Senior Bridge Engineer

AECOM • Conshohocken, PA

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

AECOM’s Structural Bridge Engineering Practice is seeking a Senior Bridge Engineer with a passion for bridge design/structural engineering. In this role, the ideal candidate will act as a Structures Design Lead on a variety of exciting, often highly visible pursuits and projects. The individual will have overall responsibility for all structural aspects of these projects and inter-discipline coordination of all technical issues with other discipline leads from initial design through technical support during the construction phase. This is an excellent opportunity to work within a well-established and very successful bridge design group that offers a diverse range of projects, technical challenges, and career development opportunities. As part of our Greater Pennsylvania Area (GPA), we have several offices, which include: Philadelphia, PA, Conshohocken, PA, Mechanicsburg, PA, Pittsburgh, PA, and Morgantown, WV. The Senior Bridge Engineer is a hybrid role, working 2 days from one of these AECOM GPA offices and 3 days remotely each week. AECOM’s GPA Bridge Engineering Practice works on projects throughout North America. These projects are delivered across many clients via various delivery methods. This includes steel and concrete bridges and other transportation structures, such as walls and sign structures that are critical to our nation’s transportation network and vital to local communities. These projects can include: vehicular, pedestrian, light-rail transit and freight rail bridges; stationary and movable bridges. Our Bridge Engineers perform evaluation and design for rehabilitation and replacement of bridges.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering and six years of relevant experience in transportation structures or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education
• Professional Engineer (PE)
• Valid U.S. Driver's License, and as a condition of employment must pass AECOM's Motor Vehicle Records Review

Nice To Haves

• Master’s Degree in Structural Engineering
• Twenty (20) or more years of experience with structural bridge design
• Project experience with PennDOT, Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission and/or other State DOTs
• Willing to obtain PE License reciprocity in the jurisdiction/s of the projects
• Proficiency with CAD and similar computer software
• Experience in Finite Element Analysis using CSiBridge or other bridge FE analysis software
• Experience in BIM delivery and/or modeling using Bentley Open Bridge Modeler (OBM) or other modeling software
• Experience with alternative delivery methods or projects with early contractor involvement

Responsibilities

• Coordinate all structural engineering technical aspects of pursuits and projects with other disciplines and in support of the Project/Design Manager.
• Ensure the structural design is completed in accordance with the contract guidelines and design documents.
• Establish structural scope, work plan and work schedule in support of the Project Manager.
• Lead all elements of conceptual, preliminary and detailed final design of new bridges and rehabilitation or reconstruction of existing bridges.
• Provide technical guidance and perform quality control reviews of design calculations, drawings and other contract documents.
• Prepare and/or guide the development of technical specifications and construction cost estimates.
• Manage groups of engineers, designers and/or specialists towards development of structural design documents and contract deliverables with minimal guidance or supervision.
• Assure conformance with contractual obligations by ensuring that design documents are reviewed and approved prior to release to the client.
• Train, mentor and develop staff and support career growth opportunities for staff.
• Support marketing coordination and proposal preparation.
• Participate in proposal interviews.
• Ensure that QA/QC procedures are being implemented and ensure the technical quality of deliverables.
• Lead responses to client’s comments on structural design elements of the deliverables.
• Anticipate potential budget and schedule impacts and initiate plans for alternative actions.
• Incorporate innovation in design and delivery.

Benefits

• AECOM benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absences, voluntary benefits, perks, flexible work options , well-being resources, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees