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What Drives You? VDOT is driven by safety, service to the community, and commitment of excellence! If you are an experienced professional engineer driven by innovation and a passion to design complex bridges and structures, we want you to join our Salem District District Structure & Bridge Section team! As an Engineer Senior Structure & Bridge, you will serve as responsible-charge engineer in the evaluation, designing, checking, and drafting of complex bridges and ancillary structures for new construction, maintenance, and rehabilitation projects.

Please note : This position is offering a $3,000 sign-on bonus and $1,500 employee referral bonus. Employee referral requires that the current employee's name be listed on the application.

Core responsibilities for this position include, but are not limited to :

Design, Analyze, & Check Structural Elements : Prepare preliminary and final bridge and structure designs for new construction, maintenance, and rehabilitation projects. Prepare bridge plans, sketches, and structural drawings. Ensure plans meet AASHTO and VDOT specifications. Investigate condition of existing structures. Analyze structures for safe load carrying capacity and perform structural calculations to ensure soundness and compliance of structural elements.

Project Management : Serve as project manager for new bridge design and bridge rehabilitation projects. Ensure effective development of bridge projects by coordinating design activities with other sections, divisions, and consultants. Assist in the development of scopes of work, develop and manage project schedules, review proposals and manhours, assist with negotiations, and coordinate activities for advertisement. Attend project meetings.

Project Team Participation : Lead or participate project teams as assigned. Ensure timely communications between project team members and stakeholders. Review and resolve challenges to enhance team performance.

Technical Guidance & Support : Provide technical guidance and support related to bridge construction activities, issues, and problems. Develop effective and economical recommendations to respond to construction problems and other bridge-related inquiries.

We are a “Virginia Values Veterans” (V3) official certified company and state agency that provides hiring preference to Veterans and Members of the Virginia National Guard in support of Executive Order 29, (2010). If you are a Veteran or Virginia National Guard Member, we urge you to respond accordingly on your state application.

VDOT is an Equal Opportunity Employer. For more information, please visit “Information for VDOT Employees and Applicants” at : .

We have Shared Values and a Code of Ethics. Your success in our organization depends upon modelling these values, therefore visit to review them and, if in agreement, we welcome you to apply.

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience applying civil engineering principles and practices related to structural engineering to include strength of materials, statics, and structural analysis
• Experience in structural steel design, reinformed and prestressed concrete design and soil mechanics
• Knowledge of specifications, codes and regulations related to structural design (e.g. AASHTO and LRFD structural design standards)
• Skill in the use of computers and software applications to include automated engineering and design software
• Ability to manage projects and review and administer consultant design contracts
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with internal and external customers
• Ability to estimate quantities and cost of materials
• Ability to produce structural design plans and notes
• Ability to interpret construction plans and design specifications
• Degree in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, or related field
• Valid Professional Engineer license
• Valid driver’s license required.

Additional Considerations

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and / or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Please note : This position is offering a $3,000 sign-on bonus and $1,500 employee referral bonus. Employee referral requires that the current employee's name be listed on the application.

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and / or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

If selected as a finalist, you will undergo :

Applicants must be eligible to work in the United States. H1B VISA Sponsorship is not available.

Safety shoes and other personal protective equipment (PPE) required in performance of job duties.

This position is designated as essential and, as such, all duties associated with this job are required during emergency situations which may include, but are not limited to, inclement weather, disaster response and emergency operations.

Performance of these duties may require work outside of normal business hours including nights, weekends and holidays. VDOT will determine when essential positions are required to report.

Valid Driver’s License and ability to travel independently among assigned work locations is required.

VDOT utilizes a market based pay program, which has been approved by DHRM. Therefore, advertised rates of pay may or may not align with the Commonwealth pay bands.

The decision to interview an applicant is based on the information about qualifications and work history provided by the applicant in the application and / or optional resume’. State applications will only be accepted through online submission through the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Job Board / PageUp. PageUp provides a confirmation of receipt when your application is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your PageUp account to check the status of your application for this position.

Multiple positions may be filled from this recruitment.

Contact Information

Name : Sarah Merrill

Phone : (540) 589-6661

Email : ov

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS / DBVI to get their AHP Letter.