Railway Bridge Practice Lead for North America

MVA International Headhunters; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

MVA International Headhunters is seeking an experienced Railway Bridge Practice Lead / Bridge Engineering Director to establish and lead a railway bridge engineering practice in Chicago. This role focuses on building a specialist team, developing client relationships, and driving business growth across North America.

The successful candidate will blend strong technical expertise in railway bridges with proven leadership, commercial acumen and people management capabilities to deliver large-scale

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in railway bridge or structural engineering.
• Proven leadership of an engineering team, department or specialist practice.
• Strong business development experience and established industry relationships.
• Experience with steel railway bridges, rehabilitation and asset management.
• Knowledge of North American freight railway infrastructure.
• Strong commercial, operational and people management capabilities.
• Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering.
• Professional Engineer (PE) licence, preferably Illinois, or eligibility to obtain one.

Responsibilities

• Establish, lead and grow a railway bridge engineering practice.
• Develop and execute a strategic business growth plan.
• Recruit, mentor and manage a team of bridge engineering professionals.
• Build relationships with Class I freight railroads, transit agencies and infrastructure owners.
• Identify and secure new projects, contracts and long-term client relationships.
• Provide technical leadership across bridge inspection, assessment, rehabilitation, strengthening and replacement projects.
• Oversee railway bridge asset management, capital improvement and structural engineering programmes.
• Manage project delivery, financial performance, resources and operational priorities.
• Ensure compliance with AREMA, FRA, AASHTO and applicable engineering standards.

Skills

Railway bridge engineering

Engineering leadership

Business development

Steel railway bridges

North American rail

People management

Education

Civil/Structural Eng

Job description

MVA International Headhunters is seeking an experienced Railway Bridge Practice Lead / Bridge Engineering Director to establish and lead a railway bridge engineering practice in Chicago. This role focuses on building a specialist team, developing client relationships, and driving business growth across North America.

The successful candidate will blend strong technical expertise in railway bridges with proven leadership, commercial acumen and people management capabilities to deliver large-scale