Team Leader

H&H is seeking a Bridge Inspection Team Leader to join the firm’s New Jersey Asset Management team. The Team Leader is responsible for leading NBIS-compliant inspections of complex bridges and structures while ensuring safety, accuracy, and full compliance with federal, state, and local requirements.

Requirements

• Serve as the qualified Team Leader for NBIS-compliant routine, in-depth, special, emergency, fracture-critical, and underwater inspections as applicable
• Lead and supervise field inspection teams in accordance with FHWA National Bridge Inspection Standards, AASHTO Manual for Bridge Evaluation, NJDOT Bridge Inspection Manual, and agency-specific requirements
• Conduct detailed field inspections of bridges, culverts, overhead signs, retaining walls, and other structures using appropriate access equipment in varying weather, traffic, and field conditions
• Evaluate and document bridge conditions including element-level ratings, critical findings, fatigue-prone details, scour conditions, nonredundant steel tension members, and structural deficiencies
• Prepare and review inspection documentation including field notes, sketches, photographs, and electronic data entries
• Oversee preparation and submission of inspection reports, NBI and SNBI data, flagging documentation, and repair or rehabilitation recommendations
• Coordinate inspection logistics with Assistant Team Leaders, inspectors, access equipment vendors, traffic control personnel, and subcontractors
• Communicate inspection findings and project status with clients and agency representatives
• Ensure inspection deliverables are accurate, complete, properly signed and sealed, and submitted in accordance with regulatory deadlines
• Maintain current knowledge of evolving NBIS requirements, FHWA guidance, AASHTO interims, and state-specific inspection policies
• Support use of emerging inspection technologies including UAV operations and digital modeling where applicable
• Contribute technical input to proposals and client presentations related to bridge inspection services

Benefits

• Professional work environment
• Competitive salary
• Benefits package
• 401(k)