Bridge Engineering Department Manager

WSP•Kansas City, KS

23d

About The Position

This Opportunity WSP is looking for a Bridge Engineering Department Manager for our Kansas City office. This candidate will be involved in projects with our Transportation Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client’s objectives and solves their challenges. This role is an opportunity to grow a structural design team locally while being supported by an extensive regional and national practice. Your Impact Lead design, plan development tasks and perform structural analysis and design with a concentration on Kansas and Missouri highway structures Actively maintain project scope, design changes and project budget and schedule while assigned to projects Mentoring, training and develop of staff and others performing similar work Ability to provide close coordination with others on the project as well as independent QC/QA reviews Visiting clients for growing our business and long-term positioning and keeping these clients and other team members well informed of upcoming opportunities Work with marketing staff to oversee and lead technical proposals, including the development of leads, cultivating relationships with decision makers, and drafting compelling letters of interest. Representing WSP at targeted professional society meetings, including presenting at conferences as appropriate and approved Track and monitor structural staff utilization, coordinating with team leads and project managers to provide appropriate forecasts Perform mid-year reviews and year end performance reviews of staff Other duties as assigned Who You Are

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Structural or Civil Engineering
P.E. registration in Kansas and/or Missouri and ability to acquire in other states
15+ years’ experience in Structural Engineering with an emphasis on bridges
Strong technical skills and background in bridge design, roadway, and KDOT/MoDOT design standards
Ability to demonstrate leadership experience – in a design team or personnel management role.
Accustomed to working in a team environment on challenging projects and leading design teams in delivering high quality projects

Responsibilities

Lead design, plan development tasks and perform structural analysis and design with a concentration on Kansas and Missouri highway structures
Actively maintain project scope, design changes and project budget and schedule while assigned to projects
Mentoring, training and develop of staff and others performing similar work
Ability to provide close coordination with others on the project as well as independent QC/QA reviews
Visiting clients for growing our business and long-term positioning and keeping these clients and other team members well informed of upcoming opportunities
Work with marketing staff to oversee and lead technical proposals, including the development of leads, cultivating relationships with decision makers, and drafting compelling letters of interest.
Representing WSP at targeted professional society meetings, including presenting at conferences as appropriate and approved
Track and monitor structural staff utilization, coordinating with team leads and project managers to provide appropriate forecasts
Perform mid-year reviews and year end performance reviews of staff
Other duties as assigned