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Senior Transportation Bridge Design Manager
About the job Senior Transportation Bridge Design Manager
What you'll do:
- Manage and lead bridge design projects from concept through construction.
- Oversee technical design teams, ensuring compliance with AASHTO, DOT, and local standards.
- Serve as the primary client liaison for project delivery, quality, and performance.
- Review structural calculations, plans, and specifications.
- Mentor and develop junior engineers and project managers.
- Support proposal development and business growth through technical leadership.
What you'll bring:
- Bachelor's degree in civil or structural engineering.
- Registered Professional Engineer (PE) in South Carolina (or ability to become registered) is commonly required or strongly preferred.
- 10-15 years of progressive structural/bridge engineering design experience, including leadership of large-scale DOT or other county/municipal transportation projects.
- Experience in steel, concrete, and prestressed concrete bridge design, inspection, and load rating.
- Solid knowledge of and proficiency in applying the AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications and AASHTO Manual for Bridge Evaluation to transportation structures.
- Proficiency in design and analysis software such as AASHTOWare (BrR/D), Midas Civil, STAAD, LEAP Concrete and Steel, Microstation, OpenBridge, AutoCAD, Civil 3D
- NBIS certification is a plus.
- Experience working with state DOT standards – for South Carolina this means familiarity with SCDOT's design criteria, submittal process, right-of-way/utility coordination (though this is more of a plus).
- Demonstrated ability to lead design efforts, oversee preparation of plans, specifications, cost estimates, and deliverables.
- Proven ability to manage budgets, schedules, and multidisciplinary teams.