Engineer Senior Structure & Bridge

Title: Engineer Senior Structure & Bridge

State Role Title: Architect Engineer II

Hiring Range: $88,678 - $144,102

Pay Band: 6

Agency: VA Dept of Transportation

Location: Salem

Agency Website: http://www.virginiadot.org/jobs

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

What Drives You? VDOT is driven by safety, service to the community, and commitment of excellence! If you are an experienced professional engineer driven by innovation and a passion to design complex bridges and structures, we want you to join our Salem District Structure & Bridge Section team!

As an Engineer Senior Structure & Bridge, you will serve as responsible-charge engineer in the evaluation, designing, checking, and drafting of complex bridges and ancillary structures for new construction, maintenance, and rehabilitation projects.

Please note: This position is offering a $3,000 sign-on bonus and $1,500 employee referral bonus. Employee referral requires that the current employee's name be listed on the application.

Core responsibilities for this position include, but are not limited to:

Design, Analyze, & Check Structural Elements: Prepare preliminary and final bridge and structure designs for new construction, maintenance, and rehabilitation projects. Prepare bridge plans, sketches, and structural drawings. Ensure plans meet AASHTO and VDOT specifications. Investigate condition of existing structures. Analyze structures for safe load carrying capacity and perform structural calculations to ensure soundness and compliance of structural elements.

Project Management: Serve as project manager for new bridge design and bridge rehabilitation projects. Ensure effective development of bridge projects by coordinating design activities with other sections, divisions, and consultants. Assist in the development of scopes of work, develop and manage project schedules, review proposals and manhours, assist with negotiations, and coordinate activities for advertisement. Attend project meetings.

Project Team Participation: Lead or participate project teams as assigned. Ensure timely communications between project team members and stakeholders. Review and resolve challenges to enhance team performance.

Technical Guidance & Support: Provide technical guidance and support related to bridge construction activities, issues, and problems. Develop effective and economical recommendations to respond to construction problems and other bridge-related inquiries.

We are a “Virginia Values Veterans” (V3) official certified company and state agency that provides hiring preference to Veterans and Members of the Virginia National Guard in support of Executive Order 29, (2010). If you are a Veteran or Virginia National Guard Member, we urge you to respond accordingly on your state application.

VDOT is an Equal Opportunity Employer. For more information, please visit “Information for VDOT Employees and Applicants” at: http://www.virginiadot.org/jobs/.

We have Shared Values and a Code of Ethics. Your success in our organization depends upon modelling these values, therefore visit http://www.virginiadot.org/about/missionandvalues.asp to review them and, if in agreement, we welcome you to apply.

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience applying civil engineering principles and practices related to structural engineering to include strength of materials, statics, and structural analysis
• Experience in structural steel design, reinformed and prestressed concrete design and soil mechanics
• Knowledge of specifications, codes and regulations related to structural design (e.g. AASHTO and LRFD structural design standards)
• Skill in the use of computers and software applications to include automated engineering and design software
• Ability to manage projects and review and administer consultant design contracts
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with internal and external customers
• Ability to estimate quantities and cost of materials
• Ability to produce structural design plans and notes
• Ability to interpret construction plans and design specifications
• Degree in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, or related field
• Valid Professional Engineer license
• Valid driver’s license required

Additional Considerations

• Experience in the structural analysis and rating of existing bridges and sign/signal structures