Structural Engineering Lead - Highways

AECOM is hiring a Structural Engineering Lead for their Highway Engineering Team in Burnaby BC. We support flexible work location including remote and hybrid models.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Leading structural engineering practice in BC for highway engineering projects.
• Delivering of high quality and costeffective structural evaluation and design solutions for highway projects.
• Developing and managing with minimal guidance or supervision the BC highway structural engineering team including engineers inspectors technicians and structural CAD specialists with expertise including structural design documents and contract deliverables.
• Supervising licensed and nonlicensed professionals including assignment of work mentoring performance planning and development in the field of structural engineering and provincial bridge engineering standards and best practices
• Supervising and/or providing structural assessments including condition load capacity service life rehabilitation and functional needs life cycle costing and renewal options analysis.
• Supervising and/or providing structural inspection and assessment reports including having the ability to travel province wide on a short notice for emergency response or to assess the structural integrity of highway infrastructure.
• Project managing assignments from planning through design and construction including leading project meetings developing scope schedule & budget and collaborating with the design team and client.
• Supervising or providing structural designs for mid to large complex multimodal and major highway expansion projects involving functional preliminary and detailed designs and coordinating professional engineering services involving other key highway engineering disciplines such as drainage hydrotechnical geotechnical environment geometrics traffic safety and electrical
• Supervising or providing engineering services during construction and project close out with record drawings.
• Building client relationships through performance service effective communication and by identifying and meeting client needs.
• Delivering structural design deliverables through internal and external sources including designs workplans cost estimates calculations sketches diagrams schematic and working drawings. 
• Maintaining the quality management system for structural engineering design projects including quality control and assurance procedures checks and independent reviews at different phases of designs.
• Providing advice and leadership to project teams and clients.
• Managing resources for the delivery of concurrent projects of substantial scopes and coordinating shared resources with other AECOM offices across Canada to provide efficient delivery of structural design projects
• Leading proposal development  and teaming for design assignments through collaboration with other business lines within AECOM and subconsultants.
• Supervising or providing the delivery of design and construction phases status reports for client and project teams.
• Supervising or providing field reviews and/or coordinate site construction activities ensuring compliance with construction contract documents and design intents.
• Supervising and/or preparing  documents addressing regulatory requirements permits environmental assessments and stakeholder consultation.
• Proposing opportunities and assisting with business development for the BC highway engineering team.
• Implementing corporate policies related to quality management risk assessment and sustainable legacies while supporting AECOMs vision values and key business development priorities.

Qualifications :

Minimum Requirements:

• Degree in Civil Engineering
• 8 years progressive experience as professional of record.
• 4 years of leading or managing structural engineering team.
• Experienced with the applications of Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code (CHBDC) BC Supplement to CHBDC and the BC MOTT Standard Specifications for Highway Construction
• Registered P. Eng. with Engineers & Geoscientists of BC.
• Experienced with a variety of software programs used for structural analysis and design.

*Structures include highway bridges tunnels retaining walls large culverts and sign structures.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters degree in Structural Engineering
• Knowledge and experience in developing and interpreting highway engineering policies practices procedures standards and regulations in BC.
• Familiarity with Master Municipal Construction Documents and BC Building Codes.
• Specialized expertise in seismic engineering.
• Experienced with construction specs and erection plans and requirements for large structural elements
• Experienced in successfully leading and completing several complex and major structural design projects.
• Previous experience as professional of record for the BC Ministry of Transportation or other provincial road or transportation authorities.
• Strong interpersonal negotiating problemsolving and analytical skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime