Assistant Vice President, Structural Engineer

WSP in the U.S.; Freeport (ME); On-site; USD 119,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible workplace model

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

WSP USA seeks an Assistant Vice President, Structural Engineer to join the structural engineering practice in Portland, Maine. The role leads multidisciplinary teams from concept through construction documents and includes client communication and guidance to junior staff.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years of experience, PE registration, and expertise with STAAD Pro, ETABS, RISA, and AutoCAD/REVIT, combined with strong leadership and mentoring abilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Civil/Structural Engineering.
• Professional Engineer registration in the U.S.
• 10+ years of relevant structural engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of engineers and designers on structural design from concept to construction documents.
• Communicate with clients to understand project requirements.
• Develop calculation packages and structural models.
• Provide mentorship to junior engineers and designers.
• Ensure project delivery standards and quality.

Skills

STAAD Pro

ETABS

RISA

AutoCAD

REVIT

Leadership

Mentoring

Client communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil/Structural Engineering

Master’s degree in Structural Engineering

Professional Engineer registration

Job description

Job Description

WSP, an award winning and innovative multi-disciplinary consulting firm is seeking an Assistant Vice President, Structural Engineer to join the structural engineering practice within our Architectural Engineering (A/E) business based in Portland, Maine. The team is open to any of our Maine offices, with one weekly visit to Portland. The ideal candidate will be energetic, have excellent communication skills, and well-rounded technical structural engineering experience. They will also have strong leadership and mentorship skills with a demonstrated track record of leading structural designs as Structural Engineer of Record on multi-disciplinary projects. If you are looking for an opportunity to learn, to further develop your career with a global industry leader, and if you are keen to play a role in the growth and development of that business, you will thrive in this environment. Come join a winning team!

Your Impact

• Communicate with clients to understand project requirements.
• Lead a team of engineers and designers on structural engineering and design activities through engineering concept to construction documents for multidiscipline design projects.
• Analyze new and existing structures per required code.
• Develop calculation packages as required.
• Perform existing structures assessment to evaluate their capacity and ability to resist new loading requirements; produce technical reports with technically sound recommendations.
• Develop structural models to solve engineering problems based on sound engineering principles.
• Be a key contributor to new business development and growth of WSP’s A/E delivery team
• Coach and mentor Junior Engineers and Designers
• Work collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team environment.
• Adhere to our project delivery standards, including self-checking work prior to quality control reviews, to ensure high quality of work is consistently delivered.
• 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.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Civil/Structural Engineering or related field.
• Professional Engineer registration.
• US Citizen
• 10+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong knowledge of structural analysis software such as STAAD PRO, ETABS, RISA and willingness and ability to learn new analysis software.
• Demonstrated experience of delivering a range of projects from concept through detailed design and construction completion
• Expertise in developing construction drawings and specifications.
• Knowledge through experience in developing level-of-effort estimate and client proposals.
• Be able to present and describe engineering solutions and concept competently to both technical and non-technical audience.
• Familiarity with AutoCAD and/or REVIT.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Licensed Structural Engineer in the U.S.
• Master’s degree in Structural Engineering or a related field
• Civilian Federal Agency and DoD project experience

WSP Benefits

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

Compensation

Expected Salary (all locations): $119,100 - $180,000

WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.

About WSP

ABOUT US 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.