Senior Bridge Engineer

Are you an experienced Bridge Engineer looking for an opportunity to make a meaningful impact while helping grow a thriving transportation practice? We are seeking a Senior Bridge Engineer to join our dynamic Pittsburgh Transportation team. In this role, you'll leverage your technical expertise, project management experience, and business development skills to help deliver innovative infrastructure solutions and support the continued growth of our structural engineering group.

At STV, we offer a flexible work environment that allows you to balance your professional and personal commitments while contributing to exciting and challenging projects. You'll work alongside talented professionals on a diverse portfolio of transportation projects that improve communities and solve real-world infrastructure challenges.

What You'll Do

As a Senior Bridge Engineer, you'll play a key role in both project delivery and team development by:

• Leading structural engineering efforts on transportation and multidisciplinary projects.
• Managing bridge and infrastructure projects from planning and design through construction.
• Delivering high-quality technical work while providing exceptional client service.
• Supporting business development efforts, including proposal preparation and pursuit strategies.
• Mentoring and developing engineers, fostering a collaborative and high-performing team environment.
• Designing and analyzing new and existing bridges, retaining walls, culverts, sign structures, and other transportation-related structures.
• Developing bridge rehabilitation solutions and performing bridge load ratings.
• Preparing construction documents, including plans, specifications, and cost estimates.
• Conducting constructability reviews and supporting construction-phase services.
• Reviewing shop drawings and responding to contractor requests for information (RFIs).
• Performing quality control reviews of engineering calculations, designs, and inspection reports.
• Preparing and maintaining quality control documentation.
• Assisting with proposal development and pursuit-specific structural packages.
• Supporting construction engineering activities on design projects.
  
  
  

Required Qualifications

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or Structural Engineering.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license in Pennsylvania.
• Minimum of 15 years of experience in the structural design and management of bridges and transportation infrastructure projects.
• Demonstrated success in project management and business development.
• Proven ability to lead bridge and infrastructure projects from concept through construction while building strong client relationships.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and Mathcad.
• Valid driver's license with a safe driving record.
• Flexibility to support projects across Pennsylvania and other states as needed.
  
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Civil or Structural Engineering.
• Experience with structural analysis and design software such as Midas, LARS, MDX, V-Bent, CSiBridge, LEAP Bridge, STAAD, AASHTOWARE, and PennDOT programs.
• Proficiency with OpenBridge and MicroStation (preferred) and/or AutoCAD.
• Strong understanding of the analysis and design of steel, concrete, prestressed concrete, and timber transportation structures.
  
  
  

Why Join STV?

• Flexible work environment that supports work-life balance.
• Opportunity to lead impactful transportation infrastructure projects.
• Collaborative culture focused on professional growth and mentorship.
• Diverse and challenging project portfolio with meaningful community impact.
• Opportunity to help shape the future growth of our structural engineering practice.
  
  
  

If you're ready to take on a leadership role, mentor talented engineers, and help deliver critical infrastructure projects, we'd love to hear from you.

Compensation Range

$132,708.77 - $151,667.16

STV offers the following benefits

• Health insurance, including an option with a Health Savings Account
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care and Transit and Parking where applicable)
• Disability insurance
• Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment
• 401(k) Plan
• Retirement Counseling
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off (starting at 16 days)
• Paid Holidays (9 days)
• Back-Up Dependent Care (up to 10 days per year)
• Parental Leave (up to 80 hours)
• Continuing Education Program
• Professional Licensure and Society Memberships
  
  
  

STV is committed to paying all of its employees in a fair, equitable, and transparent manner. The listed pay range is STV’s good-faith salary estimate for this position. Please note that the final salary offered for this position may be outside of this published range based on many factors, including but not limited to geography, education, experience, and/or certifications.

Not sure this role is the perfect match? We encourage you to apply if STV’s work and values resonate with you. We know great candidates don’t always meet every qualification, and research shows women and people of color are less likely to apply unless they do. At STV, we believe strong talent comes from a wide range of backgrounds, and your skills and experience may align with this or another opportunity as we continue to grow.