Senior Professional, Civil Engineer

About the role

This Opportunity WSP is currently initiating a search for a full-time, Senior Professional, Civil Engineer for our Tacoma, WA office. Be involved in projects with our Civil Engineering Team and be part of a growing organization that meets our clients’ objectives and addresses their challenges.

Responsibilities

• Project/Design: Perform professional civil task lead work on transportation projects for clients in the Pacific Mountain West District (Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Montana, Idaho, Alaska, Hawaii and Guam).
• Guidance and Leadership: Provide guidance and leadership to junior team or project teams in order to achieve overall project objectives.
• Clients Interaction: Work closely with clients to meet and exceed their expectations.
• Scope, Schedule and Budget Management: Support project managers to prepare, negotiate, and/or oversee scope, schedule and budget, changes and risk, as well as plans, specifications, estimates and/or bid packages.
• Quality Assurance: Maintain quality assurance/quality control, ensuring that cost, schedule, and quality objectives are met for engineering activities and are commensurate with quality standards and client requirements.
• Team Coordination: Coordinate with other design disciplines, and workshare with other offices across the Pacific Mountain West District.
• Techniques and Practices: Remain current in the latest Civil Engineering techniques and practices.
• Decision-Making: 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.
• Additional Responsibilities: Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

People & Performance Leadership

• Growth and Development: Assist in the growth and development of the Civil Engineering/Roadway design team.
• Mentoring: Mentor or supervise early career staff to support their growth and professional development.

Business Development

• Solutions Innovation: Collaborate with other local offices and in-house national transportation delivery experts to provide clients with innovative and future-focused solutions.
• Strategy Development: Support transportation business development efforts, strategy development, client engagement and pursuits in the Pacific Mountain West District.

Requirements

• Qualification: Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering or closely related field from an accredited program.
• Experience: 5 to 7 years of relevant post education experience in engineering and prior civil design experience.
• Professional License: Engineer in Training Certification. Professional Engineer (P.E.) license preferred.
• Public Agencies: Demonstrated experience working with public agencies.
• Knowledge: Proficient knowledge of civil engineering principles, practices, process, design/build, and the application to permitting and project work-related issues.
• Projects: Established client relationship and industry contacts. Experience participating in business development strategy and implementation.
• Software: Experience with infrastructure planning, design, and construction management; including active involvement in a variety of rehabilitation and new design projects.
• Skills: Working knowledge of relevant civil construction laws, codes, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements.
• Communication: 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.
• Leadership: Project management experience with small to mid-level projects including tracking hours and expenses for project work.
• Interpersonal: Effective interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non-engineering audience.
• Self-Leadership: Highly capable self-leadership with attention to detail, multi-tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities in a dynamic work environment.
• Technical Writing: Proficiency with technical writing, Microsoft Office suite, Revu suite, document control software, discipline-specific design software (i.e., MicroStation, OpenRoads, or Civil 3D).
• Problem-Solving: Developed critical thinking and problem-solving skills required to apply technical knowledge to reach conclusions from testing results, data collation, statistical analysis and arriving at the most effective, economical, and logical solution.
• Field Direction: Ability to assertively direct others in the field such as subcontractors and others to consistently complete tasks safely and efficiently.
• Health and Safety: Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
• Travel: Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering or closely related field from an accredited program.
• Experience: 5 to 7 years of relevant post education experience in engineering and prior civil design experience.
• Licenses: Engineer in Training Certification. Professional Engineer (P.E.) license preferred.
• Public Agencies: Demonstrated experience working with public agencies.
• Knowledge: Proficient knowledge of civil engineering principles, practices, process, design/build, and the application to permitting and project work-related issues.
• Projects: Established client relationship and industry contacts. Experience participating in business development strategy and implementation.
• Software: Experience with infrastructure planning, design, and construction management; including active involvement in a variety of rehabilitation and new design projects.
• Skills: Working knowledge of relevant civil construction laws, codes, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements.
• Communication: 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.
• Leadership: Project management experience with small to mid-level projects including tracking hours and expenses for project work.
• Interpersonal: Effective interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non-engineering audience.
• Self-Leadership: Highly capable self-leadership with attention to detail, multi-tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities in a dynamic work environment.
• Technical Writing: Proficiency with technical writing, Microsoft Office suite, Revu suite, document control software, discipline-specific design software (i.e., MicroStation, OpenRoads, or Civil 3D).
• Problem-Solving: Developed critical thinking and problem-solving skills required to apply technical knowledge to reach conclusions from testing results, data collation, statistical analysis and arriving at the most effective, economical, and logical solution.
• Field Direction: Ability to assertively direct others in the field such as subcontractors and others to consistently complete tasks safely and efficiently.
• Health and Safety: Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.

Skills

• Software: Civil 3D.
• Other Design Software: MicroStation, OpenRoads, or Civil 3D.

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): $101,000 - $147,000

Schedule

Not specified

Benefits

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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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