Bridge Engineer

You are a licensed Bridge Engineer who thrives on complex structural challenges. This role merges new bridge design, rehabilitation analysis, and detailed inspection under current AASHTO LRFD standards while leveraging SAP2000, LEAP Bridge, and AASHTOWare Bridge Rating to protect—and extend—the nation’s critical infrastructure.  

About the Role  

– Execute concept-through-final design for steel and concrete bridges, culverts, and viaducts in accordance with AASHTO LRFD, AREMA, and state DOT manuals.  

– Develop finite-element models (RISA-3D, SAP2000) to predict load paths, fatigue hotspots, and seismic response.  

– Author clear calculation packages, material take-offs, and bid-ready plan sets in MicroStation.  

– Perform on-site and drone-assisted bridge inspections; document condition states, fracture-critical members, and scour risks.  

– Run load ratings in AASHTOWare Bridge Rating; recommend posting, strengthening, or replacement strategies.  

– Design rehabilitation details—bearing replacements, deck overlays, steel retrofits, CFRP wraps—balancing constructability and traffic staging.  

– Interface with geotechnical, hydraulic, and roadway teams; resolve interdisciplinary clashes swiftly.  

– Provide construction engineering & inspection (CEI) support: RFIs, shop-drawing review, field fixes, as-built validation.  

– Mentor junior engineers; stamp calculations and drawings as Engineer of Record.  

Minimum Qualifications  

– Bachelor’s in Civil Engineering with structural emphasis.  

– Active PE license (or SE where required) within the United States.  

– 5+ years of bridge design and inspection experience using AASHTO LRFD.  

– Proficiency in SAP2000, LEAP Bridge, and AASHTOWare Bridge Rating.  

– Demonstrated expertise in steel and prestressed concrete behavior, fatigue, and fracture mechanics.  

– Competence with MicroStation or similar CAD platform.  

– Capability to climb, lift 40 lb, and work at height when inspecting.  

– Legal authorization to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.  

Preferred Extras  

– NHI 130055 or 130078 Bridge Inspection certification.  

– Experience on railroad, movable, or accelerated bridge construction (ABC) projects.  

– Familiarity with BIM for bridges (OpenBridge Modeler, Revit).  

– Knowledge of LRFR load factor calibration and non-linear time-history analysis.  

– Master’s degree focusing on structural dynamics or composite materials.