Lead Professional/Technical Manager, Civil Engineering

WSP is seeking a Lead Professional/Technical Manager, Civil Engineering to join our Arizona Transportation Team in Tempe or Tucson offices.

The successful candidate should have experience in civil/roadway design and plan production for traditional delivery and/or alternative delivery projects.

The Lead Professional/Technical Manager will provide leadership within the AZ Civil Group, and be responsible for leading a design team, providing technical guidance and mentorship to junior staff.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the management, growth, and development of the Civil Engineering team.
• Mentor staff to support their growth and professional development in the technical realm.
• Coordinate and manage project teams and small- to mid-size projects.
• Have competence in analytical techniques and modeling of traditional transportation projects.
• Provide high-quality level technical performance and quality control reviews of work developed by others.
• Ability to interact well with others as well as develop and contribute to high-quality technical and professional deliverables on projects and proposals.
• Serve as key staff on pursuits as design lead and technical expert.
• Engage with clients to develop new business leads and project pursuits.
• Provide leadership and oversight to ensure quality project deliverables.
• Ability to lead utility coordination efforts on transportation projects.
• Remain current in the latest civil engineering techniques and practices.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, or closely related discipline.
• 7+ years of relevant post-education experience in transportation engineering and civil design.
• AZ Engineer license, or ability to obtain AZ PE license within 6 months.
• Proficient with civil engineering principles, practices, process, design/build, and the application to permitting and project work-related issues.
• Extensive knowledge of infrastructure design.
• Experience with infrastructure planning, design, and construction management.
• Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills.
• Demonstrated high-level of self-leadership with attention to detail, multi-tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities in a dynamic work environment.
• Works independently with minimal oversight and provides guidance and leadership to junior team or project members.
• Proficiency with technical writing, office automation, discipline-specific design software, technology, math principles, predictive models, spreadsheets, and tools.