Bridge Structural Engineer Jobs

This role provides technical leadership in the design and delivery of transportation projects, including: highway, transit, pedestrian bridges; retaining walls; culverts; over-height damage repairs; inspections and testing; and unique structures. Duties include project management, analysis, design, inspection, evaluation, cost estimating, tender document preparation, and construction technical support.

Responsibilities

• Management of Complex and Standard bridge projects;
• Assist with leadership and expertise re: client management.
• Preparation of reports and proposals;
• Bridge inspections, assessment, and rehabilitation design;
• Independent Review and Quality Assurance of designs and drawings;
• Provide leadership and mentoring to a team of technical staff delivering transportation projects;
• Specifications and contract document preparation;
• Review of shop drawings and field technical support of bridge construction;
• Quantities and construction cost estimates;
• Conceptual, preliminary, and detailed design of bridges, culverts, retaining walls, and other civil structures;

Qualifications

• A thorough knowledge of current design codes (CAN/CSA-S6) and standards is essential;
• Minimum 5 years of experience working in an engineering capacity on detailed design assignments for bridges
• Superior technical understanding, design abilities, and current on bridge technologies;
• Strong ability to communicate effectively (verbally, written, and executive presentations) with internal and external clients and stakeholders, and build well-developed teams and positive relationships; and,
• Experience with field review and inspection during construction;
• Experience with inspection, assessment, and rehabilitation of existing structures;
• Specific areas of expertise required are in the planning, preliminary and detailed design, and construction of bridges of standard and complex geometry;
• Working knowledge of structural analysis software used in bridge design such as CSIBridge, MIDAS, etc;
• University degree in Civil Engineering with a specialization in the field of bridge structures;
• Professional Engineer licence in Ontario

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