Graduate Bridge Engineer

About the Role

Join Pennoni's Transportation Design Hub in Newark, DE as a full-time Graduate Bridge Engineer. You will be part of a collaborative team working on a variety of transportation projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Assisting with bridge design and bridge inspection.
• Performing load rating tasks for transportation improvement projects, bridge replacement/rehabilitation projects, NBIS bridge safety inspections, locally administered transportation projects, and highway and bridges projects.
• Working with a team to design and install structural health monitoring (SHM) systems.
• Conducting structural load testing and load rating.
• Evaluating structural performance and conducting bridge inspections to identify optimal actions supporting structure maintenance, refurbishment, and rehabilitation.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering (Focus on Structural Engineering).
• MicroStation and/or AutoCAD experience.
• Bridge design and/or inspection experience.
• Experience with structural design calculations.
• Bluebeam PDF editor experience is a plus.
• Experience with plan production and assembly is a plus.

Qualifications

• Firm grasp of undergraduate level structural concepts (beam analysis, steel and concrete design, statistical analysis).
• Ability to learn new concepts and systems (electrical system design, sensor specifications, SHM system design).
• An understanding of AASHTO design standards, substructure and superstructure quantity calculations, cost estimations, and plan creation is beneficial but not required.
• MS Degree in Engineering is a plus.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently within a design group setting.

Clients include: PennDOT, DRPA, DelDOT, SEPTA, MDOT SHA, MDTA and DCDOT, local municipalities and agencies in the Mid-Atlantic Region.