Project Engineer - Bridge Design

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Job Description

AECOM is actively seeking a highly motivated Bridge Design Structural Engineer to be part of AECOM's growing Bridge Design practice in Murray, Utah.

At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world.
We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it’s improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.

Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings, water, the environment and new energy. We’re one global team – over 50,000 strong – driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.

Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Performs specific and moderate portions of a broader assignment of an experienced engineer.

• Gathers and correlates basic engineering data using established and well-defined procedures.

• Works on detailed or routine engineering assignments involving calculations and relatively simple tests.

• Proposes approach to solve new problems encountered using modifications of standard procedures or methods developed in previous assignments.

• Identifies discrepancies in results.

• Provides guidance to entry level engineers.

• Performs work in accordance with agreed upon budget and schedule with little supervision.

• Independently performs all the tasks necessary to complete primary design.

• elements for engineering works. 

• Performance at this level requires developmental experience in a professional position.

• Identifies discrepancies in results.

• Provides guidance to entry level engineers.

• Performs work in accordance with agreed upon budget and schedule with little supervision.

• Independently performs all the tasks necessary to complete primary design elements.

• Performs design of bridges, earth retaining structures, miscellaneous other structures.

• Details and assembles bridge plans.

• Calculates quantities and develops construction cost estimates.

• Identifies discrepancies in results.

• Provides guidance to entry level engineers.

• Performs work in accordance with agreed upon budget and schedule with little supervision.

• Independently performs all the tasks necessary to complete primary design elements.

• Performs design of bridges, earth retaining structures, miscellaneous other structures.

• Details and assembles bridge plans.

• Calculates quantities and develops construction cost estimates.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

•    BA/BS + 4 years of relevant experience demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education

Preferred Qualifications:

•    10+ years' experience in bridge design

•    Experience working with bridge design and detailing on Utah Department of Transportation projects

•    Experience with using Bentley MicroStation

•    A current Professional Engineer license in the state of Utah

•    Experience with using LEAP Bridge Concrete Connect by Bentley

•    Excellent verbal communication and writing skills
•    Knowledgeable of standard engineering practices, techniques and applicable Codes.
•    Knowledge of current structural modeling software tools

•    Experience with MDX software for the design of steel beams

•    Experience with performing finite element analysis

•    Experience with designing earth retaining structures

•    Experience with bridge load rating