Lead Transportation Engineer

About the role

This Opportunity WSP is currently initiating a search for a Lead Transportation Engineer with experience in Highway design to join our dynamic Civil Engineering group in Mid Atlantic District. The candidate may be located in: Washington, DC, Philadelphia, PA, Herndon, VA, Baltimore, MD, Virginia Beach, VA or Richmond, VA.

Responsibilities

• Design and plan production and project management support responsibilities.
• Supporting flagship infrastructure programs across the transportation, transit, site, and environmental sectors.
• Leading technical design programs, facilitating client engagement sessions, reinforcing internal design standards, and identifying future contract opportunities.
• Partnering with senior team to grow the technical expertise across the region.
• Providing subject matter technical support and leadership for multi-site/phased heavy civil programs including site layout, roadway, MOT, grading, drainage, stormwater management, utility and erosion & sediment control across the public and private sectors.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, or closely related discipline. May have post graduate education.
• 7 to 10 years of relevant post education experience in engineering and civil design.
• P.E. license required (multi-state preferred).
• Extensive knowledge of infrastructure and highway design.
• Highly proficient with civil engineering principles, practices, process, design/build, and the application to permitting and project work-related issues.
• Experienced with infrastructure planning, design, and construction management; including active involvement in a variety of rehabilitation, new design, and construction projects.
• Well-defined specific knowledge of relevant civil construction laws, codes, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non-engineering audience.
• Self-leadership with attention to detail, multi-tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities in a dynamic work environment.
• High-level 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.
• Ability to plan and conduct inspections and investigations on various aspects of the construction and design of facilities or structures, applying applicable engineering principles.
• 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.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Engineering (Graduate Level Courses, Masters, PhD).
• Enhancing credentials and certifications.

Skills

• Proficient with civil engineering principles, practices, process, design/build, and the application to permitting and project work-related issues.
• Extensive knowledge of infrastructure and highway design.
• Highly proficient with technical writing, office automation, discipline-specific design software (i.e., MicroStation, AutoCAD, Civil 3D, ArcGIS, InRoads, Geopak, GeoSlope, ANSYS, STADD, HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS), technology, math principles, predictive models, spreadsheets, and tools.
• Experience with infrastructure planning, design, and construction management; including active involvement in a variety of rehabilitation, new design, and construction projects.
• Well-defined specific knowledge of relevant civil construction laws, codes, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements.
• Well-developed ability to make technical computations and calculations involving the application of engineering principles, understanding plans and specifications, and making factual comparisons to the appropriate regulations.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non-engineering audience.
• High-level of self-leadership with attention to detail, multi-tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities in a dynamic work environment.
• Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non-engineering audience.
• 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.

Benefits

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

Pay

Expected Salary (all locations): $95,000 - $169,300

Schedule

Compensation is based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.

About WSP

ABOUT US 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.

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