Senior Consultant Facility Assessor

WSP • Kennesaw, GA

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About The Position

WSP is seeking a Senior Consultant Facility Assessor with 5+ years of experience in, and detailed knowledge of designing, constructing, managing, and assessing facility systems and components. This role requires extensive knowledge in either structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, interior construction and design, or roofing systems. Candidates will lead Facility Condition Assessment projects, providing subject matter expertise for large portfolio clients throughout the United States.
Your Impact
Has the knowledge and credentials to make consulting recommendations and perform as the subject matter expert for a given discipline. Mentors and advises team members on methodology and quality standards. Works with leadership to resolve conflicting methodologies and communicate best practices within their discipline. Provides analysis and lessons learned throughout project life-cycles.
Ability to analyze, understand, and implement project work plans and quality management plans. Leads others to execute based on a client’s scope of work requirements.
Perform assessments of client facilities using professional expertise and judgment to determine physical condition, remaining service life, and compliance with specifications and building codes. Assess multiple buildings within large complexes on a daily basis. Identify major systems, components, and sub-components, often working in a physically demanding environment. Experience assessing government buildings/portfolios is a plus.
Use tablet-based computer system to identify and document building systems and components and provide justification for determination of the physical condition.
Ability to lead both small and large teams of assessors and report team status daily. Understands quality requirements and can execute a scope of work to meet contractual requirements. Can establish standard practices for complex scenarios. Willing to collaborate with project team members and be a team player.
Has proven track record of teaching assessment techniques. Has strong investigative skills and can mentor other team members to achieve success and grow.
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.
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WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.
At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?
WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.
The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.
NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:
WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.

Requirements

• BS Degree in Architecture, Engineering or equivalent.
• 5+ years of relevant experience, including 3+ years of experience conducting facility condition assessments.
• Client requires the ability to successfully pass security background check to access facilities. The level of background check required by the clients, requires US citizenship.
• Experience using mobile computer system devices for field data collection.
• Requires an excellent mathematical aptitude
• Knowledge of facility condition assessment software applications like BUILDER SMS.
• Ability to pass a Motor Vehicle Records check and possess a valid driver's license.
• Ability to travel 75% or more and work flexible hours. Travel could be 2-3 weeks, with potential to be longer.
• Valid passport or ability to obtain a valid passport.
• Ability to work efficiently and meet project deadlines.
• Excellent technical writing skills and experience drafting proposals, cost estimates, project schedules, and work breakdown structures.
• Proficient computer skills, comfortable with technology and hardware, specifically Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, and SharePoint).
• Must work well with team members, interact with clients positively, and operate from a future ready mindset. Must present a clean and professional work appearance, following established dress codes.
• Ability to climb ladders and stairs, work at heights, and perform moderate physical activity such as walking and standing, in a physically challenging environment, both indoors and outdoors.
• Be able to pass a pre-employment screening including but not limited to; criminal background checks, previous employment verification, education verification, drug screening, and motor vehicle records.

Nice To Haves

• Professional Engineers (PE or EIT) or Architects (RA) preferred.
• Prior military service in civil engineering, construction, or facilities management (AFCEC, DPW, IMCOM, Seabee, PRIME BEEF, RED HORSE, USACE)
• Experience creating cost estimates for project proposals and for client recommendations.
• Experience assessing government buildings/portfolios is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Has the knowledge and credentials to make consulting recommendations and perform as the subject matter expert for a given discipline.
• Mentors and advises team members on methodology and quality standards.
• Works with leadership to resolve conflicting methodologies and communicate best practices within their discipline.
• Provides analysis and lessons learned throughout project life-cycles.
• Ability to analyze, understand, and implement project work plans and quality management plans.
• Leads others to execute based on a client’s scope of work requirements.
• Perform assessments of client facilities using professional expertise and judgment to determine physical condition, remaining service life, and compliance with specifications and building codes.
• Assess multiple buildings within large complexes on a daily basis.
• Identify major systems, components, and sub-components, often working in a physically demanding environment.
• Use tablet-based computer system to identify and document building systems and components and provide justification for determination of the physical condition.
• Ability to lead both small and large teams of assessors and report team status daily.
• Understands quality requirements and can execute a scope of work to meet contractual requirements.
• Can establish standard practices for complex scenarios.
• Willing to collaborate with project team members and be a team player.
• Has proven track record of teaching assessment techniques.
• Has strong investigative skills and can mentor other team members to achieve success and grow.

Benefits

• Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.

What This Job Offers

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