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Job Description:

Engineering excellence awaits you!
Parsons is seeking ambitious and talented Bridge Engineers to join the well-established bridge practice in our Chicago office.  

The award-winning Chicago bridge group is a lead office for complex and major bridge design within Parsons.  In the past decade our engineers have grown their careers working on road, heavy rail, and high-speed rail bridges of all types, including girder, segmental, truss, arch and cable stayed.  The Chicago office works on the most challenging and fast-paced bridge projects in the industry, in traditional and alternative delivery formats both regionally and nationally.  Our client base includes both public entities (such as state departments of transportation) as well as private clients (such as major railroads and contractors), so Parsons’s engineers can experience everything from traditional road/highway projects, to railroad design, to the fast-paced world of design-build delivery.  

We offer mentoring, training, education reimbursement, a bonus for your first licensure, a strong backlog of work, great benefits including every other Friday off with 9/80 work schedule, company funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), discounted employee purchase company stock, 401(k) with company match, no meeting Friday’s, and employee designated floating holidays to fit your schedule.  

If you want to work and grow alongside top design professionals and be part of a dynamic and innovative team working on the nation’s largest transportation projects, Parsons is the place for you!

Responsibilities:
•    Independently develop and supervise others in the creation of bridge designs and plans.  Typical deliverables include calculations, drawings, technical reports, and estimates for procurement and construction.
•    Coordinate across disciplines, especially with geotechnical, roadway and drainage designers.
•    Provide input and technical guidance to CAD Designer/Drafters and Engineers
•    Perform complex structural analysis and design work efficiently and accurately.  Provide technical oversight and quality checking of deliverables.
•    Supervise one or more subordinates and provide input regarding performance.
•    Commitment to quality and continuous improvement through innovation, creative thinking, and improved results.

Qualifications:
•    Master's degree in Civil / Structural Engineering and 5+ years’ experience in bridge structure analysis and design.
•    Experience in steel, reinforced concrete, and prestressed concrete design.
•    Professional and/or Structural Engineer is desirable.
•    Excellent oral and written communication skills.
•    Proficiency in bridge engineering software and Bentley CAD tools.
•    Strong leadership, organizational, and planning skills
•    Working knowledge of state Bridge Design Manuals

Minimum Clearance Required to Start:

Not Applicable/None

This position is part of our Critical Infrastructure team.

For more than 75 years, our experts have designed and delivered the critical infrastructure that connects and protects communities around the world. We work in diverse, collaborative teams, both within the company and with our partners and customers, to plan, design, build, and modernize infrastructure. We take special pride in projects and solutions that improve communities as well as people’s quality of life by promoting economic growth, enhancing mobility, and increasing sustainability and resiliency. Powered by our people, we provide the imagination necessary to support our customers’ visions—and to help them see new possibilities.

Salary Range: 

$70,500.00 - $123,400.00

We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the workplace. Diversity is ingrained in who we are, how we do business, and is one of our company’s core values. Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels for minority, female, disabled, protected veteran and LGBTQ+.

We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!