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Jacobs Structural Bridge Engineer in Baltimore, Maryland
If you are ready to bridge the gap between our world and our people, join Jacobs! Let’s build for a brighter future together. Jacobs is much more than just a traditional engineering company.
Jacobs is seeking a Structural Bridge Engineer to join our Baltimore team. In this key technical role, you will lead and execute complex structural engineering tasks on major transportation projects, with a strong focus on bridge and transportation structure design. You’ll serve as a senior technical expert and/or task lead on both local and nationally-recognized highway and rail projects, performing advanced structural analysis, guiding design development, and reviewing critical project documentation.
When you join us, you’ll be responsible for:
• Leading and performing complex structural analysis and design for highway and rail bridges and related transportation structures
• Developing and reviewing design plans, technical specifications, calculations, and engineering reports
• Providing technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers
• Coordinating with clients, internal teams, and external stakeholders
• Conducting occasional structural inspections as required
• BS in civil/structural engineering (MS/MCE Preferred)
• Minimum of 5 years' of demonstrated experience on various types of bridges, to include design, analysis, and plan development of new and rehabilitation projects
• Registered Professional Engineer (PE) in MD, or able to obtain in 3 months
• Experience working with MDOT SHA, MDTA, and MTA, including familiarity with SHA’s Guidelines and Procedures Memoranda, Structural Details, ProjectWise, and MDTA’s ASIR.
• Ability to produce design computations, plans, specifications, estimates, and reports
• Demonstrated experience on various bridge types, including prestressed concrete and steel superstructures, and substructure design
• Proficiency in CAD systems, specifically MicroStation, including experience with SHA CADD Workspace and ProjectWise
• Experience with modeling software, including OpenBridge/OpenRoads Designer
• Proficiency with structural design/analysis software, including CSIBridge, STAAD, LARS, or other structural design/analyses programs
• Proficiency with structural design software, including Leap Bridge Steel and/or Concrete, or other structural design programs
• Solid understanding of and practical experience applying the AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications and the AREMA code to transportation structures
• Proficiency in performing QA/QC using Bluebeam, PDF-Xchange Editor, and/or Adobe Acrobat
• Willingness and ability to work in a collaborative group environment in person and remotely through Microsoft Teams
Ideally, you’ll also have:
• Completion of NHI Course No. 130056 - Safety Inspection of In-Service Bridges
• Bridge inspection experience
• Active involvement in local engineering societies.
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