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The Office of Infrastructure’s Office of Bridges and Structures is hiring Bridge Safety Engineers (GS-0810-14 – from $125,776 to $192,694 annually) in multiple locations across the United States. To apply, visit https://www.usajobs.gov/job/857817600 (open to U.S. Citizens, Nationals, or those who owe allegiance to the USA, as well as Career Transition: CTAP, ICTAP, or RPL Federal employees). Alternatively, send your resume, a statement of interest (in the body of your e-mail message), unofficial transcript(s), and latest non-award SF-50 (for current or former Federal employees) directly to Shay.Burrows@dot.gov using the subject “Bridge Safety Engineer” and reference the location(s) in which you want to work. This job announcement closes on 03/02/2026 (but submit your application as soon as possible to receive the best consideration).
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) provides stewardship over the construction, maintenance and preservation of the Nation’s highways, bridges, and tunnels. FHWA also conducts research and provides technical assistance to state and local agencies to improve safety, mobility, and to encourage innovation.
FHWA’s Office of Infrastructure has three offices: Stewardship, Oversight, and Management; Bridges and Structures; and Preconstruction, Construction, and Pavements. These provide leadership, technical expertise, and program assistance to help sustain America’s mobility in numerous ways.
Bridges and structures are key components of the nation’s roadway network that provide transportation connectivity to safely cross features such as waterways, railways, roadways, and other obstacles. The FHWA Office of Bridges and Structures provides national policy and technical guidance related to the design, construction, inspection, evaluation, management, and preservation of the nation’s inventory of highway bridges, tunnels, culverts, walls, and other ancillary structures. This is done through regulations published in the Code of Federal Regulations and in supporting policy documents such as memorandums and technical advisories.
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This position serves as the Bridge Safety Engineer for the Offices of Bridges and Structures within the Office of Infrastructure as a technical resource for the National Bridge Inspection Program (NBIP), bridge safety practices, and technologies; and the National Tunnel Inspection Program (NTIP), tunnel inspection practices, and technologies.
As a Bridge Safety Engineer, you will:
- Provide leadership, guidance and technical assistance on the requirements of the National Bridge Inspection Program (NBIP) and the National Tunnel Inspection Program (NTIP) including purpose, applicability, responsibilities, qualifications, inspection intervals, procedures, and inventory. The incumbent provides direction on the development and deployment of state-of-the-art practice and emerging technologies for bridge and tunnel inspection.
- Evaluates procedures employed in the accumulation of bridge and tunnel data for the National Bridge Inventory (NBI) and National Tunnel inventory (NTI) and recommends actions needed to make improvements and correct deficiencies. The incumbent provides technical assistance in improving bridge inspection data quality in the NBI and NTI.
- Prepare reports and briefings for Office of the Secretary, FHWA leadership, and Congressional staff on the inventory and condition of the nation’s bridges and tunnels.
- Participate and assists in coordinating conferences and meetings with other FHWA, other Federal, State and local government representatives, including bridge and tunnel inspection program exchanges and peer reviews. Represent the Office of Bridges and Structures, in contacts with Division offices, Federal Lands Highway Divisions, and other FHWA offices.
- Provide leadership, direction, and assistance to the Division office compliance reviews of the NBIP and NTIP. Develops, delivers, and maintains training and guidance to field staff on the process for performing reviews of the NBIP and NTIP. Assist in the coordination of Headquarters and other FHWA staff participation in the Division Office compliance reviews, when needed. Advise leadership of compliance concerns as they are encountered.
- Keep abreast of emerging issues that affect the safety of bridges and implements policies and/or procedures to disseminate information to Headquarters, field offices and the bridge community. Contribute to the development of revisions to FHWA and AASHTO documents related to bridge and tunnel inspection.
The ideal candidate for this position will have the knowledge and experience in the development, implementation, and management of a highway bridge and tunnel inspection program, applying transportation engineering principles and concepts in support of advancing best practices on how state and local agencies use innovative engineering practices.
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Candidates may elect to work on one of the following locations – relocation may be available for applicants located outside of these advertised duty locations:
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