Senior Heavy Civil/Structural Engineer

Senior Heavy Civil/Structural Engineer (Bridge, Tunnel, Marine)

Halifax

Permanent, Full-Time

Hybrid

Do you want to join a highly professional team of engineers providing consulting, project management, and detailed engineering services on a variety of exciting design projects? Are you motivated by the opportunities to expand your skills into bridge, tunnel, and marine structures across North America? If you thrive in an environment that encourages innovation and professional growth while supporting clients, colleagues, and the planet, then read on—this could be your ideal opportunity.

Create the solutions that will enable a better tomorrow 

COWI is looking for a Heavy Civil/Structural Engineer to become part of our collaborative team. In this role, you will collaborate closely with experts on some of North America's most impactful projects, primarily focusing on exciting bridge, tunnel, and marine work. We believe in developing versatile engineers who can apply their skills across various disciplines, encouraging a culture of continuous learning and growth.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• Perform structural analysis, design, and evaluation, preparing calculations, drawings, work plans, schedules, and budgets focused on heavy civil projects.
• Create standard documents such as technical specifications under applicable design codes, engineering reports, and other technical documentation.
• Liaise with clients, professionals, and third parties to ensure project completion and facilitate knowledge exchange.
• Collaborate with CAD and BIM modelers to bring our clients' visions to life, including projects that integrate different engineering disciplines.
• Manage the project delivery for small teams under the direction of senior engineers.
• Conduct inspections and site visits, enhancing your firsthand experience in diverse environments.

Your skills. Our team. Together we design the future.

The first step to growth in this role is that you are ready to collaborate with the people around you, whether they are colleagues, partners, or customers. Developing ties with others is something you do by acting respectfully and delivering on your promises. And you never get set in your ways but keep exploring new insights and ways to improve.

On top of that, you will:

• Hold a Bachelor's degree in Structural Engineering or higher, with a minimum of 8 years of related experience in heavy civil structural design (bridge, tunnel, marine structures), or an equivalent combination of education and work experience
• Be a registered Professional Engineer in home province or state, or ability to obtain registrations within 12 months of employment
• Be familiar with the use of structural design codes such as CSA:S6, and/or AASHTO along with having sufficient exposure to structural analysis software programs (ex: CSiBridge, MIDAS, SOFiSTiK)
• Be conversant in the use of engineering software, such as Mathcad or Excel, to efficiently produce engineering calculations
• Be proficient in the production and delivery of technical documents

A place to work and so much more

At COWI, we work together with our customers to shape a sustainable and liveable world. We do it by applying our knowledge and curiosity – and sometimes even our courage – to create the solutions the world needs today to enable a better tomorrow. We support our customers' transition towards increased sustainability. We strive to lead by example by embedding environmental management, social responsibility and good governance into our business practices and the options we provide to our customers.

We value differences and development and cultivate an environment of belonging and having fun. Because that is what brings out the best in you, at work and at home.

With offices primarily located in the Nordic region, the UK, North America and India, we are currently more than 7,500 people who bring their expertise in engineering, architecture, energy and environment into play.

What we also offer:

To us, a fair reward is more than a competitive salary. We invest in our people's professional and personal well‑being.

Our benefits include:  

• Flexible working arrangement
• Full time hires get minimum 4 weeks vacation to start
• Floating holiday to celebrate employee diversity
• Paid sick leave
• Top-up parental and childbirth recovery leave
• Annual Fitness spending account. Yes, you can use this for a ski pass, yoga or gym membership
• Personal and Professional development fund
• Group RRSP program with company matching
• Parking or public transit allowance
• Extended Health coverage with 100% of premiums paid by us
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• STD, LTD, AD&D, and Life Insurance
• Referral incentive program
• Frequent social events

Got more questions?

If you have any unanswered questions about the role or what we have to offer, please reach out to Talent Acquisition Specialist, Rheannon Lewis at .COM.

Get to know us even better at our website, , where you can learn more about our projects, our strategy, what we want to achieve and what life is like at COWI.

Before you apply

All you need to include in your application is your CV – no photo or application letter. At an interview, you can tell us everything we need to know about why you're interested in joining COWI. As for the photo, we prefer to form our first impression in person rather than from a picture.

Diversity is fundamental to COWI, inclusion is key.

We are committed to creating a respectful and fair work environment where all employees have a sense of belonging and equitable opportunities to thrive and grow. We ensure that our leaders are role models for inclusive leadership by cultivating a culture where diverse perspectives and thoughts are seen as strengths. And we take diversity and inclusion into account in all relevant decisions and processes and when setting teams and fora. We do it because it is part of our values and because it is simply the right thing to do.

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