Bridge Engineer

HDR•Bellevue, WA

2d•$131,373 - $180,024

About The Position

HDR's Bridge Engineer will serve as a project manager, technical leader, or a task leader for structural engineering projects of varying sizes and complexity that typically include bridge (steel plate girder, prestress concrete, segmental and cable) box culvert, and interchange design for highway and railway projects. This role involves preparing or reviewing scopes, budgets, and schedules, performing structural and feasibility analysis for advanced planning and type selection studies, and preparing related reports and technical memorandums. The engineer will also perform structural design and detailing of new bridge structural components (superstructure, substructure, and foundation components) for new, widening, and replacement structure projects, as well as structural design and detail of related earth retaining structures. Responsibilities include selecting standard bridge engineering/design procedures, developing structural details using specialized structural design and analysis software, performing structural load calculations, and assisting with geometric layout. The role also entails assessment and retrofit of existing bridges, producing and revising bridge material quantities, cost estimates, and specifications, and producing and revising construction documentation. Additionally, the engineer will review shop drawings and field submittments, coordinate with subconsultants to keep projects on schedule and within budget, manage day-to-day communication with the client, implement project quality plans, and review work of and mentor junior engineers and technical staff as needed.

Requirements

Master's Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering or a closely related engineering field and 2 years of experience in bridge engineering OR Bachelor's Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering or a closely related engineering field and 5 years of experience in bridge engineering.
Experience in analysis of new and existing bridge structures.
Experience with LEAP Bridge Enterprise.
Experience with LPILE or FB Multipier.
Experience with spColumn.
Experience with Bluebeam Revu.
Experience with AASHTOWare.
Experience with OpenBridge Modeler.
Experience with Prestress Concrete Design.
Experience with PGSuper (Bridge Link).
Experience with MathCAD.
Experience with AutoCAD Civil 3D.
Professional Engineer (PE) licensure is not a prerequisite for this position. Accepting licensed and unlicensed candidates.

Responsibilities

Serve as a project manager, technical leader, or a task leader for structural engineering projects.
Prepare or review scopes, budgets, and schedules.
Perform structural and feasibility analysis for advanced planning and type selection studies and prepare related reports and technical memorandums.
Perform structural design and detailing of new bridge structural components (superstructure, substructure, and foundation components) for new, widening, and replacement structure projects.
Perform structural design and detail of related earth retaining structures.
Select standard bridge engineering/design procedures.
Develop structural details using specialized structural design and analysis software.
Perform structural load calculations.
Assist with geometric layout.
Perform assessment and retrofit of existing bridges.
Produce and revise bridge material quantities, cost estimates, and specifications.
Produce and revise construction documentation.
Review shop drawings and field submittments.
Coordinate with subconsultants to keep projects on schedule and within budget.
Manage day-to-day communication (verbal and written) with the client.
Implement project quality plans.
Review work of and mentor junior engineers and technical staff as needed.