
Rail Bridge Engineer
Columbus, OHJob$130–170K/yrSeen 6 days agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago
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CHA Consulting is seeking a Rail Bridge Engineer for its Bridge Team in Albany, Atlanta, Columbus, or Buffalo. The engineer will lead complex bridge design and rehabilitation work, provide technical consultation, manage discipline work plans, and mentor junior staff. The role focuses on rail infrastructure and collaboration across engineering and project management teams.
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Rail Bridge Engineer Location US-NY-Albany | US-GA-Atlanta | US-OH-Columbus | US-NY-Buffalo Job ID 7764 # Positions 1 Category Transportation - Bridge Join Us: Drive the Future of Rail Infrastructure as a Rail Bridge Engineer - Designing Connections That Keep Communities Moving Are you ready to apply your expertise to projects that enhance safety, reliability, and long-term performance across our nation's transportation systems? Looking for an opportunity to work on impactful rail bridge projects while growing your technical influence and project leadership skills? CHA Consulting, Inc. is seeking a Rail Bridge Engineer to join our Bridge Team in Albany, NY; Atlanta, GA; Columbus, OH; or Buffalo, NY. In this role, you'll help deliver innovative rail bridge solutions, contribute to the rehabilitation and design of critical infrastructure, and collaborate with talented professionals on projects that shape the future of transportation. What You'll Do: - Lead the technical execution of complex engineering designs, technical reports, and specifications for bridge infrastructure - Provide expert consultation and resolve highly complex technical issues in various areas of bridge and transportation engineering, such as bridge design and accelerated bridge construction (ABC) - Lead advanced technical projects, collaborating with other engineering departments and project management staff to deliver sustainable solutions - Develop and manage discipline work plans aligned with project milestones, ensuring projects are completed within budget and scheduling restraints - Guide and mentor junior engineering staff, including providing technical reviews and support - Deliver technical development of proposals and external presentations to clients, public, and regulatory agencies What You Bring: - Bachelor's Degree in Structural or Civil Engineering required; Master's degree preferred - Minimum of 10 years progressive engineering experience required - Professional Engineer (PE) license required - Expert knowledge of the respective engineering discipline with a proven ability to apply best practices - Advanced proficiency with engineering, computational, and modeling software (Revit, AutoCAD, MicroStation, etc.) - Strong understanding of QA/QC procedures, business practices, and engineering laws - Demonstrated leadership skills and ability to work effectively in a collaborative environment - Excellent verbal and written communication skills - Participation in professional engineering societies/organizations preferred Why You'll Love It Here: - Tackle some of the industry's most complex rail bridge challenges with a nationally recognized transportation team - Drive technical excellence on critical infrastructure projects that enhance safety, reliability, and system performance - Serve as a trusted advisor and mentor, shaping project outcomes and supporting the growth of future engineering talent Curious about the impactful work our Bridge team is doing? Discover our innovative projects and commitment to safe, resilient infrastructure by visiting: CHA Bridge . Salary Range: $130,000 - $170,000 Salary is based on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, training, and fair market evaluation based on industry standards. Culture/EEO Statement: At CHA, we work every day to create solutions, help people, and improve our world, committed to creating and fostering excellence in our diverse and highly talented teams. Our teams continually strive to find better ways - always searching, never settling - to achieve extraordinary
How this job compares
Set against the 2,974 open Structural Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$130–170K/yr
- Ohio median$90–131K/yr39 salary ranges
- US median$100–155K/yr1,849 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $150K, is 32% above the Ohio median midpoint ($114K) — in the top quarter of Structural Engineer salary ranges in Ohio.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 94 open Structural Engineer jobs in Ohio and 2,974 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Ohio
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 10 years of experience; Structural Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (2,519 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 2,319 of the 2,974 open Structural Engineer jobs (78%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 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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