Tom Burkhart

Senior Structural Engineer / Project Manager

Greater Sacramento

About

I specialize in multi-discipline project and program management leading design and engineering teams in the successful completion of projects. I am also a consulting structural engineer with 38 years of experience providing eloquent solutions to complex problems. I and my team routinely receive stellar client satisfaction survey recognition awards. Markets Include: Energy, Hydroelectric, Water Conveyance, Commercial, Industrial, Solid Waste, and Telecommunications. Specialties: Studies, Design, Consulting, Forensic Investigations, Remote Site Construction, Construction Quality Assurance and Peer Review. Positions Held: Senior Project Engineer/Project Manager, Structural Department Manager, Program Manager, Market Sector Leader, General Manager, Owner/Shareholder. Career Highlights: El Dorado Irrigation District – More than 25 years of continuous structural engineering and project management support for FERC Project 184, Hydroelectric System. Several Projects have received recognition by professional and construction societies. Worley Parsons/Siemens – Principal Engineer/Engineer in Responsible Charge for development of facilities and switchyards at each end of The Trans Bay Cable, 53-mile, subsea high-voltage DC link. This project received two recognition awards including ASCE Region 9 (California) award for Outstanding Energy Project. Design Professional in Responsible Charge for numerous State of California, Public Safety, remote mountain-top, microwave communication site replacement projects. Participation in several independent expert peer review panels for USACE hurricane surge protection projects/systems in NOLA.

Experience

  • Principal Structural Engineer at Self-employed
    Oct 2025 - Present · 9 mos

  • Senior Structural Engineer / Project Manager at KGS Group
    Jun 2023 - Oct 2025 · 2 yrs 5 mos

    Extensive expertise in all facets of new hydro projects and the rehabilitation of aging facilities. Wide-ranging capabilities include studies, concept development and design, procurement and construction support, as well as full-service hydroelectric performance testing services. Assisting hydro clients operate their facilities optimally, conducting dam safety reviews, engineering upgrades, developing manuals and resolving out-of-the-ordinary issues.

  • Senior Structural Engineer / Project Manager at GHD Inc.
    Oct 2014 - Jun 2023 · 8 yrs 9 mos

    Multiple discipline project management and engineering of buildings, tanks, towers, specialty foundation systems, submerged and buried structures and tunnels. Services provided include forensic investigations, feasibility studies and design through construction services for renovations and new construction. Projects include essential facilities, commercial and industrial buildings, water conveyance, bridges, flood control and water supply structures, and power generation and transmission facilities. Independent peer reviewer for a variety of agencies, reviewing projects for compliance with codes and standards as well as their constructability.

  • Principal Engineer / General Manager at Carlton Engineering, Inc.
    Jul 1994 - Oct 2014 · 20 yrs 4 mos

    Manage day to day company operations, including workload and resource planning and allocations. Principal Engineer in charge of various multi-discipline engineering projects.

  • Project Engineer at JDC Associates
    1986 - 1994 · 8 yrs

    Structural Engineering Firm