Senior Lead Structural Engineer
About the job
- A Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering is required.
- A Professional Engineer license is required, preferably in New York.
- Experience with conceptual, preliminary, and final design and plan production of bridge projects following federal and state codes.
- Experience with load rating of regular and complex bridges.
- Experience with bridge codes used in load ratings, including the AASHTO Manual for Bridge Evaluation, AASHTO LRFD Specifications, and AASHTO Standard Specifications.
- Experience with finite element analysis software such as CSiBridge, Midas Civil, or Leap Suite of Design/Analysis Software.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a design team.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Provide technical oversight of teams of engineers at varied levels in support of a project.
- Prepare scope, schedule, and budget for task assignments.
- Routinely interact with clients and stakeholders.
- Work closely with other disciplines and on multidisciplinary projects.
- Implement quality control and quality assurance reviews of the discipline.
- Prepare detailed plans and construction documents for assigned tasks.
- Perform engineering calculations to support the detailed plans and construction documents developed.
- Develop contract specifications, contract bid documents, and technical reports.
- Make occasional field site visits.
- A Master of Science in Civil Engineering is preferred.
- A minimum of ten years of structural engineering experience with a focus on bridge design is preferred.
- Experience with AREMA is preferred.
- Participation in industry organizations and events is preferred.
About the company
H&H plans, designs and inspects bridges, highways, rail and transit lines, tunnels and ports for infrastructure owners. Its specialty is movable bridges that open to let ships pass, with structural engineers working alongside mechanical and electrical specialists. Owners pay for engineering consulting that takes projects from early studies through detailed design and construction support. Teams assess existing structures, test their components and plan repairs, while civil and geotechnical specialists address roads, drainage and foundations. H&H was founded in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1887 and is headquartered in New York City, where it has been based since 1920.
Company Size
501-1,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Wuxi, China
Founded
1887
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- H&H funds licensing-exam study time and runs certified monthly engineering webinars plus annual full-day seminars.
- H&H's movable-machinery design contributed to Renfrew's Road Bridge Project of the Year award in July 2026.
- New York selected H&H's team for a three-region stormwater-design agreement in April 2026, ahead of Gannett Fleming.
What critics are saying
- H&H's New York inspection leaders face fieldwork at heights, in confined spaces, around traffic and in variable weather.
- Denver's December 2025 on-call agreement issues H&H task orders only after establishing project needs and available funding.
- H&H finished second for New York's statewide utility-engineering agreement in May 2026, behind Infra-Model Engineering.
What makes H&H unique
- H&H applies industrial crane technology to moving architecture, engineering the expandable shell of New York's Shed arts venue.
- H&H extends its building-design reach through structural specialist Thornton Tomasetti, covering supporting frames, tall buildings and facades.
- H&H's inspection practice has examined over 4,000 structures for more than 30 owners, combining structural, mechanical and electrical assessments.
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Benefits
401(k) Retirement Plan