Sr. Bridge Engineer

About Us

Larson Design Group (LDG) is an award-winning, employee-owned Architecture, Engineering, and Consulting Firm. Guided by our core values, we're expanding our team, opening new offices, and adding new offerings to provide responsive, innovative solutions to clients nationwide.

Being 100% employee-owned directly impacts our culture: it drives our decision-making, motivates our teams, increases our productivity, improves retention, and contributes to the future success of our company. Our culture is one where we work hard for our clients and for each other - and we have fun collaborating, sharing experience and expertise, and learning along the way. We're passionate about delivering exceptional quality, elevating client relationships, enriching the careers and lives of our employee owners, and enhancing the communities where we live and serve.

At LDG, we strive to create an organization where people want to work. We offer a flexible work environment, paid training for required licensures, competitive benefits, bonus plans, and a company-funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) while supporting your professional and personal growth.

The Senior Bridge Engineer serves as a licensed technical leader and subject matter expert within the organization, providing technical oversight, project leadership, and mentorship for complex bridge and transportation structure projects. This role is responsible for leading the planning, analysis, design, rehabilitation, and inspection of bridges and related transportation infrastructure while ensuring technical excellence, regulatory compliance, and client satisfaction. The Senior Bridge Engineer plays an important role in project delivery, client support, staff development, and advancing the firm's bridge engineering capabilities.

• Serve as a technical lead on complex bridge and transportation structure projects from planning through final design and construction support, ensuring compliance with project scope, budget, schedule, and client expectations.
• Support and maintain client relationships with NYSDOT, regional transportation agencies, local municipalities, public authorities, and other transportation stakeholders through the successful delivery of bridge projects and responsive technical service.
• Perform and oversee structural analyses, load ratings, feasibility studies, constructability reviews, risk assessments, and cost-benefit evaluations.
• Review and approve bridge calculations, plans, specifications, estimates, special provisions, and technical reports to ensure adherence to applicable codes and standards.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineers and technical staff through project oversight, design reviews, training, and professional development activities.
• Maintain extensive knowledge of AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications, state DOT design manuals, bridge inspection requirements, and transportation-related engineering standards.
• Maintain extensive knowledge of AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications, state DOT design manuals, bridge inspection requirements, and transportation-related engineering standards.
• Support bridge inspections, condition assessments, load rating analyses, and development of repair and rehabilitation recommendations.
• Partners with clients to thoroughly understand their requirements, objectives, and constraints, and deliver innovative, value-driven engineering solutions tailored to their needs.
• Conducts feasibility studies, risk assessments, and cost-benefit analyses to evaluate project viability, identify challenges, and develop actionable mitigation strategies.
• Oversees the design, development, and testing of engineering systems, components, and processes, ensuring adherence to industry standards, codes, and regulatory compliance.
• Coordinates with architects, designers, contractors, and vendors to seamlessly integrate engineering solutions into comprehensive project plans and execution strategies.
• Conducts rigorous technical reviews and analyses of engineering designs, calculations, and documentation to ensure accuracy, reliability, and operational efficiency.
• Stays at the forefront of emerging technologies, trends, and best practices, incorporating relevant advancements into project methodologies to drive innovation and competitiveness.
• Support project pursuits, proposal preparation, scope development, fee estimates, and business development initiatives.
• Participate in industry conferences,…