Structural Bridge Designer

Our St. Paul office is looking for a Bridge Designer to join our Twin Cities team.

Designers in a lead role in an office or practice are responsible primarily for local project-related design activities as well as mentoring and teaching staff on project teams.  A Designer’s role includes but is not limited to:

• Prepare full design plans for bridge rehabilitations, bridge replacements, and new bridges
• Coordinating work activities to maintain schedules and budgets, and achieve quality
• Exercising sound independent judgment and demonstrating knowledge and application of engineering principals
• Establish CAD workflow, processes, best practices, and procedures for the transportation team in Indianapolis
• Lead in the recruitment, development, and training of a growing CAD Designer transportation team in Indianapolis
• Support and help train civil analysts to be able to perform basic CAD skills, plan development, and design detailing best practices
• Partner with and provide feedback to project managers and engineers to establish best practices to translate design to plan production
• Be the go-to technical resource on the transportation team for CAD troubleshooting, questions, and  shortcuts

• High school diploma or equivalent 
• Proficiency with civil design programs such as Civil 3D, MicroStation, OpenRoads, etc.  
• Detail oriented, professional attitude, good communication, team player, self-starter
• Strong work ethic, interpersonal communication/writing skills and desire to learn
• Ability to work independently and with a team

At Kimley-Horn, we do things differently. People, clients and employees, are at the forefront of who we are. Clients know we prioritize achieving their goals and growing their success. Employees know our culture and approach to business are built on a desire to provide an environment for everyone to flourish. Our commitment to quality is only as good as the people behind it— that’s why we welcome and develop passionate, hardworking, and proactive employees. We take pride in how our employee retention, robust benefits package, and company values have led to Kimley-Horn’s placement on the Fortune “100 Best Companies to Work” list for 17 years!

Key Benefits at Kimley-Horn

• Exceptional Retirement Plan: 2-to1- company match on up to 4% of eligible compensation (you put in 4% -- we put in 8%) and additional profit-sharing contribution.
  • Aggregate company contribution since 2015 has been 18%.
• Comprehensive Health Coverage: Low-cost medical, dental, and vision insurance options.
• Generous personal leave, flexible scheduling, floating holidays, and half-day Fridays.
• Financial Wellness: Student loan matching in our 401(k), and performance-based bonuses.
• Professional Development: Tuition reimbursement and extensive internal training programs.
• Family-Friendly Benefits: New Parent Leave, family building benefits, and childcare resources.