Description
WSP is seeking an Assistant Vice President, Geotechnical Engineering for our Indianapolis, IN Office.
This role provides subject matter technical support and leadership for multi-site/phase due diligence, investigation, remediation, impact assessment, permitting, improvement, geotechnical and construction materials testing, and construction of infrastructure projects and systems in the public and private sector.
Responsibilities include:
- Providing oversight with collecting, compiling, and analyzing data from the physical work site, soil/water/sludge/rock samples, surveys, blueprints, GIS data, subsurface utility information, maps, hydrologic analysis, geotechnical data, and other matrices for project development, design, and construction.
- Applying high-level geotechnical engineering techniques and processes to identify improvements for various infrastructure project phases involving more complex infrastructure and engineering work.
- Developing construction plans, specifications, and cost estimates; preparing construction safety and phasing plans, and updating infrastructure layout plans that require coordination with owners, other disciplines, sub-consultants, and clients.
- Leading larger-scale civil 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.
- Assisting with engineering review of permit applications, engineering design plans and specifications, standby plans and engineering contracts, integrated waste management plans, and periodic construction inspections.
- Meeting with various public or private entities or individuals to discuss issues relating to a variety of engineering/construction challenges and programs.
- Ensuring technical reports and presentations explain research, findings, and recommendations to prevent, control, restore, or address design, and/or construction issues or opportunities.
- Developing a client base for providing high level geotechnical engineering services including identifying additional business development opportunities.
- Mentoring staff to support their growth and professional development.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Civil or Geotechnical Engineering, or closely related discipline (or equivalent experience).
- 10+ years of relevant post education experience in engineering, geotechnical and infrastructure design focused on the transportation industry in Indiana.
- Professional Engineer license in Indiana required (multi-state preferred).
- Highly proficient with civil, geotechnical, and pavement engineering principles, practices, process, design/build, and the application to permitting and project work-related issues.
- Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing intricate ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non-engineering audience.
- Strong self-leadership and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to effectively, persuasively, and tactfully interact with clients, regulators, project managers, and employees at all levels of the organization.
- Proficiency with technical writing, office automation, discipline-specific design software, technology, math principles, predictive models, spreadsheets, and tools.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Geotechnical and Construction Materials Laboratory Oversight Experience
- Leadership and technical expertise in asphalt material inspection and quality assurance and quality control testing.
- Five years of experience as People Manager with one or more direct reports
- Five year of experience as a Project Manager with responsibility for scope, schedule, and budget to support project delivery for internal projects or external clients.