Description
WSP USA is seeking a Lead Consultant, Ports and Marine Engineering to join our National Maritime Practice Group. This position can be based out of Irvine, San Diego, Miami, Tampa, Raleigh, or Houston.
The Lead Consultant will provide engineering support and leadership to other technical staff, engineers, and project managers for the development, design, construction, and inspection of structures and facilities for port, marine, and intermodal rail terminal projects. The successful candidate will deliver work products at a level of quality that meets or exceeds acceptable industry standards for design, safety, and functionality.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide leadership for engineering tasks, including collecting, compiling, and analyzing data from physical work sites, survey data, technical reports, and drawings.
- Lead development of construction plans and schedules, specifications, and cost estimates for ports and marine projects.
- Manage cross-functional teams to execute project work on mid-level projects and/or multiple concurrent smaller projects.
- Write technical reports, generating complete and concise documentation of findings.
- Lead staff engineers in applying higher-order engineering techniques/practices to develop project design requirements.
- Provide high-level technical assistance to staff engineers on various engineering and design tasks.
- Prepare and monitor project task budgets, staffing, and schedules.
- Prepare and give presentations to communicate findings and recommendations to internal and external team members and clients.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering from an ABET-accredited program.
- Registered Professional Engineer licensure (multi-state preferred).
- 7-10 years of relevant experience in engineering discipline with demonstration of marine project-specific design experience.
- Demonstrated ability in analysis and design of marine-related projects, including proficiency in SAP2000 and/or equivalent commercially available finite element software.
- Demonstrated experience with AutoCAD and REVIT and other related BIM tools.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master's Degree in Civil Engineering from an ABET-accredited program with 10+ years of post-education design experience in ports and marine structures.
- Proficiency with domestic and international marine terminal codes.
- Demonstrated experience with LSDYNA and/or other related engineering software.
- Experience with marine, port, and coastal construction laws, codes, regulations, and compliance practices.
Benefits:
- Comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee's career, including medical, dental, vision, disability, and life coverage, retirement savings, paid sick leave, paid vacation, and paid parental leave.
Compensation:
- Expected Salary: $90,000 - $140,000