Structural Asset and Program Manager

WSP • Lisle, IL

8d • $115,000 - $165,000

About The Position

WSP is seeking a Structural Asset and Program Manager for its Illinois Tollway General Engineering Consultant (GEC) Team. The role provides program-level ownership and stewardship of the Tollway’s structural assets, including bridges, structural walls, overhead sign structures, plaza canopies, communication towers, and other structural systems. It connects inspection findings, asset condition, maintenance needs, repair programming, capital planning, project scoping, and annual reporting within a coordinated structural asset-management program.

The position combines structural engineering judgment and asset-management expertise to assess condition, risk, lifecycle needs, and investment priorities, supporting the goal of keeping structural assets in a state of good repair. The manager works with inspection teams, engineers, technical specialists, subject matter experts, Illinois Tollway departments, and partner agencies. The role reports through and works in close partnership with the GEC Trust Indenture Manager, and works with the Agency Program Manager on IDOT and FHWA bridge inspection and reporting requirements.

The manager leads and coordinates structural inspection and condition-assessment programs; develops prioritized maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, and replacement recommendations; contributes to capital planning and project scoping; leads annual reporting and data governance; coordinates with partner agencies; and supervises and develops GEC structural asset, inspection, and engineering staff. The role also leads structural asset response and recovery following major incidents affecting Tollway structures.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or Structural Engineering from an accredited university.
• Certified Illinois Bridge Team Leader.
• Illinois Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• At least 10 years of progressively responsible experience in structural engineering, roadway engineering, construction engineering, structural inspection, or related transportation infrastructure work.
• Demonstrated experience leading bridge or structural inspection, condition assessment, repair, rehabilitation, or capital-planning programs for a transportation agency or major infrastructure owner.
• Strong understanding of bridge and structural asset deterioration, inspection findings, condition ratings, load considerations, repair development, rehabilitation strategies, lifecycle planning, and risk-based prioritization.
• Ability to translate technical findings into clear recommendations, scopes, priorities, schedules, and planning-level investment needs.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams across inspection, design, construction, maintenance, planning, and operations.
• Experience leading technical staff and consultants, managing competing priorities, and maintaining accountability for quality and delivery.
• Excellent written, verbal, facilitation, and presentation skills, including the ability to communicate with agency leadership, technical specialists, partner agencies, and nontechnical stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

• Illinois Tollway project experience and familiarity with its structural criteria, manuals, specifications, inspection practices, policies, procedures, and review processes.
• Experience managing multiple structural asset classes, particularly bridges, retaining or noise walls, and overhead sign structures.
• Experience developing annual asset-condition reports, multi-year repair programs, renewal and replacement outlooks, executive dashboards, or similar program-level deliverables.
• Experience with transportation asset-management systems, GIS-based asset inventories, work-order tracking, condition data, and data-informed capital planning.
• Strong understanding of IDOT and FHWA bridge inspection and reporting requirements and applicable AASHTO guidance.
• Experience coordinating structural work with railroads, transit agencies, municipalities, counties, or other public infrastructure owners.

Responsibilities

• Provide ownership and stewardship of assigned structural assets throughout inspection, condition assessment, maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, and replacement.
• Manage structural asset inspections in partnership with the GEC Trust Indenture Manager, and coordinate with the Agency Program Manager on IDOT and FHWA bridge inspection and reporting requirements.
• Establish a coordinated view of structural asset condition, risk, priority needs, planned work, and gaps across maintenance and capital programs.
• Translate structural condition information into recommendations that balance operational needs and lifecycle performance.
• Coordinate structural asset priorities among inspection, design, construction, maintenance, planning, and programming stakeholders.
• Establish and maintain program governance, procedures, roles, quality expectations, and controls for structural inspection and condition-assessment programs; evaluate and improve related workflows and business processes.
• Lead and coordinate inspection programs, including cycles, assignments, deliverables, follow-up actions, documentation, quality control, data entry, and escalation of urgent or high-risk conditions.
• Ensure deficiencies are documented, prioritized, assigned, tracked through resolution, and subject to appropriate interim monitoring or risk-reduction measures.
• Coordinate with specialists and inspection leaders on findings, deterioration trends, and needs for further evaluation or testing.
• Coordinate acceptance and transition of new, reconstructed, and rehabilitated structures into the Tollway’s structural asset program.
• Lead structural asset response and recovery after major incidents, coordinating assessment, stabilization, and repairs with technical and operational teams.
• Evaluate inspection findings and condition data to develop prioritized maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, and replacement recommendations.
• Develop and maintain near-term and long-range structural asset needs outlooks, including timing, conceptual repair approaches, and planning-level cost information.
• Define intervention strategies that preserve service life, address deterioration before conditions become critical, and support lifecycle-based investment decisions.
• Identify recurring conditions, systemic vulnerabilities, and opportunities for preservation, standard repairs, bundling, or programmatic delivery.
• Provide structural asset input to capital program development, project identification, and prioritization.
• Lead or support structural scoping and concept development, including problem statements, asset needs, anticipated work limits, preliminary alternatives, risks, and planning-level cost and schedule input.
• Provide continuity from inspection and asset planning into design and construction, communicating the condition-based rationale, priority, and intended outcome of structural work.
• Lead annual reporting for assigned structural asset classes, including inventory, age, condition, inspection activity, completed repairs, open deficiencies, renewal and replacement needs, and recommended actions.
• Promote accurate and consistent structural asset data, including inventories, condition ratings, repair priorities, ownership information, and status updates in Tollway asset-management systems; support Trust Indenture reporting responsibilities.
• Coordinate with partner agencies regarding shared, adjacent, or jurisdictionally complex structural assets; monitor partner plans and identify opportunities to coordinate inspections, repairs, rehabilitation, replacement, access, traffic control, agreements, and schedules.
• Supervise and develop GEC structural asset, inspection, and engineering staff; set priorities, balance workloads, and maintain accountability for quality and delivery.
• Build collaboration among inspection teams, design engineers, asset managers, maintenance personnel, and subject matter experts.
• Mentor staff in structural engineering judgment, asset-management thinking, risk communication, documentation, and program leadership.
• Identify staffing, succession, and technical training needs and help attract and develop talent.
• Promote an environment where staff raise risks early, challenge assumptions constructively, and develop practical solutions collaboratively.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Disability and life coverage.
• Retirement savings.
• Paid sick leave.
• Paid vacation or other personal time.
• Paid parental leave.
• Paid time off for bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.
• Flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs.

What This Job Offers

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