WSP · 2 months ago
Assistant Vice President, Civil/Highway Engineer
Irvine, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$157K/yr - $205K/yr
10+ years expWSP is one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms, currently seeking an Assistant Vice President, Civil/Highway Engineer for their Southern CA Transportation team. The role involves leading civil and highway design projects, managing client relationships, and overseeing project management activities in the Southern California area.
Responsibilities
Assist in leading and continue developing 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, including recommendations on project staffing
Maintain positive client relationships to expand current business
Actively seek out and lead new opportunities by leveraging established local relationships and participate in pursuit proposals
Manage projects and maintain schedule, budget, and profitability of assigned projects; overseeing preparation of plans, specifications, and proposals
Lead project tasks for conceptual and preliminary engineering and final design activities, as well as development of construction plans, calculations and specifications
Coordinate with other design disciplines such as structures, hydraulics, traffic, and utilities, etc
Participate hands-on in the preparation of Plans, Specifications and Estimates (PS&E)
Review, monitor and/or develop complex layouts, sketches, plans, specifications and estimates standards and guidelines, correspondence, and/or prepare reports
Participate in preparation of technical proposals and labor estimates
Commitment to quality and continuous improvement through innovation, creative thinking and improved results
Establish and maintain cooperative and productive work relationships with all employees, clients and other stakeholders
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
Qualification
Required
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; including project involvement in a variety of rehabilitation and reconstruction, new design, and construction projects
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, understanding plans and specifications, and making factual comparisons to the appropriate regulations
Experience with planning and conducting inspections and investigations on various aspects of the construction and design of facilities or structures, applying applicable regulations and policies
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
Works independently to provide guidance and leadership to mid-level to senior level team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC
Proficiency with technical writing, office automation, discipline-specific design software (i.e., MicroStation, AutoCAD, Civil 3D, ArcGIS, InRoads, Geopak, GeoSlope, ANSYS, STADD, HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS), technology, math principles, predictive models, spreadsheets, and tools
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 required to apply technical knowledge to reach conclusions from testing results, data collation, computations, statistical analysis and arriving at the most effective, economical, and logical solution
Demonstrated effectiveness at coordinating and assertively directing subcontractors and others to consistently complete tasks safely and efficiently
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
Master's Degree in Civil Engineering or related field from an accredited program
Benefits
Coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life
Retirement savings
Paid sick leave
Paid vacation (or other personal time)
Paid parental leave
Paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings
Company
WSP
We are one of the world’s leading professional services firms, uniting our engineering, advisory and science-based expertise to shape communities to advance humanity.
Founded in 2011New York, New York, USA
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$40.25MKey Investors
OneWest Bank
2013-09-02Corporate Round· $40.25M
Leadership Team
Michael Winterbottom
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Christopher Uckotter
CE1, SPECIALIST, INSPECTOR II
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