Senior Technical Manager, Structural Engineering

Job Summary

Required Qualifications

• •Bachelor's Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering.
• •Minimum of 10 years of experience performing bridge inspections and structural assessments.
• •Experience performing inspections in accordance with National Bridge Inspection Standards (NBIS) and National Tunnel Inspection Standards (NTIS).
• •Experience planning and coordinating bridge inspection field activities, including scheduling personnel and coordinating with clients, contractors, and stakeholders.
• •Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• •Highly proficient with structural engineering principles, practices, process, design/build, and the application to project work-related issues.
• •Highly proficient with extensive experience in building and 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 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.
• •Experience with planning and conducting inspections and investigations on various aspects of the construction and design of buildings, 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, 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.

Desired Qualifications

• •Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred.
• •Experience working with the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and/or Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) preferred.
• •FHWA-NHI-130055 Safety Inspection of In-Service Bridges certification (including current refresher training).
• •FHWA-NHI-130110 Tunnel Safety Inspection certification.
• •Master's Degree in Engineering.