Bridge CAD Designer

AtkinsRéalis

Full-time - Mid Level

501-1,000 employees

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Bridge CAD Designer to join our team in Austin, Texas, where you will work on a variety of transportation-related structural engineering projects across the United States. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a rapidly growing company that is committed to building a better world for our planet and its people. Our company culture emphasizes diversity, equity, and inclusion, and we are looking for energetic and passionate professionals to contribute to our mission. As a Bridge CAD Designer, you will be involved in significant projects such as the CFX SR 414 Expressway, a $365 million elevated viaduct in Maitland, FL, and the Broad Causeway Drawbridge Replacement, a $180 million high-level fixed water crossing near Miami, FL. You will also contribute to the I-70 Floyd Hill project, which aims to improve a dangerous stretch of Interstate west of Denver, CO, with a budget of $560 million. Your role will encompass planning, scheduling, and coordinating detailed phases of engineering work, ensuring that projects are completed on time and meet all necessary specifications. Your responsibilities will include conceptual and final design work for various structural elements, including utilities, grading, pavement, drainage, and architectural details. You will research and recommend alternate design approaches based on client requests and governmental code requirements. Additionally, you will supervise and coordinate the work of junior designers and technicians, assist them in making design decisions, and may also write specifications and feasibility studies. Field visits to collect data and resolve design conflicts will also be part of your duties, along with the potential to train less experienced professionals. At AtkinsRéalis, we value the health, mental, and financial well-being of our employees. We offer a robust rewards package that includes competitive salaries, flexible work schedules, group insurance, paid family leave, and a retirement savings plan with employer matching. Our culture promotes continuous learning and development, providing opportunities for career growth and a highly regarded tuition reimbursement program. Join us in making a difference in the world through innovative engineering solutions.

Responsibilities

• Plans, schedules, conducts or coordinates detailed phases of the engineering work in a part of a major project or in a total project of moderate scope.
• Involves conceptual and final design of utilities, grading, pavement and drainage, electrical diagrams or mechanical details for structures or bridges, roadway alignment, architectural details, sanitary sewer pump station, or water & sewer systems/treatment plan design.
• Researches, recommends and presents alternate design approaches based upon client request, governmental code requirements and other needs.
• Performs and supervises designs utilizing CAD.
• Coordinates, monitors and oversees design completion, permit applications, material quantities and cost estimates performed by junior designers and technicians.
• Assists junior professionals in making design decisions.
• May write specifications, feasibility studies, plans and preliminary reports.
• Organizes or directs field visits to collect data or resolve design conflicts.
• May train less experienced junior professionals, designers and CAD technicians as required.

Requirements

• College degree in related technical field.
• CAD training required.
• 3-6+ years of experience with bridge design.
• Proficiency in CAD; good interpersonal skills.
• TxDOT experience is required.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Flexible work schedules
• Group Insurance
• Paid Family Leave
• Two Floating Holidays
• Paid Parental Leave (including maternity and paternity)
• Pet Insurance
• Retirement Savings Plan with employer match
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Learning and development programs, training, career opportunities and a highly regarded tuition reimbursement program
• An inclusive culture of Employee Resources Groups centered around women, African-Americans, Hispanics, LGBTQ+, Neurodiversity and Emerging Professionals.
• A Foundation that is employee-funded with a 2-to-1 match from the company providing STEAM education for minorities from K-12 to college.