Description
WSP is currently seeking an Assistant Vice President, Civil/Highway Engineer for our Southern CA Transportation team. This position will support our Southern California projects and can be based out of WSP's Los Angeles, Irvine, San Bernardino, or Riverside CA offices.
The Assistant VP, Civil/Highway Engineer should have experience in leading design of civil, highway, roadway geometric design, roadway plan production, drainage design and PD&E related design and/or traditional delivery and alternative delivery projects. This position will function as the lead engineer or project manager on major projects for the state DOT and other local agency / municipal clients.
Responsibilities include:
- Assisting in leading and continuing to develop the Civil/Highway design team
- Providing guidance and mentoring of staff and direct work assignments
- Collaborating with management to determine long-range plans and objectives
- Maintaining positive client relationships to expand current business
- Actively seeking out and leading new opportunities
- Managing projects and maintaining schedule, budget, and profitability of assigned projects
- Leading project tasks for conceptual and preliminary engineering and final design activities
- Coordinating with other design disciplines
- Participating hands-on in the preparation of Plans, Specifications and Estimates (PS&E)
- Reviewing, monitoring and/or developing complex layouts, sketches, plans, specifications and estimates standards and guidelines
- Participating in preparation of technical proposals and labor estimates
- Establishing and maintaining cooperative and productive work relationships with all employees, clients and other stakeholders
- Exercising responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct
Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, or closely related discipline
- 10+ years of relevant post education experience in engineering and civil design
- Engineer license required (California preferred)
- Highly proficient with civil engineering principles, practices, process, design/build, and the application to permitting and project work-related issues
- Highly proficient with infrastructure design
- Experience with infrastructure planning, design, and program/construction management
- Strong knowledge of relevant civil construction laws, codes, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements
- Highly proficient with making technical computations and calculations involving the application of engineering principles
- Experience with planning and conducting inspections and investigations on various aspects of the construction and design of facilities or structures
- Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills
- Strong self-leadership and interpersonal communication skills
- Works independently to provide guidance and leadership to mid-level to senior level team or project members
- Proficiency with technical writing, office automation, discipline-specific design software
- Experienced with providing critical review for documents and preparing technical deliverables and plans with a high degree of complexity
- Well-developed critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Demonstrated effectiveness at coordinating and assertively directing subcontractors and others
- Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP's health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies
Benefits:
- Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life coverage
- Retirement savings
- Paid sick leave
- Paid vacation
- Paid parental leave
- Paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings
Compensation:
- Expected Salary: $164,000 - $213,000