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Raleigh, NCFull-timePosted todayStill listed today
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Volkert is seeking a Structural Bridge Engineer in Training to support its Carolinas Region in Raleigh, North Carolina. The role involves routine engineering assignments and may include highway bridge and retaining wall design and repair, bridge load ratings, drawing reviews, and cost estimating. Candidates need a civil engineering degree or equivalent education and experience, with bridge-design experience or coursework; PE or EI certification and familiarity with bridge software are preferred.
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Are we the road to your future?
We are currently searching for a Structural Bridge Engineer in Training to support our Carolinas Region located in Raleigh, NC.
To be considered for this position, applicants must have, at minimum, a B.S. in Civil Engineering or equivalent combination of education and experience.
What you’ll be doing:
- Perform the routine aspects of assignments requiring knowledge and application of basic 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
What you need to have:
Minimum Qualifications:
- B.S. in Civil Engineering or equivalent combination of education and experience
- 0 - 5 years of engineering experience in bridge design
- Recent experience or coursework in steel and/or concrete bridge design
- 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)
Preferred Qualifications:
- PE or EI Certification
- 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
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 3,176 open Structural Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 14, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- North Carolina median$115–184K/yr53 salary ranges
- US median$36–47/hr72 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 95 open Structural Engineer jobs in North Carolina and 3,176 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in North Carolina
- Black & Veatch17 open
- CDM Smith17 open
- Burns & McDonnell6 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for no prior experience — less than three in four Structural Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 7 years, across 2,775 postings).
- Education
- 2,252 of the 3,176 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 14, 2026. Figures based on too few postings are left out.
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