Sr. Project Engineer, Team Lead (Bridge Inspection)

HNTB; Harrisburg (Dauphin County); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is seeking a motivated Structural/Bridge Engineer to lead bridge inspections and evaluations in Harrisburg. The ideal candidate will manage projects, mentor junior staff, and ensure compliance with engineering standards while maintaining a work/life balance. This role offers opportunities for career growth and involvement in diverse engineering projects.

Qualifications

• 8 years of experience with a Bachelor's, 7 years with a Master's, or 6 years with a PhD.
• Experience with bridge inspections and structural evaluations.

Responsibilities

• Lead and perform field inspections for highway and railroad bridges.
• Develop inspection reports and perform structural analysis.
• Mentor junior staff and oversee project teams.

Skills

Leadership

Technical Guidance

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Master’s degree in Engineering

PhD in Engineering

Tools

Load Rating Software

Job description

What We're Looking For

Our growing office is seeking a motivated individual to lead staff for in-service bridge inspections, load rating analyses, and various structural evaluations Pennsylvania and HNTB's Mid-Atlantic Division. The ideal candidate will be excited to grow client relationships, increase their own individual knowledge, and support mentorship of a top caliber team – all while maintaining their ideal work/life balance. This position will offer opportunities to expand your career in a multitude of directions, as well as own and manage discipline-specific projects.

Candidates should be an experienced structural/bridge engineer who meets the qualifications for a NBIS inspection team leader. The primary responsibilities of this position are to lead and perform field inspections for a range of highway and railroad bridges and develop subsequent inspection reports based on the findings. Additional tasks may include performing structural analysis and design, load ratings, design/repair plan and specification development, and cost/quantity estimates. Candidates should be comfortable overseeing the work of junior staff members and have the ability to effectively communicate with internal and external colleagues at all levels.

What You'll Do:

• Uses senior-level technical expertise to consider broad range of engineering solutions.
• Responsible for the discipline-specific planning, work distribution, and leadership and adherence to the schedule, and budget on complex or unusual engineering projects.
• Assists in marketing responsibilities, including proposal generation.
• Develops scope of work and level of effort and manages adherence to scope and budget on complex or unusual engineering projects within discipline.
• Oversees completeness and accuracy of project team’s work within the technical discipline.
• Provides technical guidance and mentoring to team members to achieve overall project objectives on complex or unusual engineering projects.
• Coordinates technical aspects of the project with client counterpart and teaming partners at staff level for work within the discipline on complex or unusual engineering projects.
• Leads discipline delivery on larger, multi-disciplinary projects. Works closely with other disciplines on multi-discipline projects.
• Assists with coordination and planning of schedules, hours, and distribution of work for other disciplines on multi-discipline projects on complex or unusual engineering projects.
• Recruits, hires, develops and retains staff, including development of plan for staff reporting, performance and compensation reviews, and succession. Coordinates schedules and approves timecards.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What You'll Need:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and 8 years of relevant experience, or
• Master’s degree in Engineering and 7 years of relevant experience, or
• PhD in Engineering and 6 years of relevant experience

What You'll Bring:

• Ability and desire to lead and perform field inspections of bridges according to FHWA’s NBIS, as well as other state and federal standards.

• Assist in the planning and scheduling of inspections including collaboration with local, state, and private agencies.

• Actively perform and oversee all aspects of the field activities and confirm the inspection is conducted in a highly detailed manner.

• Identify and properly document critical findings during inspections.

• Develop high quality and detailed inspection reports accurately depicting existing conditions and critical findings.

• Develop condition quantities and repair costs for National Bridge Element Level reporting.

• Perform and review structural analysis, design and plans as needed.

• Perform and review load rating analysis, calculation and report development as needed.

• Assist in construction phase services such as submittal review and field support.

• Provide technical guidance and oversight for staff throughout the project/task life.

• Mentor junior staff in their development, particularly inspection team members.

• Monitors quality and budget on all assigned tasks.

What We Prefer:

• Bridge inspection experience with local agencies such as PennDOT, PTC, SEPTA, AMTRAK, and/or DRPA.
• Successful completion of FHWA-NHI's NSTM Inspection Techniques for Steel Bridges Course (NHI 130078)
• Working knowledge of analysis, design and load rating software.
• Professional Engineer (PE)

Additional Information

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Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. #CB #Bridges

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Locations:

Allentown, PA (Lehigh Valley), Harrisburg, PA

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