Senior Bridge Maintenance Engineer (Engineer 4)

at  Province of Nova Scotia

Department: Public Works
Location: HALIFAX
Type of Employment: Term
Union Status: NSGEU - NSPG
Closing Date: 02-Dec-24 (Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM Atlantic Time)

ABOUT US

Building and maintaining our provincial infrastructure is no small job.
The Department of Public Works supports Nova Scotia’s 23,000 kilometers of roads and highways and 4,100 bridges. Our District Highway Operations Division plays a critical role in managing snow and ice control services, road maintenance and repair services throughout the province.

PRIMARY ACCOUNTABILITIES

The Senior Bridge Maintenance Engineer leads designs, development, and implementation of Departmental programs for preventative maintenance and repair/rehabilitation of highway structures. This position is responsible for the implementation and evaluation of “pilot projects”, where new and innovative bridge maintenance and repair/rehabilitation products and techniques are used.
The Senior Bridge Maintenance Engineer mentors and provides technical advice respecting bridge inspection, maintenance and repair/rehabilitation for other engineering and technical staff within Structural Engineering and provides comprehensive technical and professional structural engineering support services to staff in other divisions of the Department, other provincial departments and federal and municipal Government departments.
You will review and update Department procedures and policies respecting preventative maintenance and operation of highway structures and communicate proposed changes to Senior Management, stakeholders, Cabinet and/or the Priorities and Planning Secretariat.
This position requires travel throughout the province of Nova Scotia to visit project sites, meet and work collaboratively with district bridge engineers, other technical staff across the Department and Highway Programs division.
You will also liaise between the districts and Highway Engineering Services to ensure that new structures are designed with due consideration to future maintenance requirements.
This position also participates in working committees respecting operational procedures and policies and formulates reports and recommendations.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

A Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering from an accredited engineering institute. You must be (or meet the requirements to be) actively registered as a Full Member (P. Eng) with Engineers Nova Scotia (ENS).
The candidate must have at least six years of related experience in structural analysis, evaluations, repair, rehabilitation designs for bridge projects, culverts, retaining walls, overhead sign structures, and other highway related structures. Also broad expertise in traffic and transportation engineering, environmental principles, hydrology and soil mechanics, project management, engineering economics and statistics, construction of highway structures and the interrelationship with highway structures design.
Candidate must be able to manage multiple priorities, have excellent organizational skills, be a quick learner and demonstrate sound decision-making skills.
The incumbent will have effective verbal and written communication skills for dealing with department personnel, other government agencies, contractors, consultants, and the public.
A thorough understanding of the Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code and Department Standard Specifications is required.
A working knowledge of the TAC Design Guide, the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Canada, the Public Highways Act, the Motor Vehicle Act, the Occupational Health and Safety Act, and the associated regulations, is preferred.
Preference will be given to candidates with experience of structural analysis software and or finite element analysis, and knowledge of, project management techniques, consultant procurement practices and agreements, tendering processes, advanced highway structure design and highway structures evaluation computer applications.
The incumbent will be highly motivated and able to work independently on complex, detailed studies as well as lead and coordinate work in a multi-disciplinary, team-based environment.
We will assess the above qualifications and competencies using one or more of the following tools: written examination, standardized tests, oral presentations, interview(s), and reference checks.

Please refer the Job description for details