City : Vancouver

Category :

Industry : Materials & Construction

Employer : Stantec

Intermediate Bridge Design Engineer - ( 230002BO )

Description

Whatever the distance, wherever the destination-our designs lead you there. Our Transportation group provides comprehensive planning, design, and engineering services for all phases of airport, bridge, rail, roadway, and transit projects.

Join some of the most recognized professionals in British Columbia. Stantec has been designing multi-disciplined highway infrastructure projects for over 60 years in BC and has completed over 300 successful bridge projects, including many complex highway bridges for major river crossings. In addition to highway bridges, we undertake bridge projects in industry, rail, transit, and for pedestrian/cyclists.

Stantec’s work for new bridge projects includes engineering management, planning and preliminary design, conceptual design, detailed design, value engineering, risk management, and engineering services during construction. Stantec’s work for existing bridges includes emergency inspection, assessment, repair and rehabilitation design, detailed inspections, and capacity evaluations and load ratings.

With over 400 office locations worldwide, Stantec provides you with the opportunity to contribute on different projects with our continuous collaborations within Canada and the US.

Stantec offers a complete range of transportation engineering services and with more than 900 employees in 11 offices located across BC, we also provide highway, traffic, geotechnical, hydrotechnical, survey, environmental, rail, transit, archaeological, project management and construction supervision services.

Stantec’s reputation in transportation infrastructure design across BC is demonstrated by our many project successes. Stantec brings to projects some of the foremost transportation infrastructure designers in North America, from right here in BC. Our many successes and achievements have been recognized by our clients and industry partners, including several awards from the BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MoTI) for our work on the Nass River Bridge Replacement, South Fraser Perimeter Road, Kicking Horse Canyon Phase 2, Bissette Creek Bridge Replacement, and the Skagit River Bridge and Skaist Creek Bridge Project.

At Stantec, we give you the freedom and flexibility to manage your work on your own terms and define what work-life balance means to you. Our hybrid work model can accommodate flexible work hours and the position can be based out of any of our four British Columbia offices with bridge staff: Victoria, Vancouver, Burnaby, or Kamloops.

At Stantec, you will enjoy competitive compensation, a safe and healthy work environment, and a full range of benefits (i.e.: group insurance, retirement savings plan, share purchase plan, continuing education program, etc.).

Your opportunity

Due to our expanding business, British Columbia’s Transportation Group is seeking an experienced and talented Intermediate Bridge Design Engineer with strong design and analysis skills to join our team and work alongside engineering professionals who provide specialized engineering services in the bridge, road/highway, and transit sub-sectors.

Key responsibilities

• Preparing structural design calculations in accordance with applicable design codes (i.e., CSA-S6:19).
• Performing advanced structural analysis and designs for new bridges, retaining walls, and other transportation structures.
• Performing advanced structural analysis and designs for the renewal of existing structures.
• Reviewing conceptual design alternatives to develop innovative and cost-effective design solutions.
• Preparing technical specifications and BC MoTI Special Provisions.
• Providing guidance to CAD designers for drawing production.
• Providing assistance and guidance to junior engineers for the preparation of structural designs, reports, specifications and cost estimates.
• Performing internal Quality Control (QC) reviews and design checking for detailed design of bridges and other structures.
• Preparing cost estimates for conceptual and detailed design.
• Providing engineering services during construction including review of tender and contractor submissions, responding to requests for information, conducting Engineer’s Field Reviews.
• Preparing load rating calculations and assessments of existing structures.
• Assisting with preparing proposals, workplans, and fee estimates.
• Regularly collaborating with colleagues in other offices and different areas of expertise in an integrated and fast paced design environment.
• Leading inspections of existing structures and preparing condition assessment reports.
• Strategic transportation advisory services

Qualifications

Your Capabilities and Credentials

As the ideal candidate you will possess the following minimum qualifications:

• BC MoTI past design experience an asset,
• Inspection qualifications and training an asset,
• Seismic design experience in British Columbia is preferred,
• Working knowledge and recent design experience using the BC MoTI Bridge Standards and Procedures Manuals is desired,
• Detailed design experience in steel, reinforced concrete, and prestressed concrete structures is essential, and some timber design experience is desired,
• Recent experience using specialized software such as, SAP2000, LARSA, SOFISTIK, or CSiBridge is in asset; working knowledge of AutoCAD an asset, and
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills required in your interactions with the design team and clients and effective writing skills for reports and some proposal work.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Structural or Civil Engineering (Master’s degree an asset),
• Registration as a Professional Engineer in BC or another province in Canada,
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in the design and analysis of highway bridges and other transportation structures (pedestrian bridges, retaining walls, large culverts, snow sheds, ferry docks and ramps, sign bridges etc.), with BC projects preferred,

Position will primarily work in an office setting; may require some field work.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other’s talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.

Benefits Summary: Full-time and part-time employees will have access to health, dental, and vision plans, a well-being program, health care spending account, wellness spending accounts, group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, group tax-free savings account, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage, and paid time off.

Temporary/casual employees will have access to group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, and group tax-free savings account.

Primary Location : Canada-British Columbia-Burnaby

Other Locations : Canada-British Columbia-Kamloops, Canada-British Columbia-Victoria, Canada-British Columbia-Vancouver

Organization : BC-1158 Transpt-CA British Columbia

Employee Status : Regular

Job Level : Individual Contributor

Travel : Yes, 20 % of the Time

Schedule : Full-time

Job Posting : May 30, 2023, 2:29:29 PM

Req ID: 230002BO

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with local, state and federal laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans