Bridge Inspection Practice Leader from System One

What you'll be challenged to do:

Columbus, Ohio office has an immediate opening for a Bridge Inspection Practice Leader. The successful candidate for this position will be a qualified NBIS Bridge Inspection Team Leader who will be responsible for leading the firm’s bridge inspection efforts throughout the State of Ohio. Duties will include performing and serving as the project manager for bridge inspection projects with tasks including, but not limited to: planning bridge inspections; coordinating staff, subconsultants and equipment suppliers; coordinating traffic control; client coordination; and directing inspection report preparation. This role will also include identifying future projects and positioning the firm for selection; as well as preparing qualifications packages, technical proposals and cost proposals in the pursuit of future projects.

Additional duties may include the performance of structural design/analysis, preparation of load rating reports, construction documents, project specifications, and quantity/cost estimates. We have a National Bridge Inspection Practice, and the successful candidate will have the opportunity to work at the National level for transportation agency clients in states across the country, including Michigan, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Massachusetts, Maine, Connecticut, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Texas, and California.

The right candidate will be enthusiastic and passionate about focusing on the inspection and evaluation of in-service bridges. There are also opportunities to be trained and/or join our growing National Rope Access Team and to be involved in our UAS (drone) inspection program. 

General duties include, but are not limited to performing and/or managing staff in the following tasks:

• Managing and performing bridge inspection assignments on complex and signature structures.
• Documenting clear and detailed inspection findings.
• Reviewing or preparing concise structure inspection evaluation reports.
• Planning and preparation for bridge inspections .
• Scheduling and coordinating field operations with subcontractors and subconsultants
• Performing load rating analyses.
• Participating in bridge design assignments involving contract plan preparation and specifications, design calculations, calculation of quantities and development of cost estimates.
• Being responsible for accuracy of engineering design, reports, load ratings, and plans, quality presentation, thoroughness and follow-through, and efficient conformance to budgets, schedules, and company standards.
• Preparing qualifications proposals.
• Preparing scope of work documents, cost proposals and labor-hour estimates.
• Preparing project safety plans and quality control plans.

What you bring to our firm:

• Bachelor’s degree in civil and/or structural engineering with an emphasis in structures from an ABET-accredited university or college.
• Registration as a licensed Professional Engineer in Ohio.
• Completion of the following: NHI Safety Inspection of In-Service Bridges (FHWA-NHI-130055) and NHI Fracture Critical Inspection Techniques for Steel Bridges (FHWA-NHI-130078).
• Experience as a Bridge Inspection Team Leader for Ohio DOT owned bridges, with minimum of 10 years of total bridge inspection experience.
• Team oriented engineer with strong communication skills.
• Experience and training for the operation of bucket trucks, manlifts, and under bridge inspection vehicles.
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, etc.).
• Individuals should have experience in reading plans and shop drawings and evaluating contractor compliance with construction plans and specifications.
• Be eager to learn, be a team player and be enthusiastic.
• Exhibit a commitment to quality work and timely communication.
• Oral Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; responds well to questions.
• Ethics - Treats people with respect; works with integrity and ethically.
• Attendance/Punctuality - Is consistently at work and on time; ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent; arrives at meetings and appointments on time.
• Professionalism - Approaches others in a tactful manner; reacts well under pressure; treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position; accepts responsibility for own actions; follows through on commitments.
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
• Able and willing to travel throughout the State of Ohio.
• Physically capable of performing field work including working at heights, carrying ladders and gear, working in adverse weather conditions, etc.
• Valid Driver’s License.
• Actively engages multiple perspectives when solving problems, seeks to learn from peers, and encourages reciprocal learning among team members.
• Actively advocates for full inclusion in the workplace, fostering an environment that welcomes diversity and values equity for all employees, partners, clients, and the communities that we serve.

What we’d prefer for you to bring to our firm:

• Experience with engineering software packages such as MicroStation, AASHTOWare BrR. Staad.Pro, MDX, MathCAD, LUSAS and/or other software systems.
• Structural engineering background and experience with structural engineering design drawings, specifications, and cost estimates.

Work Environment:

• The work environment will include a mixture of office and field work.
• The work environment characteristics and physical demands described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions, depending on field assignments. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate, however, construction and field assignments can be severe (i.e. airport noise, inside factories, construction equipment, jack hammers, etc.).
• The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, talk or hear, and drive a car. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include ability to adjust focus.

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