Sr. Rail Bridge Engineer

GFT is seeking a Sr. Rail Bridge Engineer to join our Transportation Team in the following California offices:
Santa Ana, Los Angeles, Irvine, or San Diego. This role follows a hybrid work model, requiring regular attendance at one of these locations.

Working on the Transportation team at GFT offers the opportunity to engage in transformative projects that enhance transportation infrastructure and improve community connectivity. Bridge design has been a core strength of ours for over a century, ranging from concrete or steel freight and passenger rail bridges to complex highway and pedestrian bridges. Our staff’s diversity enables us to deliver highly effective solutions across a broad spectrum of projects.

You will work on complex rail projects for Class I railroads, short lines, and transit agencies such as Merchant Bridge Replacement and Retrofit.

You’ll join a 2023 AREMA Hay Award‑winning team! In this capacity you will focus on structural design, rehabilitation, and inspection of bridges and other structures, along with the preparation of load ratings, construction documents, specifications, and estimates. Duties may also include construction inspection services.

• Perform structural bridge designs using current AREMA design standards.
• Document and organize design calculations following GFT’s Quality Management Plan.
• Perform detailed checking of calculations and design drawings produced by others.
• Ensure accuracy of engineering design, reports, load ratings, and plans, quality presentation, thoroughness, and follow‑through, and efficient conformance to budgets, schedules, and company standards.
• Perform bridge inspections for railway bridges.
• Participate in non‑design engineering activities such as construction inspection and field data collection.
• Lead design and project management efforts.
• Plan and lead project meetings.
• Update Senior Project Manager on changes in workload, project schedule, or scope.
• Ensure projects adhere to budgets and schedules.
• Perform QC or QA reviews.
• Mentor junior engineers and collaborate with other team members across varied disciplines to meet project deliverables.
• Develop and present proposals to clients in association with Client Managers.
• Lead client relationship meetings and contribute to marketing and business development efforts.
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, developing professional networks, and participating in professional societies.
• Willingness to travel the continental United States.

• Bachelor’s degree in civil/structural engineering with an emphasis in structures from an ABET‑accredited university or college.
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in design and/or management of rail or railroad‑focused projects.
• Registration as a licensed Professional Engineer.
• Structures design experience utilizing AREMA Manual for Railroad Engineering.
• Familiarity with Class I railroad bridge standards.
• Knowledge of Micro Station and experience with structural engineering design drawings, specifications, and cost estimates.
• Team‑oriented engineer with strong communication skills.
• Working knowledge of MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, etc.) and experience with engineering design packages such as Micro Station, Bluebeam Revu, LEAP Bridge Concrete, LPILE, GROUP, RISA, or CSiBridge.
• Able and willing to travel within the continental United States.

• Experience working directly with Class I railroads.
• Master’s degree in civil/structural engineering with an emphasis in structures from an ABET‑accredited university or college.
• AREMA membership and active participation on Committees 7, 8, 9, 10, or 15.

The salary range for this role is $147,000 – $180,000, dependent upon experience and geographic location.

• Hybrid (in‑person and remote) work environment.
• Comprehensive benefits package including wellness programs, parental leave, and pet insurance, in addition to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance.
• Tax‑deferred…