Structures Representative
About the role
WSP is initiating a search for a Full Time Structures Representative for its Antioch, California office. The position may be located in the San Francisco Bay Area, greater Sacramento area, or the Central Valley. The Structures Representative provides technical leadership for complex construction management projects or programs, supervising construction engineering and inspection activities. This role requires applying diversified knowledge of construction engineering principles and practices and independently making decisions on significant construction engineering problems. Elements to be inspected or monitored may include falsework, pile driving, cofferdams, cast-in-place concrete, waterproofing, structural steel, bearings, expansion joints, precast concrete elements, maintenance or traffic, and similar activities. This is not a Structural Design Engineer role; the Structures Representative is a local agency employee (or a consultant hired by a local agency) who performs quality assurance over the contractor’s work involving structures and performs the contract’s necessary structure‑related administrative tasks. WSP has offices in Antioch, Walnut Creek, San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, Sacramento, Roseville, and Stockton. Projects may span multiple disciplines, such as roadway/highway and transit/rail construction.
Responsibilities
- Reviewing and inspecting plans and calculations for: falsework; shoring; staging; bridge removal; and other technical submissions, on City, County, Caltrans and other State projects
- Responding to and effectively resolving field construction issues
- Conducting meetings between contractor, owner, utilities and other project parties
- Inspecting, documenting, and coordinating field test of construction materials
- Analyzing construction costs of changed conditions, drafting change orders, and recommending claims dispositions
- Preparing constructability reviews and reports
- Assumes responsibility