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Practice Leader - Structural Civil Engineering (Florida) opportunity with BGE, Inc. in Tampa, FL, focused on structural work.
Responsibilities
- Lead and grow a DOT transportation structures team while building and maintaining strong relationships with key clients, agencies, teaming partners, and internal stakeholders.
- Provide vision, business planning, and strategic direction for the transportation structures practice, including setting goals, identifying growth opportunities, and supporting long-term success.
- Operate with integrity and sound business principles while promoting open communication across leadership, project teams, clients, and agency partners.
- Oversee the planning, scheduling, design, and delivery of transportation structures projects, including bridges, retaining walls, culverts, sign structures, and related highway infrastructure.
- Lead structural design efforts for projects of varying size and complexity using reinforced concrete, structural steel, prestressed concrete, deep and shallow foundations, and other transportation-related structural systems.
- Manage projects profitably by balancing scope, budget, schedule, quality, and client expectations, while transitioning work effectively to qualified staff.
- Serve as a primary point of contact for DOT clients, local agencies, subcontractors, and multidisciplinary teams, helping maintain positive working relationships throughout the project lifecycle.
- Review and oversee technical deliverables, including plans, specifications, estimates, calculations, reports, and construction support services, to ensure compliance with DOT standards and project requirements.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or a related field.
- Professional Engineer (PE) license required; state DOT registration, or the ability to obtain it within a reasonable timeframe, is preferred based on project location.
- 10+ years of progressive transportation structures or bridge engineering experience, including demonstrated leadership in project delivery, client management, and team development.
- Proven ability to lead teams, manage staff, mentor developing professionals, and build a collaborative, high-performing transportation structures practice.
- Strong experience managing projects from pursuit through delivery, including scope, schedule, budget, staffing, quality control, and client communication.
- Experience delivering DOT plans, specifications, and estimates, with a strong understanding of state DOT and transportation agency design criteria, standards, and review processes.
- In-depth knowledge of AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications, ACI, AISC, ASCE 7, and other applicable structural design standards; AREMA knowledge is a plus.
- Experience with structural analysis and modeling software such as STAAD, CSiBridge, LEAP, MDX, LPILE, or similar tools, along with Bentley or AutoCAD-based design platforms.
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Role overview
Practice Leader - Structural Civil Engineering (Florida) opportunity with BGE, Inc. in Tampa, FL, focused on structural work. The work may include structural analysis, design documentation, interdisciplinary coordination, and support through construction. This is a principal-level opportunity with a PE requirement. Review the original employer listing for the complete responsibilities, education, experience, schedule, benefits, and application requirements.