Heavy Civil/Structural Engineer (Bridge, Tunnel, Marine), for COWI in North America

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

North Vancouver

Regular, 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 passionate about the opportunities to enhance your skills in 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 Solutions that will enable a better tomorrow

COWI is seeking a Heavy Civil/Structural Engineer to join our innovative 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, promoting 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.
• Conduct inspections and site visits in the lower mainland, enhancing your practical 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 4 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
• Possess a Class 5 driver's licence

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 insight – to create the solutions the world needs today to enable a better tomorrow. That is why we say no to fossil-based projects and aspire to have 100% of our revenue come from activities that move our customers towards sustainability.

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 8,000 people who bring their skills in engineering, architecture, energy and environment into play.

What we also offer:

Being part of the COWI community offers more than just a competitive salary. We support our people both professionally and personally.

Some of our benefits include:

Flexible working arrangement | Top-up parental and childbirth recovery leave | Fantastic close-knit team with a wealth of knowledge to share! | Full time hires get minimum 4 weeks vacation to start |Floating holiday to celebrate employee diversity | Paid sick leave | Annual Fitness spending account. Yes, you can use this for a ski pass, yoga or gym membership | Group RRSP program with company matching | Personal and professional development fund | 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.

Base compensation: $90,000 to $123,000 for North Vancouver location only. Actual compensation is subject to variations due to education, experience, skill set and/or location.

Got more questions?

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

Equal opportunity employer

COWI provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, COWI complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training information.

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