Bridge Designer - Barge Design Solutions

Bridge Designer

Career Area: CAD / BIM

What We're Looking For:
Barge Design Solutions is hiring a Bridge Designer in the Nashville, TN office. This position independently works on a variety of design projects providing seasoned solutions to Project Managers, Engineers, Architects, Landscape Architects, and others.

Responsibilities:

• Performs various assignments developing models and documents from outlines of objectives, requirements, and design approaches.
• Obtains project information and ensures drawings are accurate and complete.
• Plans presentations of complex items with design features that may differ from established standards.
• Provides seasoned recommendations for solutions to design problems.
• Communicates with clients pertaining to specific projects and attends client meetings.
• Reviews and critiques drawings and provides a quality check on others' work.
• Prepares cost and quantity estimates.
• Performs design calculations.
• May act as project specific lead for design work of others.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Mentors less experienced designers and EITs and offers advice and knowledge.
• Reviews work of others for quality purposes.

Education & Experience Qualifications:

• Two year degree in Engineering Technology, Computer Drafting, Surveying or equivalent with 6 years relevant experience, or other relevant combination of education and/ or experience
• Applies seasoned knowledge through progressive experience to resolve issues.
• Extensive knowledge of AutoCad, Microstation, and other essential equipment for field and office work.
• Provides resourcefulness and initiative to perform projects.
• Timeliness & Quality of work and budget adherence.
• Utilization rates align with goal. Proactively collaborates with Project Managers to meet goals set within Business Unit.
• Embrace our Purpose, Vision, and Values.
• Walk, sit, and stand. Occasionally reach with hands, stoop, kneel, or crouch. Occasionally climb 25-30 feet. Occasionally lift up to 40 lbs. Visual acuity sufficient to read alpha/ numeric symbols and perform challenging computation and design.
• Ability to adapt quickly and respond effectively to project issues that arise.

Why join us?

Barge Design Solutions, Inc., is an engineering and architecture firm with diverse in-house multidisciplinary practice areas. The employee-owned company is more than 400-people strong and serves clients nationwide from multiple U.S. locations. Barge is ranked No. 171 on Engineering News-Record (ENR)'s 2021 Top 500 Design Firms list, is No. 177 on Architectural Record's Top 300 Architecture Firms and is a certified Great Place To Work®.

Our primary purpose for being in business is ultimately to create a better life by unleashing the potential of our people, clients and communities. This purpose is supported by our company's core values because at the end of the day, Barge CARES:

• Collaborate - Help and expect help. Teamwork is essential in what we do.
• Authentic - Honesty, integrity and trust are at the heart of everything we do. We are who we say we are.
• Responsible - We are accountable for our work, our attitude, and our actions. We make Barge better.
• Excellence - We go all in and expect more of ourselves than others expect of us.
• Service - We are humble. We use our gifts in service of others.

We believe that if we are living out our purpose for being in business and integrating our values into everything we do, we will ultimately achieve our vision to be the firm best known for being selected when it matters most.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status or on the basis of disability. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled