Senior Bridge Engineer

HDR • Washington, DC

20h

About The Position

At HDR, employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each individual is valued and respected, fostering a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. The company cultivates a culture of inclusion throughout its organization and within its communities, constantly considering its impact on the world. Every role contributes to changing the world for the better. The Senior Bridge Engineer role involves serving in a lead technical capacity on bridge design projects, performing complex structural planning, analysis, and design for all structural aspects of transportation projects. This includes working on projects such as steel plate girder, prestress concrete, segmental and cable bridges, box culverts, and interchange designs for highway and railway projects. The engineer will also act as a technical specialist or Project Manager on mid-size projects and supervise more junior engineers.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• A minimum of 10 years bridge design experience
• Professional engineering license recognized by the licensing board for the location of the position offered (e.g., Professional Engineer (PE or P.Eng) license)
• Proven hands-on experience in all aspects of bridge design projects
• Familiarity with Bluebeam Revu and engineering software packages such as: LEAP Bridge Enterprise, FB-MultiPier, LPile, AASHTOWare BrR, midas Civil, MDX, SAP2000, CSiBridge, RM Bridge, spColumn, STLBridgeLRFD, or STLBridge
• Knowledge of ADINA, LUSAS, Bently OpenBridge Designer and OpenBridge Modeler and/or Autodesk Infraworks and Civil3d
• Experience using Microsoft Office Suite, MicroStation, AutoCAD, MathCAD, LARSA, Prestress Concrete Design
• Demonstrated leadership skills and ability to work with various teams
• Strong communication skills and willingness to work in a team environment
• Comfortable being viewed as a technical expert in engineering analysis and design and have proven background of technical leadership on these types of projects
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in Structural Engineering
• 8+ years of experience in design, inspection, and/or load ratings of bridges, tunnels, culverts and ancillary highway structures
• Working knowledge of bridge and tunnel standards of transportation agencies in Maryland (such as MDOT SHA, MDTA, counties) and Virginia (such as VDOT)
• Extensive project experience with Maryland and Virginia transportation agencies
• Familiarity and working knowledge of software packages such as: Merlin-Dash
• NHI Safety Inspection of In-Service Bridges OR Bridge Inspection Refresher certification
• NHI Fracture Critical Inspection Techniques for Steel Bridges OR Bridge Inspection Techniques for NSTM certification
• FHWA/NHI Tunnel Safety Inspection certification
• OSHA, SPRAT, Underbridge Inspection Vehicle or Aerial lift operator certification or equivalent training
• Project management skills
• Preference given to local candidates

Responsibilities

• Serve in a lead technical role on bridge design projects
• Perform complex structural planning, analysis and design for all structural aspects of transportation projects
• Work on projects that typically include bridge (steel plate girder, prestress concrete, segmental and cable) box culvert, and interchange design for highway and railway projects
• Serve as a technical specialist or Project Manager on mid-size projects, and supervise more junior engineers in the performance of engineering tasks
• Perform other duties as needed

What This Job Offers

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