AVP - Bridge Structural Lead

Overview

An established multidisciplinary engineering consultancy is seeking an experienced Associate Vice President - Bridge Structural Lead to establish and grow its bridge engineering presence across New England. This is an excellent opportunity for a senior bridge engineering professional looking to combine technical leadership, project delivery, client development, and team growth while working alongside a well-established Northeast transportation practice.

The successful candidate will lead major bridge and transportation infrastructure projects, strengthen relationships with public sector clients including MassDOT, MBTA, and municipalities , and play a key role in expanding the firm's regional bridge practice.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of bridge and structural transportation projects from planning through construction support.
• Manage project scope, schedules, budgets, staffing, quality, and client communications.
• Act as the technical lead for bridge, transportation, and structural infrastructure projects.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with MassDOT, MBTA, municipal agencies, and other public-sector clients.
• Support business development, proposal preparation, and strategic pursuits across New England.
• Identify new opportunities and help grow the regional bridge engineering practice.
• Perform technical oversight and QA/QC reviews for engineering deliverables.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams across structural, civil, transportation, architecture, and MEP disciplines.
• Mentor junior engineers and support the continued growth of the local team.
• Represent the firm at industry events, conferences, and client meetings.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Civil or Structural Engineering (Master's preferred).
• Professional Engineer (PE) licence in Massachusetts (additional New England licences are advantageous).
• 15+ years of bridge and structural engineering experience.
• Strong background delivering bridge and transportation projects for MassDOT, MBTA, and municipal agencies.
• Proven project management experience with responsibility for budgets, schedules, technical delivery, and client satisfaction.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Business development and client relationship experience with a seller-doer mindset is highly desirable.
• Strong understanding of bridge design, rehabilitation, inspections, load ratings, and transportation infrastructure.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and organisational skills.

Preferred Experience

• Bridge rehabilitation and replacement projects.
• Transportation infrastructure planning and design.
• Public agency coordination and stakeholder management.
• Structural inspections and load rating.
• Proposal development and strategic client growth.
• Mentoring and developing engineering teams.

What's on Offer

• Opportunity to lead and grow a bridge engineering practice across New England.
• High-profile transportation infrastructure projects with public-sector clients.
• Strong pipeline of multidisciplinary projects supported by an established Northeast engineering team.
• Clear leadership and career progression opportunities.
• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, including bonus potential, employee stock purchase programme, professional development support, mentoring, and continuing education.