Job DescriptionThis OpportunityWSP is actively seeking a
Lead Civil Roadway Engineer/Project Manager with strong experience in transportation infrastructure projects. This position would support our various clients in New Mexico, working out of our
Albuquerque office location.
This role provides situational guidance to project managers that address current and future challenges, document 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, and functionality.
Your Impact- Ensure that production of specifications, reports and analyses meet scope, schedule, cost and quality requirements and are commensurate with professional standards, client requirements and corporate objectives.
- Provide coordination with other design disciplines and remote office locations, including but not limited to: Planning, Environmental, Roadway, Structures, Hydraulics/Drainage and Traffic.
- Collaborate with management to determine long-range plans and objectives, including recommendations on project staffing, evaluating and mentoring of subordinate staff.
- Planning, scheduling, and coordinating staffing levels needed for projects.
- Assist in managing projects and maintain schedule, budget, and profitability of assigned projects, overseeing preparation of plans, specifications, proposals and RFC packages.
- Complete ad hoc projects as needs arise.
- Provide input on proposal preparation.
- Lead projects with all aspects of Transportation Design from conceptual and preliminary engineering to final design.
- Ensure that production of specifications, reports and analyses meet scope, schedule, cost and quality requirements.
- Coordinating with internal and external clients
- Support effective long-term client/contractor relationships.
- Represent WSP's alternative delivery capabilities in assigned locations, markets, and at industry associations as appropriate.
- Mentor junior staff to support their growth and professional development.
- Remain current in latest civil engineering techniques and practices.
- Collaborates with professionals from a variety of disciplines, other engineers, planners, and infrastructure authorities on Federal, State, Regional, and locally 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 AreRequired Qualifications- Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering, or closely related discipline.
- 7-10 years of relevant post education experience in engineering and civil design.
- Engineer license required (multi-state preferred).
- Professional Engineering License or ability to obtain
- Proficient with civil engineering principles, practices, process, and the application to permitting and project work-related issues.
- Proficient with infrastructure design.
- Strong knowledge of relevant civil construction laws, codes, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements.
- Experience working with DOT projects and clients.
- Demonstrated creativity, foresight and mature engineering judgment, and successfully managing multiple projects and task assignments, relying upon experience in design quality control programs.
- Experience preparing, managing and reviewing project deliverables including planning, design and construction documents, project reports, environmental studies, cost estimates, scopes of work, proposals, etc.
- 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 from 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., AutoCAD, Civil 3D, OpenRoads), technology, math principles, predictive models, spreadsheets, and tools.
- Experienced with providing critical reviews 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:- Experience with New Mexico Department of Transportations; Utah, Colorado and/or Arizona DOTs is a plus.
- Experience with local New Mexico municipal or county projects.
- Strong experience in managing the review and approval of documents and discipline-specific deliverables, certifications, processes, and plans in a multi-project environment is highly desirable.
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