Rail Bridge Engineer

2 weeks ago

Kansas City, Missouri, United States HDR Full time

At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we work to weave diversity, equity, and inclusion into our work and foster a sense of belonging throughout the company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world?

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Job Description:

At this point in your career, you know what you're looking for in your next role. A solid company with collaborative colleagues that do interesting and unique work for clients that trust them to push open the doors to what's possible. That's what you'll find at HDR.

HDR is an employee-owned company with more than 100 years of making great things possible, together with our clients. Our pride is in our people - smart, hardworking team members who take their employee ownership seriously and will have your back at every turn. Their expertise will inspire you to be your best and develop new and better solutions.

We invite you to build your transportation career at HDR. Our global team is looking for a success-oriented Senior Rail Bridge Engineer that will be a key player in the continued growth of HDR's freight rail program.

The freight rail network is a vital link in our national and global supply chain markets. Your work at HDR results in critical infrastructure for the sustainable movement of goods and people. Whether it is a traditional railroad structure across a major river or an engineering marvel that redefines freight mobility at historic bottlenecks, you will have created something that matters.

HDR Rail Bridge Engineers thrive in entrepreneurial environments where team members are encouraged to shape their work roles to their strengths and interests. Our proven workshare approach provides opportunities to work across our transportation program and participate with clients and projects around the globe. Our culture of innovation and collaboration places a strong emphasis on team spirit, diversity thoughtfulness, growth and learning, discipline expertise, and personal accountability offering you a rewarding career in our dynamic, high-performance environment.

We understand your career is a big part of your life, but it's not your whole life. We offer benefits that look out for your health and wellness from a "whole you" perspective. Whether you are continuing your education, mapping your financial future, balancing work and family, or planning for retirement, we want to support your personal and professional goals. Benefits include an excellent medical plan, paid time off, tuition assistance, 401(k) and employee stock ownership plans - and more At HDR, you can own your future, own your company, and own who you are. If that sounds good to you, please apply

Primary Responsibilities:

As an employee-owner in this Rail Bridge Engineer role, we'll count on you to:

  • Serve as Discipline or Task Lead for railroad bridge/structural engineering/design projects, and other offices to support the Freight Rail Market Sector and other market sectors as needed.
  • Support Project Managers by leading or participating in marketing and contracting activities.
  • Manage scope, budget, and schedule, as well as the development of design criteria, specifications, project guides, project meeting notes, and cost-estimating activities.
  • Perform railroad bridge/structural engineering/design planning, analysis, and design aspects of rail and rail-related transportation projects.
  • Lead and/or perform detailed QC reviews of projects.
  • Support Project Managers by leading, or participating in client and stakeholder visits, site visits, field assessments, and construction inspections as needed.
  • Attend industry events and represent HDR as needed.
  • Mentor younger staff and support technical development.
  • Supervise junior staff performance of engineering tasks.
  • Work across industries with rail, industrial, terminal, utility, agency, DOT, port, transit, and other industry clients.
  • Provide leadership across technical disciplines.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Master's of Science in Structural Engineering.
  • S.E. license.
  • Ability to become licensed as a P.E. or P. Eng. in additional jurisdictions through the NCEES or similar.
  • Project Management experience managing projects for rail, industrial or transit clients.
  • Demonstrated client development or client management experience.
  • Construction inspection or construction management experience is a plus.
  • Experience in technical writing, communicating, and presenting to clients and the public is desirable.
  • Familiarity with engineering software packages such as: LARSA, LEAP Bridge Enterprise, FB-MultiPier, LPile, SAP2000, CSiBridge, ADINA, spColumn, and/or LUSAS.
  • Experience working with AREMA's Manual for Railway Engineering and/or other railroad design guidelines, specifications, and criteria.
  • Proficiency in railroad structural analysis programs, bridge design software, load rating and bridge rehabilitation.
  • Desire to mentor younger staff and grow in skill set related to the railroad industry.
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Qualifications

Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree
  • Previous experience in bridge design
  • Professional Engineer (PE) license
  • Select standard bridge engineering/designprocedures, develop structural details using specialized structural design and analysissoftware.
  • Perform structural load calculations and geometric layout, quantitydevelopment.
  • Familiarity with Bluebeam Revu and engineering software packages such as: LEAPBridge Enterprise, FB-MultiPier, LPile, AASHTOWare BrR, midas Civil, MDX,SAP2000, CSiBridge, RM Bridge, spColumn, STLBridgeLRFD, or STLBridge.
  • Knowledge of ADINA, LUSAS, Bently OpenBridgeDesigner and OpenBridge Modeler and/or AutodeskInfraworks and Civil3d.
  • Experience using Microsoft Office Suite, MicroStation, AutoCAD, MathCAD, LARSA, Prestress Concrete Design
  • Experience using structural analysis programs and bridge design software
  • Experience managing junior staff
  • Excellent communication skills and working in a team environment
  • An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must
What We Believe

HDR is our company. Together, we build on each other's life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day. This shapes our collaborative culture, encourages organizational trust and connects us closer to the clients and communities we serve.

Our Commitment

As employee owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day.

Our eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) help create a sense of belonging and foster a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute. Each group has an executive sponsor and is open to all employees.

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