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WSP USA Structural Engineering Assistant Vice President - Transportation Team in Columbus, Ohio
WSP is currently initiating a search for a Structural Engineering Assistant Vice President for our Transportation Team!
This position can sit out of our Columbus, Cleveland, or Cincinnati, OH offices.
This Opportunity
Provides subject matter technical support and leadership for multi-site/phase due diligence, investigation, remediation, improvement, and/or construction of building and infrastructure projects in the public and private sector. Responsibilities include the research, design, concept development, planning, and construction of load-bearing structures or structural elements, such as buildings, bridges, roadways, and mechanical structures. Provides situational guidance to PMs and managers that address current and future challenges, and that documentation and recommendations accurately account for and address risk, innovation, and future-ready opportunities. Provides leadership with 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.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Lead design, plan development tasks and perform structural analysis and design with a concentration on Ohio highway structures
Actively maintain project scope, design changes and project budget and schedule while assigned to projects
Mentoring, training and developing junior staff and others performing similar work
Ability to provide close coordination with others on the project as well as independent QC/QA reviews
Visiting with clients for growing our business and long-term positioning and keeping these clients and other team members well informed of upcoming opportunities
Representing WSP at targeted professional society meetings, including presenting at conferences as appropriate and approved
And other duties as assigned
Who You Are
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Structural or Civil Engineering
P.E. registration in Ohio and ability to acquire in other states
10+ years’ experience in bridge engineering
Past experience leading a department or a project team
Strong technical skills in structural analysis and design of various types of bridge structures
Accustomed to working in a team environment on challenging projects and leading design teams in delivering high quality projects
Preferred Qualifications
Master’s Degree in Engineering.
40-Hour OSHA Health & Safety Training (HAZWOPER) (29 CFR 1910.120) preferred.
Basic First Aid and Adult CPR training desired.
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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.
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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.