Senior Structural Engineer - Transportation Infrastructure
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Job Description:
Our Parsons Baltimore office is now hiring for an experienced Senior/ Principal Tunnel Engineer to join our team in the region! In this role you will get to work on tunnel, shaft and support of excavation design for transportation projects for rail and transit clients, such as Amtrak.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Perform complex tunnel design tasks and deliver engineering work efficiently and accurately.
- Perform complex 2D and 3D structural and geotechnical analyses and Prepare design calculations.
- Perform underground structure soil-structure interaction (SSI) analyses.
- Plan Geotechnical Investigation and Prepare Geotechnical Data Reports and Geotechnical Baseline Report
- Contribute to risk management activities as well as construction cost estimate
- Perform construction impact assessment
- Specifications and drawings for geotechnical instrumentations and monitoring
- Detailed checking of design calculations performed by others.
- Develop structural details and construction plans using Microstation and AutoCAD in collaboration with Drafters/designers.
- Prepare of geometric layouts, construction specifications and material quantity calculations
- Commitment to quality and continuous improvement through innovation, creative thinking and improved results.
- Establish and maintain cooperative and productive relationships with all employees, clients and other stakeholders.
What Required Skills You'll Bring:
- 4-year degree in Engineering and 8 years or more of related work experience. Professional Engineer registration is desirable.
- A post-graduate degree is strongly preferred, but not required.
- Efficient in modeling and designing underground structural systems using 2D and 3D finite element analyses (Plaxis, STAAD.Pro, SAP2000, and/or others)
- Working proficiency with design codes such as ACI, ASCE, AISC, ASTM, AWWA, etc.
What Desired Skills You'll Bring:
- Good working knowledge of MS Office, industry standard structural design and analysis software, and AutoCAD or Microstation
- Willingness to work in a team office environment
- Excellent verbal communication skills
- Strong aptitude for learning higher level design skills
Minimum Clearance Required to Start:
Not Applicable/NoneThis position is part of our Critical Infrastructure team.For more than 80 years, our experts have designed and delivered the critical infrastructure that connects and protects communities around the world. We work in 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 what's next!Salary Range: $83,300.00 - $168,700.00We 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, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.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!Parsons is aware of fraudulent recruitment practices. To learn more about recruitment fraud and how to report it, please refer to https://www.parsons.com/fraudulent-recruitment/.
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