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Civil Engineer - Structural - DIRECT HIRE

Department of Transportation - Lakewood, Colorado

Posted Apr 24, 2026

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Salary
$83K-$130K From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026
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Market context

U.S. role benchmark (BLS OEWS)
$116,543 U.S. median for this role
Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)
+9.8% - Much faster than average

9% below the BLS role benchmark for software engineering aggregate.

Matched to SOC 15-1252 - Software Engineering aggregate by role bucket.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.

Role

Role function
Engineering From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026
Seniority
Mid From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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Where they hire

Hires in: CO From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

About this role

Civil Engineer - Structural - DIRECT HIRE Lakewood, Colorado Summary This position is in the Technical Services Branch of the Central Federal Lands Highway Division and responsible for performing duties related to designing and developing plans, specifications, and estimates for bridges, large culverts, viaducts, and retaining walls on federally owned lands in a multi-state area. Serves as technical support and helps develop, promote, and apply sound planning, inspection, design, construction, rehabilitation, and maintenance practices related to structures. Duties As a Civil Engineer (Structural), you will: Interpret and apply relevant structural codes for design, construction, testing, and maintenance of structures, including seismic design and retrofit. Develop plans, specifications and estimates (PS&E) for bridges and recommend the selection of safe and economical bridge types and designs, site selection, structure locations, and structural adequacy. Develop preliminary plans for structures that show type, size, and location (TS&L) of the proposed structures. Use advanced analysis, including CADD software, to help develop novel design concepts for both new construction and rehabilitation, as needed, to address project requirements and advance the state of the practice. Coordinate closely with the Project Team Leader, Bridge Team Leader, and other involved disciplines such as Hydraulics, Geotechnical, Highway Design, Environmental, Safety, Materials and Pavements in the identification and development of information required for sound engineering decisions regarding the type, size, and location of structures. Requirements CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will

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