What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Bridge Design Manager position at Weston & Sampson?
Weston & Sampson is seeking a Senior Transportation Bridge Design Manager to lead bridge design and project delivery efforts for key transportation infrastructure projects across Southeast.
This senior leadership position offers the opportunity to manage complex DOT and local government bridge projects — including widening, intersection improvements, and corridor upgrades — while guiding a talented team of engineers and designers.
What You’ll Do
Innovative and reliable for more than a century, Weston & Sampson strives to make the world a better place through interdisciplinary design, engineering, and environmental services. An employee-owned company (ESOP) of more than 725 professionals, we are seeking talented technical and professional individuals to join our growing firm. Dedicated to improving quality of life for both our clients and our employees, we offer opportunities to collaborate on meaningful projects that transform the environment, with a team that respects and values your ideas. Weston & Sampson offers a flexible work environment, competitive compensation, excellent benefits, and dynamic career growth, in an equitable and welcoming corporate culture that embraces diverse perspectives and experiences and recognizes people for their contributions.
Weston & Sampson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace the rich perspectives and experiences that arise from people of different races, ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientation, gender identities, ages, socio-economic statuses, abilities, and religions, as well as valuable insight from other untapped groups without our Weston & Sampson family and the communities we serve.
Your world is always changing, and so are we. Join us as we grow: https://www.westonandsampson.com/join-our-team/
A Note to Third-Party Recruiters
Weston & Sampson coordinates all recruiting and hiring at our company. We do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters, staffing agencies or related firms. Resumes are only accepted if a signed agreement is in place. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of Weston & Sampson. Weston & Sampson is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
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This senior leadership position offers the opportunity to manage complex DOT and local government bridge projects — including widening, intersection improvements, and corridor upgrades — while guiding a talented team of engineers and designers.
What You’ll Do
- Manage and lead bridge design projects from concept through construction.
- Oversee technical design teams, ensuring compliance with AASHTO, DOT, and local standards.
- Serve as the primary client liaison for project delivery, quality, and performance.
- Review structural calculations, plans, and specifications.
- Mentor and develop junior engineers and project managers.
- Support proposal development and business growth through technical leadership.
- Bachelor’s degree in civil or structural engineering.
- Registered Professional Engineer (PE) in South Carolina (or ability to become registered) is commonly required or strongly preferred.
- 10-15 years of progressive structural/bridge engineering design experience , including leadership of large-scale DOT or other county/municipal transportation projects.
- Experience in steel, concrete, and prestressed concrete bridge design, inspection, and load rating.
- Solid knowledge of and proficiency in applying the AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications and AASHTO Manual for Bridge Evaluation to transportation structures.
- Proficiency in design and analysis software such as AASHTOWare (BrR/D), Midas Civil, STAAD, LEAP Concrete and Steel, Microstation, OpenBridge, AutoCAD, Civil 3D
- NBIS certification is a plus.
- Experience working with state DOT standards – for South Carolina this means familiarity with SCDOT’s design criteria, submittal process, right-of-way/utility coordination (though this is more of a plus).
- Demonstrated ability to lead design efforts, oversee preparation of plans, specifications, cost estimates, and deliverables.
- Proven ability to manage budgets, schedules, and multidisciplinary teams.
Innovative and reliable for more than a century, Weston & Sampson strives to make the world a better place through interdisciplinary design, engineering, and environmental services. An employee-owned company (ESOP) of more than 725 professionals, we are seeking talented technical and professional individuals to join our growing firm. Dedicated to improving quality of life for both our clients and our employees, we offer opportunities to collaborate on meaningful projects that transform the environment, with a team that respects and values your ideas. Weston & Sampson offers a flexible work environment, competitive compensation, excellent benefits, and dynamic career growth, in an equitable and welcoming corporate culture that embraces diverse perspectives and experiences and recognizes people for their contributions.
Weston & Sampson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace the rich perspectives and experiences that arise from people of different races, ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientation, gender identities, ages, socio-economic statuses, abilities, and religions, as well as valuable insight from other untapped groups without our Weston & Sampson family and the communities we serve.
Your world is always changing, and so are we. Join us as we grow: https://www.westonandsampson.com/join-our-team/
A Note to Third-Party Recruiters
Weston & Sampson coordinates all recruiting and hiring at our company. We do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters, staffing agencies or related firms. Resumes are only accepted if a signed agreement is in place. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of Weston & Sampson. Weston & Sampson is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
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