Structural Bridge Engineering Specialist

About the role

Join STV's Transportation and Infrastructure team in Irvine, Rancho Cucamonga, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Phoenix, or Denver as a Structural Bridge Engineering Specialist. This role is ideal for early-career engineers looking to work on highway, rail, and pedestrian bridge projects, gain technical depth, and grow alongside experienced professionals.

What You’ll Do

• Collaborate as a key member of STV’s West Region Bridge Practice, supporting a growing team focused on delivering high-quality transportation infrastructure solutions.
• Aid in the structural analysis and design of highway, rail, pedestrian, and related transportation structures across various project types.
• Support bridge design tasks from concept through final deliverables, taking ownership of assigned work and contributing to project success.
• Partner with project managers, engineers, and discipline leads to support project planning, budgets, schedules, specifications, and successful delivery.
• Maintain quality and consistency across project deliverables by applying sound engineering judgment and attention to detail.
• Contribute to plan production through CAD markups, layout development, and coordination with the broader design team as needed, including exposure to Building Information Modeling (BIM).

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering required; Master’s degree with a structural emphasis is a plus.
• 0–2 years of experience supporting structural or bridge engineering projects through coursework, internships, or professional practice.
• Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification or ability to obtain shortly after hire.
• Foundational structural analysis and design skills, with an understanding of the multidisciplinary coordination needed to deliver transportation and infrastructure projects successfully.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage priorities, coordinate assignments, and meet project deadlines in a team environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, along with the ability to build strong working relationships with teammates, managers, and clients.
• Working knowledge of MicroStation or AutoCAD, with a willingness to continue building technical design and drafting capabilities, including BIM.