Senior Structural Engineer – Bridges & Civil Infra Lead

01 Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 116,000 - 193,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plans

401(k) matching

Educational assistance

Time off for personal and professional

Job summary

Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. (WJE) seeks a senior-level Structural Engineer (Associate Principal) to lead bridge investigations, diagnostics, design, and rehabilitation across existing structures.

You will work with clients, contractors, and consultants while guiding a team of associates and drawing on mentorship from senior leaders. This employee-owner role offers autonomy to shape your career, opportunities to pursue client leads, and access to WJE's state-of-the-art laboratory and

Qualifications

• Licensed PE in Texas or able to obtain by comity; SE licensure a plus.
• Master's degree or PhD in civil/structural engineering; significant relevant expertise may be considered in lieu of an advanced degree.
• Minimum 15 years of relevant structural engineering industry experience, including technical and project management, with projects including structural analysis and design for repair, retrofit, and rehabilitation of existing bridge structures and/or other civil infrastructure.
• Demonstrated business development and client relationship skills
• Established regional network, including experience collaborating with state departments of transportation, e.g., TxDOT
• Excellent technical, graphical, written, and verbal communication skills

Responsibilities

• Project management, including client development, project scoping, assembling and managing project teams, maintaining project schedules, budgets, and financials, and managing client expectations and deliverables
• Technical leadership, including applying sound engineering judgment and a deep understanding of governing codes, design guidelines, and industry practices; collaborating with interdisciplinary project teams across WJE as the structural/bridge engineering subject‑matter expert (SME); leveraging your expertise for a variety of structural engineering projects, including the investigation, design, analysis, repair, and renovation of new and existing bridges and other complex civil structures, construction materials, loading conditions, and construction types; preparing technically excellent client deliverables; providing high‑quality reviews and oversight of work by others; and performing and training others in hands‑on fieldwork
• Mentorship, including exemplifying WJE's culture of shared destiny and knowledge sharing to better the team around you: locally and company‑wide, formally and informally, on‑and‑off projects, for technical topics and overall career development
• Contributions to WJE’s Civil Infrastructure practice and company‑wide objectives, including proactively fostering new and existing client relationships in pursuit of project work you are excited about; engaging the next generation of WJE professionals; collaborating with practice leaders on knowledge‑sharing and training initiatives; and participating in industry organisations, conferences, and technical committees

Skills

PE license (Texas)

Business development

Client relationship skills

Mentorship

Leadership

Education

Master's degree in civil/structural engineering

PhD in civil/structural engineering

Job description

Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. (WJE) seeks a senior-level Structural Engineer (Associate Principal) to lead bridge investigations, diagnostics, design, and rehabilitation across existing structures.

You will work with clients, contractors, and consultants while guiding a team of associates and drawing on mentorship from senior leaders. This employee-owner role offers autonomy to shape your career, opportunities to pursue client leads, and access to WJE's state-of-the-art laboratory and