Bridge Project Manager Job at WSP Group, Raleigh, NC

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  • WSP Group
  • Raleigh, NC

Job Description

This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Bridge Project Manager to join our Transportation Group located in our Raleigh, NC office with an exciting opportunity to work on both small and large-scale projects. Come join our team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client’s objectives and solves their challenges.

This role provides subject matter technical support and project management for both small and large-scale transportation projects throughout North Carolina and the South East. Responsibilities include the structural design of bridges and retaining walls and management of transportation projects. Provides situational guidance to the business unit and clients that address current and future challenges, and provide that documentation and recommendations that accurately account for and address risk, innovation, and future-ready opportunities. Provides leadership to the team, ensuring that responsibilities are delivered and adhered to with a level of quality that meets or exceeds acceptable industry standards for design, safety, structural soundness, and functionality.

Your Impact

  • Apply high-level structural and civil engineering techniques and processes to identify improvements for various infrastructure project phases involving more complex transportation engineering work including concept development, preliminary design, final design, procurement, and construction.

  • Perform professional structural engineering work and conduct more complex/comprehensive investigations and designs conforming to applicable rules, standards, and construction or operating permits.

  • Develop final plans, specifications, and cost estimates; prepare project safety plans, and coordinate with owners, other disciplines, sub-consultants, and clients.

  • Involved from project inception to completion in the management of design, construction, and rehabilitation of transportation projects.

  • Lead larger-scale structural 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.

  • Assist with engineering review engineering design plans and specifications, to ensure that they comply with applicable state and/or federal regulations and sound engineering practice and standards.

  • Meet with various public or private entities or individuals to discuss issues relating to a variety of engineering/construction challenges and programs.

  • Develop a client base for providing high level structural engineering services including identifying additional business development opportunities.

  • Mentor staff to support their growth and professional development.

  • Remain current in latest structural engineering techniques and practices.

  • Collaborates with professionals from a variety of disciplines, other engineers, and infrastructure authorities on Federal, State, regional, local, and privately funded improvement and development projects, as well as proposal and business development opportunities.

  • 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 Structural or Civil Engineering, or closely related discipline (or equivalent experience).

  • 10+ years of relevant post education experience in engineering discipline and prior structural or civil design experience.

  • Engineer license required (multi-state preferred).

  • Highly proficient with structural engineering principles, practices, process, design/build, and the application to project work-related issues.

  • Highly proficient with extensive experience in design, and program/construction management; including project involvement in a variety of rehabilitation, new design, and construction projects.

  • Strong knowledge of relevant structural and 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.

  • 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, Geopak, OpenBridge, STADD, LARSA, Midas), technology, math principles, physics, 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 Qualifications

  • Master’s Degree in Engineering.

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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.

WSP 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.

Job Tags

Contract work, For subcontractor, Local area, Flexible hours,

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