Assistant Vice President, Bridge Engineer

This Opportunity

WSP USA is actively seeking a Assistant Vice President, Bridge Engineer with strong experience in transportation infrastructure projects for our Albuquerque, NM location. This person may also be based in Santa Fe, NM.

This role provides subject matter technical support and leadership for multi-site/phase due diligence, investigation, remediation, improvement, and/or construction of building and infrastructure projects in the public and private sector. Responsibilities include the research, design, concept development, planning, and construction of load-bearing structures or structural elements, such as bridges, roadways, and highway structures. Provides situational guidance to PMs and managers that address current and future challenges, and that documentation and recommendations accurately account for and address risk, innovation, and future-ready opportunities. Provides leadership with ensuring that responsibilities are delivered and adhered to with a level of quality that meets or exceeds acceptable industry standards for design, safety, structural soundness, and functionality.

Your Impact

• Coordinate with WSP district structures management team.

• Assist in the management, growth, and development of the structures team in New Mexico.

• Plan, organize and supervise engineering activities on bridge projects.

• Function as a project manager and support others managing projects that have major structures.

• Represent projects and the firm at meetings and conferences.

• Make recommendations on project staffing.

• Assist with technical concepts in proposal development, preliminary design phases, and presentations to client.

• Assure that engineering services are commensurate with professional standards, client requirements, budget control scheduling, cost engineering/control, quality control and project objectives.

• Provide innovative solutions related to the design of bridges, transit structures, and other significant structures required for state highways, county roads, and city streets.

• Solve project problems in a team environment, particularly where project issues and challenges are significantly affected by the proposed structural solutions.

• Assist in management of transportation projects.

• Maintain and continue to develop the firm's reputation for technical excellence in bridge engineering.

• Meet with various public or private entities or individuals to discuss issues relating to a variety of engineering/construction challenges and programs.

• Ensure technical reports and presentations explain research, findings, and recommendations to prevent, control, restore, or address design and/or construction issues or opportunities.

• Develop a client base for providing high level structural engineering services including identifying additional business development opportunities.

• Mentor staff to support their growth and professional development.

• Remain current in latest structural engineering techniques and practices.

• Collaborates with professionals from a variety of disciplines, other engineers, and infrastructure authorities on Federal, State, regional, local, and privately funded improvement and development projects, as well as proposal and business development opportunities.

• Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP's Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.

• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Structural or Civil Engineering, or closely related discipline.

• 10+ years of relevant post education experience in engineering discipline and prior structural or civil design experience.

• Relevant structural design experience with an emphasis on bridges

• Engineer license required (multi-state preferred).

• Highly proficient with structural engineering principles, practices, process, design/build, and the application to project work-related issues.

• Strong knowledge of relevant structural and civil construction laws, codes, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements.

• Working knowledge of other technical disciplines, such as highway, drainage, geotechnical, and hydraulics, associated with the design and construction of public infrastructure.

• Highly proficient with making technical computations and calculations involving the application of engineering principles, understanding plans and specifications, and making factual comparisons to the appropriate regulations.

• Experience with planning and conducting inspections and investigations on various aspects of the construction and design of buildings, facilities, or structures, applying applicable regulations and policies

• Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing intricate ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non-engineering audience.

• Strong self-leadership and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to effectively, persuasively, and tactfully interact with clients, regulators, project managers, and employees at all levels of the organization.

• Works independently to provide guidance and leadership to mid-level to senior level team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC.

• Proficiency with technical writing, office automation, discipline-specific design software (i.e. AutoCAD, Civil 3D), technology, math principles, physics, predictive models, spreadsheets, and tools.

• Experienced with providing critical review for documents and preparing technical deliverables and plans with a high degree of complexity.

• Well-developed critical thinking and problem-solving skills required to apply technical knowledge to reach conclusions from testing results, data collation, computations, statistical analysis and arriving at the most effective, economical, and logical solution.

• Demonstrated effectiveness at coordinating and assertively directing subcontractors and others to consistently complete tasks safely and efficiently.

• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP's health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.

• Must be flexible to a variety of schedules to meet business needs and able to prioritize responsibilities and quickly adapt to change in a pressure work environment.

• Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• MS in Civil engineering with bridge-focused background.

• Experience with New Mexico Department of Transportations; Utah, Colorado and/or Arizona DOTs is a plus.

• Experience with local New Mexico municipal or county projects.

• Strong experience in managing the review and approval of documents and discipline-specific deliverables, processes, and plans in a multi-project environment is highly desirable.

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