Senior Structural / Bridge Engineer

Stantec; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Stantec in Tampa, Florida seeks a Senior Structural / Bridge Engineer to join the Transportation team. You will contribute to design, analysis, and field assessments on bridges and related structures, collaborating with a team and communicating with clients.

The role involves developing construction plans, specifications, and cost estimates for infrastructure projects, including bridges and seawalls, with opportunities to advance technical leadership and design capabilities.

Qualifications

• Experience with transportation structures, including bridges, seawalls, and pedestrian structures.

Responsibilities

• Select and apply design criteria for minor bridge design and load rating.
• Prepare engineering calculations and design documents.
• Prepare contract documents for bridges, retaining walls, box culverts, signal/sign structures or pedestrian structures.
• Perform field inspections and condition assessments.
• Recognize when technical problems are developing and initiate corrective actions.
• Utilize STAAD, Leap Bridge, MathCAD for design and analysis.
• Prepare working and final drawings using MicroStation or AutoCAD.

Skills

Communication skills

Team player

Bridge design

Structural analysis

Tools

STAAD

Leap Bridge

MathCAD

MicroStation

AutoCAD

Job description

Your Opportunity

Stantec is seeking a Senior Structural / Bridge Engineer to join the Transportation team in Tampa, Florida. We seek a team player who desires a highly collaborative work environment, has excellent client and communication skills, and strong design capabilities. We seek a candidate with expertise with Transportation structures, including bridges, transportation related miscellaneous structures, and other structural elements such as seawalls and pedestrian structures.

This role offers the opportunity to work on evaluating, selecting, specifying, and engineering systems or products for a project. A Senior Structural Engineer will perform a variety of tasks which may include development of construction plans, specifications, cost estimate, engineering reports and studies for infrastructure projects, including bridges, transportation related structures, and other structural elements.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Select and apply appropriate design criteria to perform minor bridge design and load rating assignments.
• Prepares engineering project documents, such as design calculations, pertaining to specific projects.
• Prepare high quality contract documents (plans, specifications, and estimates) for the construction of structures such as bridges, retaining walls, box culverts, signal/sign structures or pedestrian structures.
• Perform field inspections and condition assessments.
• Recognizes when technical problems are developing and initiates appropriate corrective actions.
• Utilizes relevant software packages to perform structural design and analysis (STAAD, Leap Bridge, MathCAD, and spreadsheets).
• Utilizes relevant software programs to prepare working and final drawings in accordance with client standards (MicroStation, AutoCAD).