Construction Engineer

Position Overview

Under the general direction of the Division Director of Roads, the Engineer - Senior Licensed Professional in the Structure Maintenance Section of the Roads Maintenance Division is responsible for directing the engineering operations in the Structures and Building Maintenance Section. This role ensures the safety and longevity of bridges, pump stations, culverts and other structures in the Wayne County Roads system. The Senior Licensed Professional Engineer will perform complex structures operation decisions including determining if existing and proposed structure maintenance and construction projects are in compliance with Federal and State rules and regulations. Additionally, the position involves reviewing plans, generating repair costs for county bridges, pump stations, attenuators and dams, calculating and updating bridge load ratings and reporting to the MiBridge website, along with other related duties.

Key Responsibilities

• Inspect pump stations, attenuators and dams as required; review project priorities, determine scope of work and prepare repair/maintenance plans for bridge and building maintenance sections.
• Perform field reviews of ongoing repair projects for bridges, pump stations and attenuators.
• Review, maintain, and update inspection reports in the MiBridge website and RFAs for the entire county bridge inventory list.
• Calculate and update all county bridge load ratings, report to the MiBridge website, and generate repair costs for county bridges, pump stations, attenuators and dams.
• Assist in attending MDOT/county meetings related to structure maintenance.
• Supervise Journey Level Engineers, less senior engineers (RFA coordinator, consultant coordinator or inspector), and rotation Entry Level Engineers.
• Prepare maintenance schedules (bi-weekly, monthly, annually) for pump houses, attenuators and dams inventory list.
• Review inspection reports of bridges to ensure compliance with State and Federal regulations.
• Oversee daily plans of bridge maintenance crews, materials used, evaluation of repair methods, review RFAs for bridge scaling, pump house stations, attenuator and dam inspections, and bridge load rating requests; ensure the integrity of pump station structures and their mechanical and electrical systems, including conducting quarterly review meetings.
• Direct and plan routine bridge inspections; perform fracture critical, scour, underwater, element, detail, pump station, attenuator, and dam inspections as required.
• Procure and manage engineering consultants for bridge safety inspections, pump stations, attenuators and dams.
• Provide daily direction and recommendations to supervisors of structure maintenance crews, including attending refresher classes, bridge conferences, and seminars as needed.
• Make decisions regarding repair materials, repair schemes, design of repairs, rehabilitation design, and temporary support design.
• Prepare maintenance schedules for the bridge inventory list.
• Estimate repair costs.
• Generate RFAs.
• Generate RFPs to solicit services on an as-needed basis.
• Prepare bridge load ratings and condition ratings.
• Perform other related duties and tasks as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering/Construction Engineering
• State of Michigan PE License
• At least two years of experience as a Licensed Professional Engineer managing Structure Engineering
• A current FHWA Bridge Inspection Certificate
• A valid state of Michigan Driver’s License and an acceptable, safe driving record

Preferred Qualifications

• Bridge inspection experience
• Bridge load rating experience using hand calculations
• Experience using bridge load rating AASHTOware Bridge Software
• Excellent experience using AutoCAD drafting software and Microsoft Office
• Current FHWA Bridge inspection certificate meeting the requirement of Qualified Team Leader