Lead Demolition Oversight Technician

About the role

This Opportunity WSP is currently initiating a search for a Lead Demolition Oversight Technician to support our Novi, Michigan office.

Responsibilities

• Provide local technical leadership for the management and monitoring/oversight of simple to complex decommissioning, regulated material abatement, demolition, and/or environmental projects with multiple contractors and discipline professionals.
• Aid in the development of strategies and specifications to meet our client’s objectives and solve their challenges in asset retirement.
• Be a champion for accomplishing the project’s health, safety, environmental, and quality goals as well as the project budget and schedule.
• Proactively identify task and technical issues and work with the project team to take action to mitigate risk.
• Generate accurate and concise documentation, ensuring that responsibilities are delivered and adhered to with a level of quality that meets or exceeds acceptable industry standards.
• Strongly represent WSP’s culture through positive and frequent communication and collaboration with the project team, including the client, other professionals, and contractors.
• Seek out opportunities to share knowledge with and mentor junior staff, imparting technical skills to others.

Requirements

• High School Diploma
• 11+ years of demolition oversight experience, including regulated materials (e.g., asbestos-containing materials, PCB-containing materials, universal waste) abatement, and demolition via explosive and/or non-explosive means and methods of commercial and/or industrial facilities.
• Ability to read and interpret construction plans and technical specifications, permit requirements, test data, schedules and budgets.
• Familiar with relevant environmental and construction laws, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements.
• Cumbersome interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively, professionally, and succinctly to a technical and non-technical audience.
• Competent self-leadership with attention to detail, multi-tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities in a dynamic work environment.
• Ability to work independently under general supervision, as well as part of a team to meet business objectives.
• Ability to perform physical activities required such as squatting, bending, lifting, climbing and traversing difficult terrain.
• Basic proficiency with business writing, office automation and communication software, technology, and tools.
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
• Ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek.
• Travel for extended periods may be required depending on project-specific requirements.

Qualifications

• Associate’s Degree or Bachelor’s Degree in a closely-related discipline.
• Licensure as a Michigan Asbestos Building Inspector, or ability to obtain licensure.
• A member of and/or actively participate in local professional practice organizations.
• Deep abatement and demolition oversight experience, with decommissioning, remediation, civil, and/or vertical construction oversight experience beneficial.

Skills

Strong interpersonal and communication skills, basic proficiency with business writing, office automation and communication software, technology, and tools, proven track record of upholding workplace safety, ability to work independently and as part of a team, ability to perform physical activities, and ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements.

Benefits

Comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings.

Pay

TBD

Schedule

TBD

About WSP

WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper. www.wsp.com 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. At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges.

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Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status. The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.

Notice To Third Party Agencies

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. 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.