# Vice President, Civil Engineering

**Company**: WSP USA
**Location**: Portland, OR
**Experience**: executive
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

WSP USA is seeking a Vice President, Civil Engineering to join our Mountain Pacific Transportation team in Portland, OR.

This role provides leadership within a sector of the organisation to ensure civil engineering subject matter, technical deliverables, infrastructure projects and programs are delivered with a level of quality that meets or exceeds acceptable industry and company standards for design, safety, and functionality.

Key Responsibilities:

- Provide proactive and strategic leadership for the civil engineering discipline and function

- Perform engineering reviews of permit applications, designs, and contracts

- Lead larger-scale civil engineering projects

- Pursue and develop business opportunities within a geography

- Lead technical aspects of contract negotiation and presentations

- Support the overall long-term strategy, growth, and pipeline development of Civil Engineering work

- Ensure profitable performance of projects and successful completion within the specified area

- Assist with business tactical action plans and meet with public or private entities

- Develop and improve engineering discipline certifications and value proposition

- Conduct needs analyses and client value surveys

- Schedule engineering discipline meetings and serve as a liaison to external entities

- Develop proposal and project scopes, timelines, pricing, and budgetary metrics

- Interpret and summarise data and provide strategic advice to clients

- Develop a client base and identify business development opportunities

- Mentor staff and manage assigned personnel

- Remain current in the latest civil engineering techniques and practices

- Collaborate with professionals from various disciplines

- Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making

Required Qualifications:

- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or a closely related discipline

- 12+ years of relevant post-education experience in engineering, civil and infrastructure design

- Engineer license required (multi-state preferred)

- Advanced proficiency with civil engineering principles, practices, and infrastructure design

- Strong working knowledge of relevant civil construction laws, codes, and regulations

- Excellent leadership and interpersonal communication skills

- Ability to work independently and provide guidance to team members

- Advanced proficiency with office automation and design software

- Proven track record of upholding workplace safety

Preferred Qualifications:

- Master's Degree in Engineering

- Experience in managing document reviews and approvals in a multi-project environment

## Skills

### Required
- civil engineering
- infrastructure design
- engineering principles
- project management
- leadership
- communication
- MicroStation
- AutoCAD
- Civil 3D
- ArcGIS

### Nice to have
- Master's Degree in Engineering
- document review and approval

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