Role Responsibilities The Bridge Engineer coordinates the design, construction, rehabilitation, and replacement of bridge and bridge-sized culvert projects, ensuring compliance with applicable codes, standards, policies, regulations, and technical requirements.

The role provides engineering leadership and oversight of consultants and contractors, including consultant selection, design review, construction monitoring, safety, quality, timelines, and fiscal responsibility.

The position also assesses existing structures and supports long-term planning and programming for the region’s bridge infrastructure needs.

The main responsibilities include but are not limited to: Engaging Consultants to provide a full range of engineering services to support the delivery of the region's bridge and bridge sized culvert construction and rehabilitation programs.

Ensuring bridge and bridge sized culvert projects are constructed in accordance with department standards and specifications.

Confirming engineering services provided by consultants are in accordance with department guidelines, standards and policies.

Guaranteeing the department's technical guidelines, standards,



specifications and policies are followed and feedback is given to the Technical Standards Branch when problems are encountered.

Coordinating, administrating and effectively delivering the on schedule and on budget delivery of regional bridge projects.

Ensuring regional bridge and bridge sized culvert projects programs are developed and maintained to meet department requirements.

Assuring that bridge Engineering Design and Project Management expertise is retained in the department.

The Bridge Engineer administers and delivers the bridge capital program, overseeing the design, construction, rehabilitation, and maintenance of civil highway bridge infrastructure projects delivered through external engineering and construction partners.

The role requires solid expertise in project management, and civil engineering, including structural, hydrotechnical, geometric, and earthworks.

The position also provides oversight throughout all project phases from project scoping to construction completion.

Additionally, the position also has significant responsibility for project cost, schedule, operational impacts, and public safety, with major project changes escalated to senior leadership for decision-making.

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📌 Construction/Bridge Engineer (Edmonton)
🏢 Government of Alberta
📍 Edmonton