Assistant Vice President, Structural Engineering

WSP • Boulder, CO

2d • Onsite

About The Position

WSP USA is seeking an Assistant Vice President, Structural Engineering for our Boulder, CO location. This role provides subject matter technical support and leadership for transportation and infrastructure projects in the public and private sector. Responsibilities include research, design, concept development, planning, and construction of structural elements for bridges and transportation structures. The position involves providing situational guidance to address current and future challenges and ensuring responsibilities are delivered with a level of quality that meets or exceeds acceptable industry standards for design, safety, structural soundness, and functionality. The role applies high-level structural and civil engineering techniques to identify improvements across various infrastructure project phases, including complex transportation and infrastructure engineering work from concept development through operation. It involves performing professional structural engineering work, conducting complex investigations and inspections of bridges and transportation structures, and developing construction plans, specifications, and cost estimates. The Assistant Vice President will manage the design, construction, and rehabilitation of these structures, ensuring durability and structural soundness. This includes overseeing the development and implementation of advanced technologies, materials, modeling techniques, and design requirements to ensure safety and functionality, while also implementing future-ready solutions. The role entails leading larger-scale structural engineering projects, managing project budgets, monitoring external events, tracking hours and expenses, supervising subcontractors and employees, and ensuring satisfactory performance. Additionally, the position involves assisting with engineering review of permit applications, design plans, and construction inspections to ensure compliance with regulations and standards. It requires meeting with various entities to discuss engineering/construction challenges, preparing technical reports and presentations, and developing a client base for structural engineering services, including identifying business development opportunities and cross-selling WSP services. Mentoring staff for growth and professional development, staying current with industry practices, and collaborating with professionals from various disciplines and infrastructure authorities are also key aspects. The role demands responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company resources and adherence to WSP’s Code of Conduct. Additional responsibilities may be assigned based on business needs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Structural Engineering (or closely related discipline).
• 10+ years of post-education experience in civil or structural engineering of bridge and transportation structures.
• Professional Engineer licensure required (multi-state preferred).
• Highly proficient with civil and structural engineering principles, practices, processes, traditional and alternative delivery, and the application to project work-related issues.
• Highly proficient with extensive experience in the planning, design, and construction as it relates to rehabilitation, reconstruction, new design, and construction of bridge and transportation structures.
• Strong knowledge of relevant civil and structural 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 design and construction of bridges and transportation structures, applying applicable regulations and policies.
• 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- to senior level team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC.
• Proficiency with technical writing, office automation, discipline-specific design software, technology, math principles, physics, predictive models, spreadsheets, and other industry appropriate tools.
• Experience with providing critical review of 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.

Nice To Haves

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Apply high-level structural and civil engineering techniques and processes to identify improvements for various infrastructure project phases involving complex transportation and infrastructure engineering work including concept development, preliminary design, final design, procurement, construction, and operation.
• Perform professional structural engineering work and conduct complex/comprehensive investigations and inspections of proposed and existing bridge and transportation structures to determine conformance with applicable rules, standards, and construction or operating permits.
• Develop construction plans, specifications, and cost estimates that require coordination with owners, other disciplines, sub-consultants, and clients.
• Engage from project inception to completion in the management of design, construction, and rehabilitation of bridge and transportation structure 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, building materials, modeling techniques, design requirements, and operating strategies to account for the safety and functionality of 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.
• Assist with engineering review of permit applications, engineering design plans and specifications, standby plans and engineering contracts, and periodic construction inspections, to ensure compliance with applicable state and/or federal regulations and sound engineering practice and standards.
• Meet with various public or private 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 and cross-selling other WSP services.
• Mentor staff to support their growth and professional development.
• Remain current in latest structural engineering techniques and practices.
• Collaborate 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.

Benefits

• coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life
• retirement savings
• paid sick leave
• paid vacation (or other personal time)
• paid parental leave
• paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level