flow diagrams (PFDs), piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs), mass and energy balances, and process design criteria
• Design and specify process piping, slurry transport, pumping and dewatering, bulk solids handling, conveying, crushing, storage, dust collection, ventilation, water treatment, process water, and utility systems
• Perform hydraulic calculations, equipment sizing, process analyses, and system evaluations
• Develop equipment specifications and technical procurement packages
• Evaluate facility bottlenecks and recommend improvements to safety, reliability, throughput, and efficiency
• Serve as Lead Process Engineer on multidisciplinary industrial projects
• Develop project scopes, budgets, schedules, and engineering work plans
• Coordinate with mechanical, structural, electrical, instrumentation, civil, and environmental disciplines
• Provide technical oversight and quality review of engineering deliverables
• Support project managers with technical scope and client expectations
• Participate in design reviews, hazard assessments, constructability reviews, and operational readiness activities
• Work directly with clients to understand challenges and identify engineering solutions
• Participate in client meetings, site visits, and facility assessments
• Support proposal development, scope definition, and fee estimates
• Develop long-term client relationships and identify future opportunities
• Represent TKDA at client presentations, industry conferences, and professional organizations
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers
• Establish engineering standards, design practices, and quality procedures
• Promote innovation, continuous improvement, and knowledge sharing
• Develop marketing plans, track prospective opportunities, lead proposals, and represent TKDA at project interviews under the Seller-Doer approach

Senior Process Engineer, Mechanical Engineering

• Lead the growth, direction, financial performance, and leadership of the Mining Mechanical team
• Coach and mentor engineering professionals and support their professional development
• Provide technical guidance to project teams and project managers throughout project lifecycles
• Serve occasionally as lead mechanical engineer
• Provide and oversee quality assurance and quality control efforts
• Manage multi-disciplinary projects, including scope, complexity, schedules, budgets, planning, execution, and contracts
• Collaborate with civil, electrical, mechanical, structural, and design professionals
• Develop and implement marketing plans under the Seller-Doer business-development approach
• Track prospective business opportunities and make strategic project-pursuit decisions
• Lead proposal development and represent TKDA at project interviews
• Cultivate relationships with current and prospective clients
• Attend local and regional conferences and networking events

Group Manager – Mechanical Engineering

• Work alongside structural engineering professionals
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary mechanical, electrical, civil, and structural engineering teams
• Deliver design services for complex plant/building systems and site operations in heavy industrial sectors, including mining, mineral processing, aggregate, and metals
• Assist with drafting and design of mechanical system projects
• Prepare drawings using design production software
• Perform basic mechanical calculations
• Complete redline revisions
• Conduct site assessments and field verifications as needed
• Perform construction observation tasks
• Travel less than 10% to TKDA offices, project, or client locations; occasional overnight travel up to 15% may be required

Structural Engineering Designer

• Manage a portfolio of heavy industrial projects
• Lead multi-discipline project teams for facility design, demolition, balance of plant, and material handling projects
• Deliver full-service engineering and design solutions for mining, mineral processing, aggregate, and metals sectors
• Oversee technical, quality, and financial aspects from project conception through construction
• Contribute to business plans and market development efforts
• Maintain client relationships, develop proposals, and participate in client presentations
• Scope project requirements and lead mechanical design efforts
• Verify calculations and validate equipment sizing and selection
• Develop detailed drawings, technical specifications, and reports
• Coordinate design standards with other disciplines
• Conduct construction administration, observation, and inspection
• Mentor and develop less experienced team members

Professional Engineer, Mechanical Engineering

• Develop plans, design specifications, and detailed drawings for process piping and industrial ventilation systems
• Assist with creation of process flow diagrams and equipment arrangement and layouts
• Assist with construction administration, including interpreting plans, observing construction progress, and maintaining reports
• Ensure installation conforms with plans and specifications
• Collaborate with mechanical, structural, electrical, and civil engineering professionals
• Design complex plant/building systems and site operations for mining, mineral processing, aggregate, and metals sectors

Graduate Design Engineer, Mechanical Engineering

• Lead planning, design, and execution of complex industrial process systems for mining, minerals processing, material handling, and heavy industrial facilities
• Develop process solutions that improve operational performance, safety, reliability, and efficiency
• Lead process engineering efforts for mining, mineral processing, aggregate, metals, and heavy industrial projects
• Develop PFDs, P&IDs, mass and energy balances, and process design criteria
• Design and specify process piping, slurry transport, pumping and dewatering, bulk solids handling, conveying, crushing, storage, dust collection, ventilation, water treatment, process water, and utility systems
• Perform hydraulic calculations, equipment sizing, process analyses, and system evaluations
• Develop equipment specifications and technical procurement packages
• Evaluate facility bottlenecks and recommend process improvements
• Serve as Lead Process Engineer on multidisciplinary industrial projects
• Develop project scope, budgets, schedules, and engineering work plans
• Coordinate with mechanical, structural, electrical, instrumentation, civil, and environmental disciplines
• Provide technical oversight and quality review of engineering deliverables
• Support project managers with technical scope and client expectations
• Participate in design reviews, hazard assessments, constructability reviews, and operational readiness activities
• Work directly with clients to understand operational challenges and identify engineering solutions
• Participate in client meetings, site visits, and facility assessments
• Support proposal development, scope definition, and fee estimates
• Develop long-term client relationships and identify future opportunities
• Represent the firm at client presentations, industry conferences, and professional organizations
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers
• Establish engineering standards, design practices, and quality procedures
• Contribute to process engineering best practices, innovation, continuous improvement, and knowledge sharing
• Collaborate with the Vice President of Mining, Market Managers, and Group Managers on marketing plans, pursuits, proposals, and project interviews
• Cultivate relationships with current and prospective clients through conferences and networking events

• Assist structural engineers and designers with analysis, design, and detailing of structural systems for mining and heavy industrial facilities
• Develop plans, design calculations, specifications, and construction details for steel, concrete, and foundation systems
• Support designs for processing equipment, material handling systems, platforms, buildings, and other industrial structures
• Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, and civil engineering teams on integrated plant and building systems
• Work on projects across mining, mineral processing, aggregate, and metals sectors
• Assist with construction administration, including reviewing submittals, interpreting plans, observing construction progress, and verifying alignment with plans and specifications
• Travel to TKDA offices, project locations, and client locations as needed, up to 15%

Head of Corporate Development – Acquisitions

Senior Professional Engineer – Project Manager, Traffic Engineering

Graduate Traffic Engineer

Senior Professional Engineer – Project Manager, Traffic Engineering

Senior Professional Engineer, Mechanical Engineering

Senior Professional Engineer, Structural Engineering

Group Manager – Structural Engineering

Mechanical Engineering Designer

Senior Process Engineer, Mechanical Engineering

Group Manager – Mechanical Engineering

Structural Engineering Designer

Professional Engineer, Mechanical Engineering

Graduate Design Engineer, Mechanical Engineering

Senior Process Engineer, Mechanical Engineering

Graduate Design Engineer, Structural Engineering