Structural Bridge Engineer
Tampa, FLFull-timePosted todayStill listed today
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Volkert is seeking an experienced Structural Bridge Engineer to support its Southeast Region in Florida. The role involves structural engineering work on highway bridges and retaining walls, including design, repair, load ratings, drawing review, and cost estimating. The engineer will prepare calculations and drawings, use structural analysis software, coordinate with roadway and drainage disciplines, and collaborate with the regional structures team.
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Are we the road to your future?
We are currently searching for an experienced Structural Bridge Engineer to support our Southeast Region located in Miami, Tampa, Orlando, or Chipley, FL.
To be considered for this position, applicants must have, at minimum, a Bachelor’s degree in Structural or Civil Engineering.
What you’ll be doing:
- Perform assignments requiring knowledge and application of structural engineering principles
- Projects may include design and repair of highway bridges and retaining walls, bridge load ratings, review of working drawings and cost estimating
- Analyze structures using various structural engineering software programs
- Prepare or check structural calculations and details of structural elements for various materials, predominantly steel and concrete
- Prepare structural drawings in Open Bridge, MicroStation and AutoCAD
- Coordinate with other disciplines such as roadway and drainage to perform checks of documents for conformance to structural drawings
- Work collaboratively as part of our Southeast Region Structures Team
What you need to have:
- B.S. in Civil Engineering or equivalent combination of education and experience
- 5 - 10 years of engineering experience in bridge design
- Recent experience in steel and/or concrete bridge design
- PE required
- FDOT experience required
- Familiarity with bridge design and analysis software such as Open Bridge and/or Leap Bridge, CSI Bridge, AASHTO BrR, other bridge analysis software
- Experience with preparing drawings in Open Bridge, Microstation, and/or AutoCAD
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to pass a pre-employment drug screening to ensure a safe and productive work environment. Volkert adheres to federal guidelines, which may include testing for substances such as marijuana. Please note that federal regulations may differ from state-specific guidelines
- Valid driver’s license and a satisfactory motor vehicle report (MVR)
Why Volkert? Volkert is employee owned and a Top 100 design firm, committed to providing clients with creative solutions for sustainability, including improvements to infrastructure, the environment, and natural resources. Founded in 1925, Volkert is celebrating a century of serving our employees, clients, partners, and communities.
Key Benefits:
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
- Medical, Dental, & Vision
- 401(k) retirement savings plan + employer matching
- Paid Time Off (PTO) and holidays
- Employer-Paid Life/AD&D insurance
- Employer-Paid short-term disability and long-term disability
- Wellness incentives
- Student Debt Retirement Match
- Additional voluntary benefits
The words from our Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Thomas A. Hand, PE, capture best how you can make an impact while working for Volkert.
“For a century, Volkert has done meaningful work that improves our infrastructure and quality of life throughout our communities. We are proud of our one-hundred-year legacy and humbled by the opportunities ahead of us as we look forward to our next century of service. With our commitment to employee ownership and sustainable growth, you can build a career here that really makes a difference.” – Thomas A. Hand, PE, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
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Volkert does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies or fee-based recruitment services.
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How this job compares
Set against the 3,314 open Structural Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Florida median$91–160K/yr71 salary ranges
- US median$38–47/hr80 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 166 open Structural Engineer jobs in Florida and 3,314 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Florida
- CDM Smith31 open
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Structural Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years at the median (2,868 postings).
- Education
- 2,362 of the 3,314 open Structural Engineer jobs (71%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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