Bridge Project Engineer

Parsons•Indianapolis, IN

20h•Onsite

About The Position

Parsons is seeking a Bridge Project Engineer to join their actively growing team in Indianapolis, supporting major transportation infrastructure projects throughout the Midwest. This role offers the opportunity to join a highly-skilled, collaborative, and flexible team, allowing for expansion in technical and professional expertise on major projects that will have a tangible impact on the infrastructure in the community.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Structural Engineering from an accredited institution.
10+ years of progressive bridge design and project engineering experience, preferably on Indiana State and regional transportation projects.
Professional Engineer (PE) license in Indiana (or ability to obtain).
Demonstrated experience delivering multi‑span steel and concrete bridge projects (new design and/or rehabilitation), including:
Proven experience managing bridge design and design‑build projects for state DOTs or similar transportation agencies.
Strong familiarity with relevant state DOT standards, manuals, and standard sheets (and/or other Indiana transportation agency standards).
Proficiency with bridge and structural design software such as: MicroStation (required, or strong equivalent with ability to transition quickly)
LEAP Bridge (Conspan, RC Pier) or similar
MDX / Merlin Dash, or equivalent girder design software
Finite element analysis tools (e.g., LARSA, SAP2000, STAAD, CSI products, or similar).

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Structural Engineering.
Experience with INDOT, or other Indiana–area transportation agencies.
Experience with OpenBridge Designer, 3D modeling, or BIM for bridges.
Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams, interface directly with clients, and contribute to business development and proposal efforts.

Responsibilities

Responsible for project deliverables including transportation design, plans, specifications, and estimates.
Drive quality management procedures on team.
Ensures that Parsons’ safety procedures are in effect.
Mentors and leads junior staff and engineers on bridge and structure projects.
Strives to obtain maximum INDOT performance scores for scope, schedule, budget, and quality.
Identifies the needs to develop a staffing plan for projects and pursuits including identifying needs for new hires.
Provide support to business development efforts through both technical expertise and business acumen.
Identifies strategic potential candidates to hire and lead recruiting efforts for these key Team hires.
Identifies and coordinates training needs and requests for their staff.
Develops career development plans with all direct reports.
Develops workforce forecasting to identify peaks and valleys of staffing needs.