Bridge Engineering Department Manager

About the role

This Opportunity WSP is looking for a Bridge Engineering Department Manager for our Kansas City office. This role is an opportunity to grow a structural design team locally while being supported by an extensive regional and national practice.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, plan development tasks and perform structural analysis and design with a concentration on Kansas and Missouri highway structures
• Actively maintain project scope, design changes and project budget and schedule while assigned to projects
• Mentoring, training and develop of staff and others performing similar work
• Provide close coordination with others on the project as well as independent QC/QA reviews
• Visiting clients for growing our business and long-term positioning and keeping these clients and other team members well informed of upcoming opportunities
• Work with marketing staff to oversee and lead technical proposals, including the development of leads, cultivating relationships with decision makers, and drafting compelling letters of interest
• Representing WSP at targeted professional society meetings, including presenting at conferences as appropriate and approved
• Track and monitor structural staff utilization, coordinating with team leads and project managers to provide appropriate forecasts
• Perform mid-year reviews and year end performance reviews of staff
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Structural or Civil Engineering
• P.E. registration in Kansas and/or Missouri and ability to acquire in other states
• 15+ years’ experience in Structural Engineering with an emphasis on bridges
• Strong technical skills and background in bridge design, roadway, and KDOT/MoDOT design standards
• Ability to demonstrate leadership experience – in a design team or personnel management role
• Accustomed to working in a team environment on challenging projects and leading design teams in delivering high quality projects

Qualifications

• Required qualifications as stated above

Skills

• Structural Engineering
• Bridge Design
• Project Management
• Team Leadership
• Technical Writing
• Client Relationship Management
• Professional Networking

Benefits

WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.

Pay

Commensurate with experience

Schedule

N/A

Contact

For inquiries about this position, please contact [Contact Information].

Equal Opportunity Employer

WSP USA is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.

Notice to Third Party Agencies

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.