Structural Engineering Team Lead

About the role

This Opportunity WSP has a career opportunity for a Structural Engineering Team Lead to join our US Mining & Metal, Process & Infrastructure Design team in. This position will report to the Structural Service Line Lead for the Process & Infrastructure Design team and can be in either Tempe, AZ, South Jordan, UT or Tucson, AZ depending on candidate preference.

Responsibilities

• Oversee structural design for complex industrial projects
• Mentor junior engineers
• Manage structural engineers and designers
• Advise clients and project teams as subject matter expert in the field
• Provide oversight with collecting, compiling, and analyzing data from the physical work site, surveys, blueprints, GIS data, subsurface utility information, maps, hydrologic analysis, geotechnical data, and other matrices for project development, design, and construction.
• Apply high-level structural and civil engineering techniques and processes to identify improvements for various infrastructure project phases involving more complex building, infrastructure, and transportation engineering work including concept development, preliminary design, final design, procurement, construction, and operation.
• Perform professional structural engineering work and conduct more complex/comprehensive investigations and inspections of proposed and existing site conditions, resources, buildings, facilities, pipelines, transportation channels, and operations to determine conformance with applicable rules, standards, and construction or operating permits.
• Develop construction plans, specifications, and cost estimates; preparing construction safety and phasing plans, and updating infrastructure layout plans that require coordination with owners, other disciplines, sub-consultants, and clients.
• Involved from project inception to completion in the management of design, construction, rehabilitation, and remediation of building and infrastructure projects, ensuring durability of materials and structural soundness from loads and pressures caused by environmental or human influence.
• Oversee the development and implementation of advanced technologies, monitoring devices, building materials, modeling techniques, design requirements, and operating strategies to account for the safety and functionality or end-users, transportation vehicles/systems, and implementing future-ready solutions with structural and civil engineering design standards.
• Oversee the development and implementation of advanced technologies, monitoring devices, building materials, modeling techniques, design requirements, and operating strategies to account for the safety and functionality or end-users, transportation vehicles/systems, and implementing future-ready solutions with structural and civil engineering design standards.
• Lead larger-scale structural engineering projects ensuring contributors know what they are required to do and by when, preparing and overseeing relevant project budgets, monitoring external events, tracking hours and expenses, ensuring satisfactory performance, and supervising subcontractors, contract work, and employees.
• Affirmative action plan and equal opportunity employer.

Requirements

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Proficiency with technical writing, office automation, discipline-specific design software (i.e., RISA, ETABS, STRUDL, STAAD, SAFE and/or SAP2000), 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Engineering.
• 40-Hour OSHA Health & Safety Training (HAZWOPER) (29 CFR 1910.120) preferred.
• Basic First Aid and Adult CPR training desired.

Skills

• Structural Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Project Management
• Design and Construction
• Inspection and Investigation
• Technical Writing
• Office Automation
• Discipline-Specific Design Software
• Technical Computation and Calculations
• Planning and Conducting Inspections
• Coordination and Supervision
• Workplace Safety

Benefits

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.

Pay

Compensation and benefits are competitive and commensurate with experience. Please see the attached job description for details.

Schedule

Flexibility 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.