WSP · 3 months ago
Lead Consultant, Ports and Marine Civil/Structural Engineering
Irvine, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$90K/yr - $140K/yr
7+ years expWSP USA is seeking a Lead Consultant in Ports and Marine Engineering to join their National Maritime Practice Group. The role involves providing engineering support and leadership for the development, design, construction, and inspection of marine structures and facilities, while ensuring quality and safety standards are met.
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Responsibilities
Provide leadership for engineering tasks including collecting, compiling, and analyzing data from the physical work site, survey data, technical reports and drawings, and or other data matrices for project development, design, and construction
Lead development of construction plans and schedules, specifications, and cost estimates for ports and marine projects. Prepare and implement site safety activity plans and coordinate field work activities
Manage cross-functional teams to execute project work on a mid-level project and/or multiple concurrent smaller projects. This includes working collaboratively with other engineers and larger multi-disciplinary teams, on Federal, State, regional, and locally funded improvement and development projects. Tasks include tracking budgets, and progress of milestone activities, as well supporting completion of Plans, Specifications and Estimate (PS&E) submissions
Write technical reports, generating complete and concise documentation of findings, using sketches, calculations, excel spreadsheets, technical drawings, and other engineering software (including SAP2000 and similar FEM tools)
Lead staff engineers in applying higher-order engineering techniques/practices to develop project design requirements, while incorporating marine-practice engineering standards and specifications. This includes identifying project site, design and construction related risks and providing mitigation solutions
Provide high-level technical assistance to staff engineers on various engineering and design tasks including: advanced computer structural analytical finite element models, for design of fixed and floating marine structures; miscellaneous steel and concrete structural components (both cast-in-place and precast/prestressed concrete systems) for deep foundation systems as well as substructure and superstructure elements
Prepare and monitor project task budgets, staffing and schedules
Prepare and give presentations to communicate findings and recommendations to internal and external team members as well as clients
Interact with regulatory agencies, subcontractors, and clients in a confident and professional manner
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
Complete all assigned trainings
Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering, from ABET accredited program; Registered Professional Engineer licensure (multi-state preferred)
7 to 10 years of relevant experience in engineering discipline with demonstration of marine project-specific design experience (including rehabilitation and new design)
Demonstrated ability in analysis and design of marine related projects including proficiency in: SAP2000 and/or equivalent commercially available finite element software; design and detailing of reinforced and prestressed concrete and steel components per ACI, AISC, PCI, and/or AASHTO
Demonstrated experience with AutoCAD and REVIT and other related BIM tools
Demonstrated construction experience in ports and marine related projects
Demonstrated management of multidisciplinary team coordination, compilation of design and construction documents, and domestic/international agency design standards and practices
Strong interpersonal and communication skills. Proficient in technical report writing
Demonstrated self-leadership with attention to detail, multi-tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities in a dynamic work environment. Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, as well as part of a team to meet business objectives
Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and the ability to abide by WSP's health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies
Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements
Ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek
Preferred
Master's Degree in Civil Engineering from ABET accredited program with 10 plus years of post-education design experience in ports and marine structures
Proficiency with domestic and international marine terminal codes (ie MOTEMS, ASCE COPRI, PIANC, etc) as well as Department of Defense (UFC, UFGC) criteria
Demonstrated experience with LSDYNA and or other related engineering software
A member of and/or actively participate in local and or global professional practice organizations
Experience with marine, port, and coastal construction laws, codes, regulations, and compliance practices
Demonstrated experience with field investigation and/or construction support experience for port and marine structures
Additional positions available for individuals holding a commercial dive license (ADCI or DCBC) in addition to the qualifications above
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
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$40.25MKey Investors
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2013-09-02Corporate Round· $40.25M
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