Engineer-Senior Licensed Professional​/Bridges

Under the general direction of the Division Director of Roads, the Engineer - Senior Licensed Professional in the Structure Maintenance Section of Roads Maintenance Division is responsible for directing the engineering operations. This position will ensure 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.

This position will review plans, generate repair costs for county bridges, pump stations, attenuators and dams, calculate and update bridge load ratings and report to the MiBridge website, along with other related duties to ensure the efficient operations of the Structures Section, which includes Building Maintenance in the Roads Maintenance Division.

This role directs the engineering operations in the Structures and Building Maintenance Section, ensuring the safety, compliance, and efficient maintenance of all county structures within the Wayne County Roads system.

• Inspect pump stations, attenuators and dams as required; review project priorities, determine scope of work and prepare repair/maintenance plans for the 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 RFA’s for all county bridge inventory.
• Calculate and update all county bridge load ratings, generate repair costs for county bridges, pump stations, attenuators and dams.
• Assist in attending MDOT/county meetings relative to structure maintenance.
• Supervise Journey Level and other 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 lists.
• Ensure inspection reports of bridges stay in compliance with State and Federal regulations.
• Check daily plans of the bridge maintenance crews, evaluate materials and repair methods, review RFA’s for bridge scaling, pump house stations, attenuators and dam inspections, and conduct quarterly meetings to discuss system functionality.
• Direct, plan routine bridge inspections and fracture critical inspections, scour inspections, underwater inspections, element and detail inspections (section loss of steel and concrete members), pump‑station inspections, attenuator and dam inspections as required.
• Procure the services of engineering consultants and manage their work related to bridge safety inspections, pump stations, attenuators and dams.
• Give daily direction and recommendations to supervisors of structure maintenance crews; attend refresher classes for bridge inspections and load ratings, and conferences as needed.
• Make decisions regarding repair materials, repair schemes, design of repairs, rehabilitation, and temporary support design.
• Prepare maintenance schedules for bridge inventory list.
• Estimate repair costs.
• Generate RFAs.
• Generate RFPs to solicit services as needed.
• Prepare bridge load rating and condition ratings.
• Perform other related duties and tasks as assigned.

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

• 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.

Salary: $123,805 - $185,708 per year