Senior Bridge Engineer

At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we foster a culture of inclusion throughout our company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world? Watch Our Story. Each and every role throughout our organization makes a difference in our ability to change the world for the better.

About the role

In this position, you will serve in a lead technical role on bridge design projects, performing complex structural planning, analysis, and design for all structural aspects of transportation projects. Projects typically include bridge (steel plate girder, prestress concrete, segmental, and cable), box culvert, and interchange design for highway and railway projects. You will act as a technical specialist or Project Manager on mid-size projects and supervise more junior engineers. Additional duties may be assigned as needed.

Responsibilities

• Serve in a lead technical role on bridge design projects
• Perform complex structural planning, analysis, and design for transportation projects
• Work on projects involving bridge, box culvert, and interchange design for highway and railway
• Act as a technical specialist or Project Manager on mid-size projects
• Supervise junior engineers in the performance of engineering tasks
• Perform other duties as needed

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Structural Engineering or related field
• Minimum of 10 years of bridge design experience
• Professional engineering license (PE or P.Eng) recognized by the licensing board for the position’s location
• Proven hands-on experience in all aspects of bridge design projects
• Familiarity with Bluebeam Revu and engineering software such as LEAP Bridge Enterprise, FB-MultiPier, LPile, AASHTOWare BrR, midas Civil, MDX, SAP2000, CSiBridge, RM Bridge, spColumn, STLBridgeLRFD, or STLBridge
• Experience using Microsoft Office Suite, MicroStation, AutoCAD, MathCAD, LARSA, and Prestress Concrete Design
• Demonstrated leadership, communication, and teamwork skills
• Comfortable being viewed as a technical expert in engineering analysis and design
• Commitment to active participation in our employee-owned culture

Preferred

• Master’s degree in Structural Engineering
• Experience with MicroStation, ORD, OBM, ProjectWise, MathCAD, and Bluebeam
• Familiarity with LEAP Bridge Enterprise, FB-MultiPier, LPile, AASHTOWare BrR, LARSA, and SPColumn
• Experience working with TxDOT bridge design manuals, guidance, standards, preferred practices, and software
• Knowledge of ADINA, LUSAS, Bentley OpenBridge Designer, OpenBridge Modeler, Autodesk Infraworks, and Civil3D
• Project management skills

Benefits

As employee-owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected, and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day. Our eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) help create a sense of belonging and foster a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute. Each group has an executive sponsor and is open to all employees.

Schedule

Full-time

Primary location: United States-Texas-Dallas