Structural Engineer - Bridge

About the role

Join Shive-Hattery’s West Des Moines, IA Transportation Team as a Bridge Engineer and advance your career while leading innovative bridge and civil structures projects. In this role, you’ll work closely with clients and have the opportunity to contribute to a variety of projects, including:

• Bridge and box culvert design
• Lake and dam spillways
• Retaining walls and tunnels
• Park structures
• Water and wastewater treatment plant concrete tanks
• Riverfront developments

Responsibilities

Work with experienced engineers and technicians while coordinating work within multi-discipline teams. The majority of efforts will focus on our long-standing public infrastructure clients who we work with locally and nationally.

• Must be capable of working on multiple projects simultaneously
• Must be able to drive and have access to an automobile, climb ladders and work off of elevated platforms and open grating, and wear personal protective equipment required for specific clients and sites

Requirements

• If you have a passion to make clients successful, create thoughtfully designed public improvements and have these educational and professional experiences apply now:
• Design projects as a structural engineer for transportation projects of various sizes
• Work with experienced engineers and technicians while coordinating work within multi-discipline teams
• The majority of efforts will focus on our long-standing public infrastructure clients who we work with locally and nationally
• Must be capable of working on multiple projects simultaneously
• Must be able to drive and have access to an automobile, climb ladders and work off of elevated platforms and open grating, and wear personal protective equipment required for specific clients and sites
• Additional responsibilities include overseeing shop drawing reviews

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering or a related field
• Experience: 4+ years in Structural Engineering
• Licenses/Certifications: Professional Engineer license in Iowa or the ability to obtain license within 12 months
• Experience leading project teams and interfacing with clients
• Experience with OpenBridge Modeler, OpenRoads Designer, Microstation and other bridge design software is a plus
• Experience with Iowa DOT projects is a plus

Skills

Experience with OpenBridge Modeler, OpenRoads Designer, Microstation and other bridge design software is a plus

Benefits

Benefit Highlights include:

• Medical, Dental, Vision – 4 tiers of coverage
• Voluntary Life Insurance – Employee, Spouse, and Child
• Voluntary Insurance Plans – Accident, Critical Illness, & Hospital Indemnity
• FSA – Medical & Dependent Care
• 8 Paid Holidays + PTO
• Paid Parental Leave
• 401K/Roth 401K with Company Match
• Overtime Bonus
• Profit Sharing Bonus
• First Time License Bonus
• Tuition Reimbursement & Licensure/Certification Financial Support
• Professional Development Opportunities
• Calm Meditation & Stress Relief Subscription

Pay

Competitive total compensation package, including industry-leading pay and over thirty-five benefits designed to support your well-being and career development.

Schedule

A flexible work environment and support for balancing personal and professional responsibilities.