WSP USA
Technical Director - Structural Engineering_
WSP USA, Herndon, Virginia, United States,
This OpportunityWSP is currently initiating a search for a **Technical Director - Structural Engineering** to serve as Technical Lead for Alternative Delivery Projects in our **Herndon, Virginia** office.The successful candidate will have extensive experience in procurement of transit, highway and infrastructure projects using Alternative Delivery methods (P3, DB, CM/GC). The successful candidate will also have extensive experience delivering traditional projects (project specific and on-call task orders) for Federal, State, and municipal clients.Your Impact+ Lead proposal preparation and business development activities.+ Lead projects with all aspects of Transportation Design from conceptual and preliminary engineering to final design.+ Responsible for maintaining schedule, budget, quality and profitability of assigned projects+ Coordinate with other design disciplines.+ Prepare plans, specifications, and bid packages.+ Ensuring that production of specifications, reports and analyses meet scope, schedule, cost and quality requirements.+ Coordinate with internal and external clients.+ Create effective long-term client/contractor relationships+ Support business development initiatives.+ Representing WSP's alternative delivery and structural engineering capabilities in assigned locations, markets, and at industry associations.+ Mentor staff to support their growth and professional development.+ Provide training to staff- level engineers+ Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.+ Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.Who You Are**Required Qualifications**+ Bachelor’s Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering, or closely related discipline.+ 10+ years of relevant post education experience in the design and preparation of construction contract documents for transportation projects.+ Registration as a Professional Engineer (PE) in Virginia+ Understanding and familiarity with AASHTO and VDOT Design Guidelines and Standards.+ Proficiency in design software including Larsa, Midas, MDX, CSI Bridge, STAAD, OpenBridge Designer, Descus, Merlin-Dash, Mathcad, and Microstation.+ 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.+ Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.+ Must be flexible to a variety of schedules to meet business needs and able to prioritize responsibilities and quickly adapt to change in a pressure work environment.+ Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.**Preferred Qualifications:**+ Master’s Degree in Engineering.+ Strong relationships with Alternative Delivery project Owners, Clients and Contractors is strongly desired.\#LI-MG1**About WSP**WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.www.wsp.comWSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.**NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:**WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.