Senior Bridge Engineer

Northern Impact; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A national award-winning engineering firm seeks a highly motivated Senior Bridge Engineer for its Illinois office. This role involves managing structural design efforts and ensuring quality control while fostering client relationships. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in civil engineering design and superior communication skills.

Qualifications

• Illinois S.E. License required.
• 10+ years of experience in civil or structural engineering design.

Responsibilities

• Organize and manage structural design efforts for multiple projects.
• Ensure quality control activities are performed for all assigned work.
• Design structural systems of cast-in-place concrete and structural steel.

Skills

Decision-making skills

Attention to detail

Excellent communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Structural or Civil Engineering

Master's Degree in Structural or Civil Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

MicroStation

Job description

Overview

National Award-Winning Engineering Firm is seeking a highly motivated Senior Bridge Engineer who is highly motivated, qualified, and client service-orientated Engineer specializing in Bridge Engineering. This position will be in the Illinois office.

The company has developed a mentor-mentee culture that allows them to share their experiences with one another, and in return, they can all grow personally and professionally. Where you have shortcomings, others in the company may have strengths. Keep that in mind as you read through our preferred additional qualifications below. We see value in anything you can bring to the table; even if it’s something other than what we have listed here.

Responsibilities

• Organize and manage structural design efforts for multiple simultaneous projects

• Ensure quality control activities are performed for all assigned work and back check work of others

• Interact and communicate effectively with design team members, clients, and other agencies

• Design structural systems of cast-in-place concrete, precast concrete, and structural steel

• Design of culverts, bridges, and retaining walls

• Perform and/or coordinate the review of shop drawing submittals and posts modifications as needed

• The candidate will work with team members to maintain and improve current client relationships, as well as develop new clients

• Responsibility for managing/overseeing scopes, schedules, and budgets for projects performed with the bridge group and daily successful operation of all aspects of project delivery including customer interface

Requirements

• Illinois S.E. License required

• Bachelor’s Degree in Structural or Civil Engineering (Masters preferred)

• 10+ years of experience performing civil or structural engineering design including load rating, bridge substructure design, foundation design bridge superstructure design in steel, concrete, pre-stressed concrete, post-tensioned concrete box girders, strengthening of structural elements utilizing fiber-reinforced polymers, and developing design calculations

• Experience designing with Illinois Department of Transportation design standards

• Experience in supervision of structural project staff

• Proficiency in using Microsoft Office products; and working knowledge of MicroStation programs

• Working knowledge of various structural analysis and design programs

• Good decision-making skills, flexibility, focus on quality, and attention to detail

• Excellent communication skills