Senior Engineer, Bridge Testing

Hiring Salary Range : $ 104,500.00 - 137,000.00

This range represents the hiring range. Salaries are determined individually depending on skills and experience. You will also be eligible to an annual bonus, employee share investment program (ESIP), Pension, Benefits, Railroad Retirement Benefits (RRB) and other perks.

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Job Summary

The Senior Engineer, Bridge Testing is responsible for managing, supervising and executing the bridge testing and remote monitoring programs, using various state-of-the-art field-testing methodologies and technologies. Moreover, the incumbent is responsible for research and development (R&D) of bridge testing and monitoring instrumentation, methodology, and safety improvement, either solely in-house or in collaboration with third-party developers, suppliers, providers, academic institutions or government and industry research agencies. The role provides timely information based on test results that are pertinent to decision making concerning slow order on bridges, subdivision load limits, acquisition of new railway locomotives and freight cars, and capacity rating procedure revisions for maintaining, strengthening, or replacing the bridge structures.

Main Responsibilities

Bridge Testing

·       Manage and review long-term strain gauge and acoustic emission bridge testing and bridge health monitoring programs

·       Plan, organize, and execute the annual bridge testing and monitoring programs

·       Coordinate with consultants and other CN departments to complete the program safely including establishing service procurement contracts

·       Lead field operations

·       Analyze test results and carry out structural analysis of the tested structures

·       Make appropriate recommendations on repair, strengthening, and replacement options based on test results

·       Provide relevant information to support management decisions

·       Research and  implement improvements on bridge testing and monitoring methodology, equipment and technology

·       Liaise on external collaboration with third-party developers, suppliers, providers, academic institutions or government and industry research agencies

·       Review and assess new technologies for adaptation to internal bridge testing and monitoring improvements

Structural Assessment

·       Analyze and rate various bridge spans on the network in accordance with CN and American Railway Engineering and Maintenance of Way Association (AREMA) guidelines

·       Ensure requested assessments involved thorough review of the most current drawings and inspection reports

·       Establish appropriate restrictions based on sound establishment of safe               load-carrying capacity of the structure

·       Provide Assessment Reports with recommendations for bridge maintenance, strengthening, and replacement requirements as well as outline consequences for inaction

Safety

·       Ensure personnel training are following applicable regulations

·       Coordinate safety action plans at bridge testing and monitoring locations

·       Ensure bridge testing vehicles, equipment and tools are in good working conditions

·       Ensure conformance to work site safety rules

·       Conduct in field and documentary audits of bridge inspection reports

·       Part