Vice President Structural Engineer

WSP • New York, NY

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About The Position

This Opportunity WSP is currently initiating a search for a Vice President, Structural Engineer to join our team in the New York City office. The expectation of this role is to be involved in projects with our Northeast Transportation Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our clients’ objectives and solves their challenges. This role provides leadership within the organization to ensure structural engineering expertise and technical deliverables are executed with quality that meets or exceeds industry and company standards for safety, design, and performance. The position is responsible for advancing technical innovation, ensuring regulatory compliance, and providing practical direction to address current and future business challenges. Your Impact Provide proactive and strategic leadership for the structural engineering discipline and function, offering direction, expertise, and support to ensure project and work site deliverables are successfully achieved within the business sector. Perform review of engineering design plans and specifications, management plans, and periodic construction inspections, to ensure that they comply with applicable state and/or federal codes and sound engineering practice and standards. Lead large-scale complex 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. Responsible for the pursuit and development of business and the successful execution of work for current and potential infrastructure work within the NYC region. Lead technical aspects of contract negotiation, presentations, and meetings. Support the overall long-term strategy, growth, and pipeline development of Structural Engineering work for WSP, with a focus on infrastructure opportunities in all disciplines (planning, design, strategic consulting, and program/construction management). Responsible for the profitable performance of the individual projects and the successful completion of the projects within the specified area. Meet with various public or private entities or individuals to discuss issues relating to a variety of engineering/construction challenges and programs. Develop and inform proposal and project scopes, timelines, pricing, and budgetary metrics – and accountable for planning, development and management of projects in compliance with all applicable City/State/Federal codes and regulations, and in accordance with all acceptable engineering practices. Interpret and summarize data, including reports and documents that result in sound engineering conclusions. Provide verbal and/or written inputs to multi-disciplinary project teams and contribute to providing high level strategic advice to clients. Develop a client base for providing high level structural engineering services including identifying additional business development opportunities, and cross-selling of other WSP capabilities. Mentor staff to support their growth and professional development. Manage and provide performance guidance and leadership to assigned staff. Remain current in latest structural engineering techniques and practices. Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Structural Engineering.
• 12+ years of relevant post education experience in structural engineering design
• NYS Professional Engineer license required (multi-state preferred).
• Advanced proficiency with structural engineering principles, practices, process, design/build, standard of care, and the application to permitting and project work-related issues.
• Advanced proficiency with bridge and infrastructure design.
• Strong working knowledge of relevant structural and civil construction laws, codes, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements, and the business impact upon the organization.
• Advanced proficiency with making technical computations and calculations involving the application of engineering principles, understanding plans and specifications and making factual comparisons to the appropriate regulations.
• Works independently and provides guidance and leadership to mid-level to senior level team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC.
• Excellent leadership and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to effectively, persuasively, and tactfully interact with employees at all levels of the organization.
• Tactical lateral thinking and strong analytical skills with attention to detail and prioritization of responsibilities in a pressure work environment.
• Advanced proficiency with office automation and discipline-specific design software (i.e., MicroStation, AutoCAD, Midas, ANSYS, LARSA 4D, STADD).
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
• Strong ability to quickly adapt to change and demonstrate flexibility to a variety of schedules and hours to meet business needs.
• Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s Degree in Structural Engineering.
• 17+ years of relevant post education experience in structural engineering design
• Strong experience in managing the review and approval of documents and discipline-specific deliverables, certifications, processes, and plans in a multi-project environment is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide proactive and strategic leadership for the structural engineering discipline and function
• Perform review of engineering design plans and specifications, management plans, and periodic construction inspections
• Lead large-scale complex structural engineering projects
• Responsible for the pursuit and development of business and the successful execution of work for current and potential infrastructure work within the NYC region
• Lead technical aspects of contract negotiation, presentations, and meetings
• Support the overall long-term strategy, growth, and pipeline development of Structural Engineering work for WSP
• Responsible for the profitable performance of the individual projects and the successful completion of the projects within the specified area
• Meet with various public or private entities or individuals to discuss issues relating to a variety of engineering/construction challenges and programs
• Develop and inform proposal and project scopes, timelines, pricing, and budgetary metrics
• Interpret and summarize data, including reports and documents that result in sound engineering conclusions
• Provide verbal and/or written inputs to multi-disciplinary project teams and contribute to providing high level strategic advice to clients
• Develop a client base for providing high level structural engineering services including identifying additional business development opportunities, and cross-selling of other WSP capabilities
• Mentor staff to support their growth and professional development
• Manage and provide performance guidance and leadership to assigned staff
• Remain current in latest structural engineering techniques and practices
• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs

Benefits

• WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and 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
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees