Senior Structural Engineer

Round 1:
August 10, 2026 - September 8, 2026

Round 2:
September 9, 2026 - October 10, 2026

Ride BART to a satisfying career that lets you both:
1) make a difference to Bay Area residents, and
2) enjoy excellent pay, benefits, and employment stability. BART is looking for people who like to be challenged, work in a fast-paced environment, and have a passion for connecting riders to work, school and other places they need to go. BART offers a competitive salary, comprehensive health benefits, paid time off, and the CalPERS retirement program.

Ride BART to a satisfying career that lets you both:
1) make a difference to Bay Area residents, and
2) enjoy excellent pay, benefits, and employment stability.

Note:

This job announcement closes on October 10, 2026 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time. Applications for this job posting will be reviewed in batches based on the following schedule:
Round 1:
August 10, 2026 - September 8, 2026;
Round 2:
September 9, 2026 - October 10, 2026.

Non-Represented Pay Grade E07

Annual Salary: $ - $

Note:

The starting negotiable annual salary offer will be between $ - $ to be commensurate with the education and experience.

Manager of Civil & Structural Engineering or designee

Saturday/Sunday

This announcement will be used to establish a pool of eligible candidates for vacancies within the next 9 months.

Join BART as a Senior Structural Engineer and play a key role in maintaining and enhancing the infrastructure that supports one of the nation's largest public transit systems. In this position, you will lead structural engineering projects involving bridges, tunnels, stations, and other transit facilities under supervision of Principal Structural Engineer. Working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, you will provide technical expertise, develop innovative engineering solutions, and help ensure the safety, reliability, and long-term performance of BART's critical infrastructure.

• Design experience on structural engineering projects for transportation or other large public infrastructure.
• Experience developing structural engineering solutions independently, or with very minimum guidance.
• Knowledge of structural design, seismic engineering in high seismic zone, and applicable California building codes and engineering standards.
• Experience preparing and reviewing engineering calculations, plans, specifications, and technical reports.
• Expertise in assessment and retrofit of existing buildings (ASCE 41).
• Expertise in using design software for structural analysis (ETABS, RAM, SAP
  2000, SAFE, etc.), general collaboration software (i.e. Blue Beam Studio) and CAD and BIM software (e.g AutoCAD, Revit, Navisworks etc.).
• Knowledge of structural products and costs.
• Ability to develop expertise and awareness of innovations in the industry.
• Demonstrable expertise in one or more specific types of structures or major components (i.e. steel. Concrete, timber, high-rise cores, etc.)
• Experience working effectively with engineers, consultants, contractors, and other stakeholders to complete projects.
• Strong organizational, communication, and project management skills, and registration as a California Professional Civil Engineer (PE).
• Ability and willingness to work during nights and weekends, as needed.

• Performs complex and advanced structural engineering duties in the preparation of structural engineering design plans and specifications for the District facilities such as stations, buildings, aerial structures, and other structures.
• Performs engineering design calculations, prepares engineering design drawings and specifications, and construction cost estimates; provides design support during construction.
• Inspects equipment or facility; analyzes and makes recommendations on engineering solutions for repair, modifications or maintenance.
• Prepares and coordinates the preparation of construction feasibility studies and cost estimates; defines scope and develops conceptual plans; prepares structural engineering design project proposals for management review and approval.
• Provides assistance in obtaining outside consultant services; schedules consultant proposal submissions; participates in evaluation of consultant proposals.
• Coordinates engineering work with that of other engineering divisions and public agencies; administers control of required documentation for assigned structural engineering design project contracts.
• As assigned, may participate in the selection of engineering staff; provides engineering guidance to lower level staff in their area of work including structural engineering design methods, procedures and techniques.
• Reviews contractor submittals for conformance to drawings and specifications; interprets plan and specifications to construction staff; prepares design contract revisions and change orders.
• Initiates and evaluates design and field engineering changes during construction; takes field measurements of completed…