Structural Bridge Engineer - Transportation

Stantec; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Stantec’s Transportation group in the Gulf Region seeks a Structural Bridge Engineer to join a collaborative team serving Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Jackson and Nashville. You will work on transportation structures, including bridges and related elements, applying strong design capabilities to deliver safe, efficient infrastructure.

Responsibilities include evaluating, selecting and specifying systems, and developing construction plans, cost estimates, and engineering reports for infrastructure

Qualifications

• Experience designing or evaluating transportation structures, especially bridges.
• Strong communication with clients and cross-functional teams.
• Ability to work in a collaborative, multi-disciplined environment.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate, select and specify systems for infrastructure projects.
• Develop construction plans, cost estimates and engineering reports for bridges and related structures.
• Perform design, analysis, load rating, inspection and rehabilitation/repair tasks on bridges.

Skills

Bridge design

Transportation structures

Client communication

Team collaboration

Tools

STAAD.Pro

Finite element analysis

Job description

Your Opportunity

Stantec’s Transportation group is seeking a Structural Bridge Engineer to join their Gulf Region. This role may be based in Baton Rouge, LA, New Orleans, LA, Jackson, MS, or Nashville, TN.

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 structures, and other structural elements.

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

This is an opportunity to be involved in a variety of aspects when it comes to bridges such as design, analysis, load rating, inspection, and rehabilitation/repair. Additionally, Stantec integrates skills and resources throughout North America, offering opportunities to work on bridge assignments throughout the country.

The Stantec bridge group in Louisiana has been involved in complex bridge design projects for the LADOTD and MDOT on projects such as an urban corridor with trapezoidal girders in Lafayette, LA; a curved steel plate girder interchange in Gulfport, MS; a navigational channel crossing in Lake Charles, LA; and a design-build delivery of an airport interchange in Kenner, LA.