Bridge Engineer

WENDEL Companies; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 87,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work policy

Medical, dental, and vision

401k match

PTO

Life insurance

HSA/FSA options

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Wendel is seeking a Bridge Engineer to join our transportation team in NY offices (Williamsville, Buffalo, Rochester, Albany, or Syracuse). The role focuses on bridge design, project delivery, and coordination on mid to large projects with a strong emphasis on technical excellence.

You will develop design deliverables, coordinate with clients, and mentor junior staff, while contributing to business development and proposal efforts. Hybrid work arrangements are available.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering required.
• 6+ years of bridge design experience.
• PE is a plus.
• Experience on NYSDOT, and Local Administered Federal Aid transportation projects.
• Experience with AutoCAD Civil 3D experience a plus.
• Proficiency with Bridge Design Software
• Knowledge of AASHTO and NYSDOT specifications and standards.
• Strong oral and written communication skills and interpersonal relationships skills.

Responsibilities

• Performs technical discipline tasks related to bridge and bridge-related work including research, report preparation, design, and specification/plan preparation to ensure the most efficient and cost-effective execution of assigned projects.
• Assists with business development activities, including meeting with clients.
• Assists with preparing and coordinating proposal efforts to secure work.
• Provide mentoring and guidance for junior engineering staff.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Project engineering

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering

Professional Engineer (PE)

Tools

AutoCAD Civil 3D

Bridge design software

Job description

Wendel is currently seeking a Bridge Engineer to join our team. This role is open in our Williamsville, Buffalo, Rochester, Albany, or Syracuse, NY offices. The successful candidate must be technically astute in transportation and/or highway engineering and have a proven background in the development of transportation and/or highway projects. This role will often perform as a technical specialist or project engineer on mid to large size projects.

• Performs technical discipline tasks related to bridge and bridge-related work including research, report preparation, design, and specification/plan preparation to ensure the most efficient and cost-effective execution of assigned projects.
• Assists with business development activities, including meeting with clients.
• Assists with preparing and coordinating proposal efforts to secure work.
• Provide mentoring and guidance for junior engineering staff.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering required.
• 6+ years of bridge design experience.
• PE is a plus.
• Experience on NYSDOT, and Local Administered Federal Aid transportation projects.
• Experience with AutoCAD Civil 3D experience a plus.
• Proficiency with Bridge Design Software
• Knowledge of ASSHTO and NYSDOT specifications and standards.
• Strong oral and written communication skills and interpersonal relationships skills.

What we offer

• Employee-focused company culture and work environment.
• Work-life balance including:
  • Hybrid work policy
  • Flexible work
• Great benefits including:
  • Medical, dental, and vision
  • 401k match
  • PTO
  • Life insurance
• HSA and FSA options.
• Career advancement opportunities with Career and Professional Development.
• Wellness programs and health stipend.

Salary range

$87,000 – $130,000

Wendel is committed to providing fair, competitive, and market-informed compensation. Salary offered will be determined based the successful candidates’ relevant education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities. The salary offered will also take into consideration regional adjustment factors.

Hear from Our Team

We asked our employees to share what they love most about working at Wendel, and the overwhelming response was that everyone loves working in an environment where the team has each other’s backs. They also liked our flexible, hybrid work policy. With nationwide project and office locations, Wendel presents the opportunity to work on an exciting variety of projects with a diverse group of clients. They said they like our respect-based and team-oriented culture, and our transparent communication philosophy.

Helping our employees reach their professional goals is important to us, and we take pride in providing a variety of professional development opportunities. We utilize an annual career development process, for every employee that ensures career mobility, growth, and company ownership potential. If you are looking to make a real impact, challenge the status quo, and achieve high-performing results, Wendel is the place for you!

Details

Don’t meet every single requirement? We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Wendel is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer and provides a drug free workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, age, pregnancy, national origin, protected veteran status or disability status. We are a VEVRAA federal contractor and request priority referrals of all protected veterans.