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 strong 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, he positions 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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Qualifications Requirements: Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and eligibility for a Professional Engineer (P.

Eng.) designation from APEGA ( Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta) plus five years of related experience.

Equivalent education in other fields of engineering may be considered if the candidate has applicable experience in bridge or bridge culvert engineering or construction.

Candidates with less than 5 years of experience may be considered at a lower classification level.

Related experience and knowledge required for this role are: Bridge preliminary engineering.





Bridge and culvert hydraulic design or bridge and culvert construction engineering.

Project Management and Managing multiple projects in various stages of delivery.

Knowledge of department guidelines, standards, specifications and policies including Guidelines for Bridge and Bridge Culvert Design, Engineering Consultant Guidelines for Highway, Bridge and Water Projects, Standard Specifications for Bridge Construction, Standard Specifications for Highway Construction, General Specifications and Specification Amendments for Highway and Bridge Construction, Project Administration Manual, Construction Partnering Manual, Bridge Rehabilitation Manual, Traffic Accommodation in Work Zones Manual, Bridge Inspection and Maintenance Manuals and other related guidelines and manuals are considered as strong assets.

Equivalency: Additional related education considered in lieu of experience on a one-for-one basis.

For Example: Master’s degree in engineering or Applied Science plus 3 years of related experience. outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification.

Notes Term of Employment: Permanent, Full time position Hours of Work: 7.25 hours daily / 36.25 weekly – Monday to Friday Location: Red Deer Provincial Building Travel: 15 % of the time Final candidates may be required to undergo a security screening.

Any costs associated with obtaining the required documents/checks as noted or interview travel expenses, will be the responsibility of the candidate.

Out-of-province applicants can obtain the required documents/checks from the province they currently reside in.

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📌 Bridge Engineer (Red Deer)
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