Project Engineer I (Bridge)

Our client is a multidisciplinary consulting engineering firm founded more than 50 years ago. Our client approaches engineering challenges from a wider spectrum than most, from land development to energy management. Our clients goal is to help communities and private sector clients alike navigate the ever-changing technological advancements and learn how to best integrate smart solutions.
Responsibilities:
- Lead project teams in the performance of structural condition evaluation, load capacity rating, and conducting research on structural performance.
- Manage projects according to defined scope, schedule and fee.
- Develop and maintain client relationships.
- Independently prepare proposals, schedules and estimate budgets.
- Prepare reports with actionable conclusions and recommendations for infrastructure owners.
- Coordinate with the Bridge Design Group to develop the design of operations, preservation and retrofit of various transportation structures such as highway and railway bridges, overhead sign structures and others.
- Oversee the execution of quality assurance and quality control protocols
- Lead development of structural monitoring projects that includes bridge structural monitoring and building monitoring.
- Building monitoring is frequently in response to construction activity.
- Building monitoring includes vibration, noise, tilt, and deformation monitoring.
- Bridge structural monitoring is comprehensive and supports indefinite preservation of signature bridges.
- Conduct finite element analysis of complex bridges using CSI Bridge and other finite element modeling software for refined load rating.
- Assist with bridge design, bridge inspection and load rating tasks associated with transportation improvement projects, bridge replacement/rehabilitation projects, NBIS bridge safety inspections, locally administered transportation projects, highway, and bridges projects for a variety of clients. including PennDOT, SEPTA, DRPA, DRJTBC, MDOT SHA, MDTA and DCDOT, local municipalities and agencies in the Mid-Atlantic Region.
- Opportunity to work with challenging bridge projects using 3-D BIM (bridge information modeling) platforms.
Required Attributes:
- Experience with plan production and assembly.
- Demonstrated experience in finite element analysis using CSI Bridge, LUSAS, STAAD, SAP2000 or others modeling software; BrIM such as OpenBridge, MatLab, Python, MicroStation and/or - - AutoCAD experience.
- Bluebeam PDF editor experience a plus
- Professional Engineer License
- 8 - 12 years experience
- Management experience a plus
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Ability to work in a team environment