Jen Schaeffer, P.E.

Jen Schaeffer, P.E.

I’m excited to join Kleinschmidt’s team working to deliver high-quality projects for the public benefit, I look forward to contributing to the range of services that Kleinschmidt provides in renewable energy and environmental enhancement projects.


Jen Schaeffer has over 30 years of civil engineering experience and specializes in project/technical management of civil engineering projects. She has provided technical management for large, multi-year, multi-disciplinary civil engineering projects in the environmental and nuclear (commercial and federal) sectors. Jen has developed engineering/technical memorandums for multi-discipline projects, as well as reports, plans, and specifications, working directly with clients and technical teams. She has a geotechnical background and has led geotechnical teams within multi-disciplinary projects with cuts/fills, deep/shallow foundations, and retaining wall elements. Jen has provided engineering construction oversight for geotechnical construction and performed various geotechnical analyses. She has also led extensive field exploration programs with rigorous quality and regulatory requirements such as nuclear power plant siting, hazardous waste repositories, as well as water treatment plants, and highway expansions. 

Jen Schaeffer holds a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and a master’s in civil engineering from Virginia Tech. She is a registered Professional Engineer in Washington and Tennessee.