Project Manager - Structural Engineer - WSP USA

This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Project Manager, Structural Engineer for our Providence, RI office. Be involved in projects with our Structures Transportation Team supporting primarily our Rhode Island Clients and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client’s objectives and solves their challenges. 

Your Impact

Performs as a Project Manager and Design Lead for Bridge centric projects and also provides subject matter technical support and leadership for infrastructure projects in the public sector. Responsibilities include project management, design, concept development, planning, and construction of bridges, retaining walls and other transportation structures.  Provides situational guidance to other PMs and managers that address current and future challenges, and that documentation and recommendations accurately account for and address risk, innovation, and future-ready opportunities.  Provides leadership with ensuring that responsibilities are delivered and adhered to with a level of quality that meets or exceeds acceptable industry standards for design, safety, structural soundness, and functionality.

• Perform professional structural engineering work including bridge design and load ratings. Qualifications to perform bridge inspection is a plus.   
• 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 of transportation infrastructure projects. 
• Lead larger-scale bridge/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.
• Assist with quality control engineering reviews of design plans and specifications, constructability reviews and to ensure that they comply with applicable state and/or federal regulations and sound engineering practice and standards.
• Meet with various public entities or individuals to discuss issues relating to a variety of engineering/construction challenges and programs. 
• Ensure technical reports and presentations explain research, findings, and recommendations to prevent, control, restore, or address design and/or construction issues or opportunities. 
• Develop a client base for providing high level structural engineering services including identifying additional business development opportunities.
• Mentor staff to support their growth and professional development.
• Remain current in latest structural engineering techniques and practices.
• Collaborates with professionals from a variety of disciplines, other engineers, and infrastructure authorities on Federal, State, regional, local, and privately funded improvement and development projects, as well as proposal and business development opportunities.
• 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.
• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• 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.
• Highly proficient with extensive experience in bridge and transportation design projects; including project involvement in a variety of rehabilitation and reconstruction, new design, and construction projects. 
• 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 standards. 
• Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing intricate ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non-engineering audience.
• 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.
• Works independently to provide guidance and leadership to mid-level to senior level team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC.
• Proficiency with technical writing, office automation, discipline-specific design software (i.e., MicroStation, AutoCAD, Civil 3D, CSi Bridge, AASHTOWare, STAAD, Larsa, etc.), 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.
• Well-developed 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.
• 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.
• Must be 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.
• Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.
   

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Structural Engineering.

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