Senior Team Leader - Bridge Inspection

Senior Team Leader – East Greenwich, RI

Job Details:
East Greenwich, RI 02818. Salary Range: $ – $. Job Category:
Engineering. Collins is an ENR Top 500 Design Firm. We have opportunities for you.

This position is a mix of office and fieldwork with some local travel, offering plenty of opportunities for growth and working with professionals who have decades of experience developing industry‑defining techniques. The Senior Team Leader is responsible for leadership and development of inspection teams and assisting in the growth of the local office.

• Supervises above‑water and underwater bridge and ancillary inspection and evaluations.
• Reviews, analyzes and resolves field issues.
• Responsible for engineering projects of varying size and complexity in field or office in accordance with plans and specifications.
• Performs complex difficult inspection, access, coordination and estimates in inspection projects.
• Produce and review detailed inspection reports, ensuring timely submission for FHWA compliance.
• Manages and provides leadership on inspection projects, including:
  • Proposal preparation
  • Project budgets
  • Project schedules and timely completion
  • Project quality
  • Project profitability
• Mentors field staff on the purpose and processes of inspections and inspection techniques.
• Make independent decisions within a general framework.
• Is active in technical societies.
• Is available to attend meetings or events outside of normal working hours.
• Actively observes and acts in an appropriate manner related to safety.
• Ensures that staff needing specialized training in health and safety procedures and practices receive such training and that safety is discussed as an important aspect of their work.

Relocation is available.

to see the variety of benefits Collins has to offer.

• Bachelor's degree and/or master’s degree in civil engineering from an accredited four‑year university.
• A minimum of 12 years of bridge or ancillary structure inspection experience.
• Must have passed the NHI/FHWA Safety Inspection of In‑Service Bridges course #130055 or #130056.
• Proficiency with RIDOT Bridge Management Software (AASHTOWare BrM), RIDOT Bridge Inspection Manual (2016), and RIDOT Bridge Engineering Policy Memos.
• Proficiency with the National Bridge Inspection Standards (NBIS) and Specifications for the National Bridge Inventory (SNBI).
• Professional Engineer (P.E.) required.
• Valid driver’s license.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear.

The employee is occasionally required to walk, sit, climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee may be required to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

While in the field, the employee may be required to walk in rugged conditions, work in adverse weather conditions, and stand up to eight hours or more at a time.