Bridge Inspection Team Leader (Various Locations)

What You Will Do

GFT is seeking Bridge Inspection Team Leaders to join our transportation work across multiple regions in the United States. This hybrid role offers flexibility in where you live and work while keeping you connected to our local office and our National Transportation Team. We are seeking bridge inspection engineers with the desire to progress in this role.

What You’ll Be Challenged To Do

As a Bridge Inspection Team Leader, you will take on work that stretches your technical ability, your judgment, and your leadership as you lead inspections that guide decisions about the safety and future of bridges and tunnels across the country. You will gain exposure to a wide range of structures and challenges that build your expertise and open paths for career growth within GFT’s National Transportation Team. This role places you in a network of engineers who share knowledge and support your development, giving you the chance to shape infrastructure that serves communities while advancing your own professional goals.

In this capacity, the successful candidate will be responsible for the following:

• Performing bridge inspection assignments on complex, non-complex, and signature structures.
• Documenting clear and detailed inspection findings with the use of tablets (iPad) and associated software.
• Preparing and reviewing inspection and evaluation reports.
• Planning and preparation for field inspections.
• Scheduling and coordinating field operations with subcontractors and subconsultants.
• Preparation of cost proposals and work-hour estimates.
• Assisting in the preparation of business proposals and safety plans.
• Performing load rating analyses.
• Participating in bridge design assignments involving contract plan preparation and specifications, design calculations, calculation of quantities and development of cost estimates.
• Responsible for accuracy of engineering design, reports, load ratings, and plans, quality presentation, thoroughness and follow-through, and efficient conformance to budgets, schedules, and company standards.
  
  

Education | Experience:

What You Will Bring To Our Firm

• Ability to qualify as an NBIS Team Leader through one of the following:
• Registered Professional Engineer with 6 months of bridge inspection experience
• 5 years of bridge inspection experience
• Bachelor’s degree with EIT and 2 years of bridge inspection experience
• Associate degree with 4 years of bridge inspection experience
• Completion of NHI Safety Inspection of In-Service Bridges (FHWA-NHI-130055) and NHI Bridge Inspection Techniques for NSTMs (FHWA-NHI-130078)
• Experience and training in the operation of aerial lift equipment including but not limited to bucket trucks, manlifts, and under-bridge inspection vehicles (snoopers).
• Working knowledge of MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, etc.)
• Experience reading design plans and shop drawings and evaluating contractor compliance with construction plans and specifications
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge through workshops, publications, networking, and participation in professional societies
• Physically capable of performing field work, including working at heights, carrying ladders and gear, and working in varied weather conditions
• Valid driver’s license
  

Compensation

The salary range for this role is $77,000 -$131,000. Salary is dependent upon experience and geographic location.

Featured Benefits

• Hybrid (in-person and remote) work environment.
• Comprehensive benefits package including wellness programs, parental leave, and pet insurance, in addition to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance.
• Tax-deferred 401(k) savings plan.
• Competitive paid-time-off (PTO) accrual.
• Tuition reimbursement for continued education.
• Commitment to professional development, access to internal and external training programs, and support of active participation in professional organizations.
• Incentive compensation for eligible positions.
  
  

Company Overview

At GFT, a privately held AEC firm, we innovate where transportation, water, power and buildings converge. We call this the Infrastructure of Life. We measure our success by the strength of our relationships – that’s why we’re the employer of choice for 5,000 of the industry’s brightest engineers, planners, architects, inspectors, designers, and more.

Our clients choose us for our expertise and prefer us for our nimble approach, creativity, and personal touch. Backed by over a century’s experience, together we’re building a lasting legacy for future generations: stronger communities, a healthier planet, and better lives. GFT: Ingenuity That Shapes Lives™

GFT is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veterans’ status or other characteristics protected by law.

Unsolicited resumes from third party agencies will be considered the property of GFT.

Location: Various Locations

Working Hours: Construction hours

Employment Status: Full-time

"California Applicants"

Applicants in the County of Los Angeles - Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Applicants in the City of San Francisco - Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Applicants in the State of California - Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the California Fair Chance Act.

Gannett Fleming does require the successful completion of a criminal background check for all advertised positions.

Application deadline 3/31/2026

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