Bridge Engineer

Government of Alberta - Ministry of Transportation and Economic Corridors; Red Deer; On-site; CAD 92,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

Alberta Transportation in Red Deer, Alberta is seeking a Bridge Engineer to oversee design, construction, rehabilitation, and replacement of bridge projects. The role leads consultants, reviews designs, and monitors construction while ensuring safety, quality, timelines, and budget compliance.

The candidate will assess existing structures and contribute to long-term planning for the region’s bridge infrastructure needs.

Qualifications

• B.Sc. in Civil Engineering and eligibility for a P.Eng. designation from APEGA with five years of related experience.
• Equivalent education considered if candidate has bridge/culvert experience.
• Less than 5 years experience may be considered at a lower classification level.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate design, construction, rehabilitation, and replacement of bridge projects.
• Provide engineering leadership and oversight of consultants and contractors.
• Manage consultant selection, design review, construction monitoring, safety and quality.
• Ensure timelines and fiscal responsibility across projects.
• Assess existing structures and support long-term regional bridge planning.

Skills

Bridge engineering

Project management

Regulatory compliance

Leadership

Education

B.Sc. Civil Engineering

P.Eng. eligibility (APEGA)

Job description

Job Title: Bridge Engineer
Job Requisition ID: 87673
Ministry: Transportation and Economic Corridors
Location: Red Deer, Alberta
Permanent/Temporary: Permanent
Closing Date: November 25, 2026
Salary: $3,525.22 to $4,880.90 ($92,008 – $127,391/year)

The Bridge Engineer coordinates the design, construction, rehabilitation, and replacement of bridge and bridge-sized culvert projects, ensuring compliance with applicable codes, standards, policies, regulations, and technical requirements. The role provides engineering leadership and oversight of consultants and contractors, including consultant selection, design review, construction monitoring, safety, quality, timelines, and fiscal responsibility. The position also assesses existing structures and supports long-term planning and programming for the region’s bridge infrastructure needs.

Qualifications:

• B.Sc. in Civil Engineering and eligibility for a P.Eng. designation from APEGA plus five years of related experience
• Equivalent education in other fields of engineering may be considered if the candidate has applicable experience in bridge or bridge culvert engineering or construction.
• Candidates with less than 5 years of experience may be considered at a lower classification level.

Related experience and knowledge required for this role are:

• Bridge preliminary engineering
• Bridge and culvert hydraulic design or bridge and culvert construction engineering
• Project Management and Managing multiple projects in various stages of delivery
• Knowledge of department guidelines, standards, specifications and policies including Guidelines for Bridge and Bridge Culvert Design, Engineering Consultant Guidelines for Highway, Bridge and Water Projects, Standard Specifications for Bridge Construction, Standard Specifications for Highway Construction, General Specifications and Specification Amendments for Highway and Bridge Construction, Project Administration Manual, Construction Partnering Manual, Bridge Rehabilitation Manual, Traffic Accommodation in Work Zones Manual, Bridge Inspection and Maintenance Manuals and other related guidelines and manuals are considered as strong assets

Travel: 15 % of the time

Final candidates may be required to undergo a security screening

Visit our posting for more information about the roles, requirements, and opportunities available: https://jobpostings.alberta.ca/job/Red-Deer-Bridge-Engineer/607482217/