Staff Structural Engineer - Bridges (Kansas City)

Responsibilities

• Work with a multi-discipline team of engineers and technicians on the analysis, design, and plan production for structural projects and primarily bridge projects.
• Responsible for design quality and accuracy of engineering plans within desired budget and scope.
• Responsible for QA/QC process adherence.
• Achieve stated targets and standards for financial performance.
• Perform a variety of structural bridge design tasks including geometrics and layout, steel and concrete superstructures, foundations of all types, bridge hydraulics, bridge inspection and load rating, construction engineering, specifications and cost estimates.
• Serve as a task lead for structural bridge design tasks and quality reviews.
• Makes independent decisions on engineering problems and selects appropriate structural solutions that are cost effective and constructible.
• Apply theoretical knowledge and technical experience to tackle uncommon and complex structural configurations.
• Participate in project team meetings and communicate effectively with project team members.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, with an emphasis in structural engineering.
• Master’s degree with an emphasis in structural engineering strongly preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years related experience, and up to 20 years, in a variety of engineering projects.
• The candidate must be a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) or on track to take the PE exam.
• Licensed Structural Engineer (SE) or on track to take the SE exam is desirable.
• Bridge inspection certification desirable.
• Candidate must possess advanced technical proficiency, critical thinking skills, and problem-solving ability.
• Experience with the design of different bridge components including superstructures, substructures and foundations.
• Experience executing engineering designs with aid of software such as OpenBridge, MDX, RISA, MIDAS or equivalent.
• Knowledge of CADD software including Bentley MicroStation.