Project Engineer (48322)

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Collins Engineers, Inc., an ENR Top 500 Design Firm providing inspection and design to the transportation, marine, construction, and site/civil contract services, is seeking an experienced Structural Project Engineer in our Fairfax office. This position is a mix of office and fieldwork with some local travel.

Typical Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides technical engineering information to project manager to ensure the project complies with all engineering standards, codes, specifications, and design instructions.
• Inspection of bridges and waterfront structures.
• Ancillary and sign structure inspections.
• Above-water bridge inspection including routine and fracture critical bridge inspections and reporting, bridge rehabilitation design, and bridge load ratings.
• Design of bridges, transportation structures, earth retention structures, and waterfront structures.
• Reviews, analyzes, and provides recommendations on field and/or design issues.
• Independently preforms moderately difficult engineering computations involving conventional engineering practices.
• Prepares complete engineering plans or reports.
• Uses computer-assisted engineering and design software and equipment to prepare engineering and design documents.
• Keeps project manager informed of workload and any changes in project scope or additional services.
• Is active in technical societies.
• Responsible for small to moderately difficult projects from inception to completion.
• Has limited communication with clients.
• Is available to attend meetings or events outside of normal working hours.
• Directs and supervises the work of entry-level engineers, technicians, drafters, and administrative staff.
• Actively observes and acts in an appropriate manner related to safety.
• Field work required, which could include nights and weekends.
• Other duties may be assigned.
• Relocation is available
• The base salary will be estimated between $83,200 - $135,200 plus bonuses and benefits and contingent on relevant experience.

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Qualifications

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor's degree and/or master's degree in civil engineering from an accredited four-year university and a minimum of 4-5 years of bridge or ancillary structure inspection experience.
• Must have passed the NHI/FHWA Safety Inspection of In-Service Bridges course number: FHWA-NHI-130055.
• Engineer-In-Training (E.I.T) certification required.
• Professional Engineer (P.E.) certification preferred.
• NICET certification preferred.
• Valid driver's license.

Physical Demands:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to walk, sit, climb, or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee may be required to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• While in the field, the employee may be required to walk in rugged conditions, work in adverse weather conditions, and stand up to eight hours or more at a time.