Principal Bridge Engineer

Mott MacDonald; Calgary; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Principal Bridge Engineer to join their dynamic team in Calgary. This role involves leading innovative bridge design projects, mentoring junior staff, and fostering a collaborative culture. With a focus on sustainability and excellence, you will have the opportunity to influence iconic infrastructure projects across North America. The company promotes a hybrid working policy, ensuring flexibility and well-being for all employees. If you are passionate about engineering and eager to make a difference, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in transportation-related structural design.
• Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) status with APEGA required.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Bridge Team and support recruitment and development initiatives.
• Deliver innovative design solutions for new bridge projects.
• Coordinate with internal teams to share best practices and technical excellence.

Skills

Bridge Engineering

Structural Design

Project Management

Digital Tools Application

Effective Communication

Team Leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Structural Engineering

Master's Degree in Structural Engineering

Job description

Here at Mott MacDonald, we are experts in engineering, management, and development services supporting multisector project work in over 150 countries. One of the largest employee-owned companies in the world, we pride ourselves in our ability to deliver exceptional outcomes through the connected thinking of our 20,000+ talented consultants. Sustainability and innovation are at the heart of all of our sectors which, in North America include Advisory, Built Environment, Energy, Transportation, and Water.

Thanks to an expanding project portfolio Mott MacDonald Canada has a new opportunity for an experienced Bridge Engineer, to join us as our Principal Bridge Engineer in our dynamic and growing team working on iconic infrastructural projects, locally, nationally, and globally.

Responsibilities

1. Support our Canadian Bridge Leadership team through recruitment of additional staff, developing the existing team, managing utilization and supporting business / strategic planning initiatives.
2. Advise on team structure, and actively mentor, coach, and plan for succession.
3. Organize tasks to balance the needs of people, projects, and clients, and delegate tasks effectively when needed.
4. Continue to develop a collaborative and respectful culture that encourages excellence, innovation, and learning.
5. Demonstrate behaviors that promote our Purpose and align with our PRIDE values.
6. Focus on health, safety, wellbeing, and career development of the Bridge Team.
7. Win work – work with Account Leads to pursue opportunities, supporting Business Development as necessary.
8. Deliver innovative design solutions for new bridge design and bridge rehabilitations using current design standards and guidelines by drawing on a range of structural skills.
9. Provide leadership on matters of bridge engineering practice, including codes and standards, calculations, and construction drawings. Establish processes, procedures, and systems to enable the team’s efficient production of consistent and high-quality deliverables.
10. Coordinate with other internal bridge and structural team leads in the business to share best practices, lessons learned, and to contribute to a strong technical excellence culture.
11. Motivate colleagues to achieve their goals and objectives and provide constructive feedback to help them improve.

Candidate Specifications

1. A strong academic background, with a bachelor’s level degree in Structural Engineering (a master’s degree would be considered an asset).
2. 15+ years of relevant industry / project experience on transportation related structural design (bridges, culverts, retaining walls, etc). Ability to take ownership and accountability for structural design work.
3. Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) status with APEGA.
4. Project delivery experience with Alberta Transportation and Economic Corridors (ATEC) and local municipalities.
5. Strong technical skills associated with the design of bridges.
6. Passion for the application of digital tools and technology to develop innovative design solutions.
7. Ability and enthusiasm for supervising the work of others, including check and approval of key deliverables.
8. Gained project management skills and collaborative project delivery capabilities.
9. Effective communication, interpersonal, and teamwork skills; able to collaborate effectively with all levels of staff and clients and nurture the development of junior staff.
10. Experience delivering work outside of the transportation sectors (i.e. Energy) as well as prior experience in a team or resource leadership role would be considered an asset.

Our teams are comprised of bright and enthusiastic people who wish to make a difference to the world that we live in. If you share that vision and don’t have all the experience outlined in this posting, we still want to hear from you!

Let’s discuss how we can help you take the next step in your career and how you can participate in an exciting new chapter for Mott MacDonald in North America.

We seek to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they have the opportunity to contribute.

At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team, and personal commitments. We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well-being, flexibility, and trust.

More about Mott MacDonald

We’re a global engineering, management and development consultancy. Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities and employee opportunities. A fundamental part of this is respecting each person’s differences and striving to meet their needs.