Description:

UEG is currently looking for an energetic and knowledgeable individual to fill a full-time Bridge Engineer position. Job Summary/Objective You will work under the direction of a senior team member and receive specific instruction for required tasks and project components. The ideal team member is a driven individual focused on building a career with our team with professional presence, solid decision-making, planning, and organizational skills.  This is an opportunity to really challenge your critical thinking with a significant opportunity for career growth! *Position can be located in any of their offices in Kansas/Iowa/Nebraska.

Essential Functions

• Assist as a team member on routine and fractural critical bridge inspections.
• Assist with instrumentation on bridges that require load testing.
• Evaluates, selects, and applies standard techniques, procedures, and criteria to perform a task or sequence of tasks for conventional projects with few complex features.
• Collaboratively uses judgment to determine adaptations in methods for non-routine aspects of assignments.
• Works on small projects or portions of larger projects.
• Understands and provides input to quality program.
• Performs moderate design tasks.
• Prepares portions of project documents, edits specifications.
• Performs research and investigations.
• Assists with client, customer, or official contacts and communication pertaining to specific assignments or meetings.
• Strong sense of urgency and self-initiative to meet client deadlines.
• Knowledge of and ability to apply the fundamental concepts, practices, and procedures of civil engineering to construction projects.
• Involved in outreach activities with community service organizations.

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering from an ABET accredited program.
• EIT Preferred
• 1-5 years of experience required

Preferred Education and Experience

• Master’s degree not required, but preferred.
• Experience or knowledge of DOT Standard Plans and Specifications
• Safety Inspection of In-Service Bridges (FHWA-NHI-130055)