Early Career Civil Roadway Engineer

WSP; Herndon (AR); On-site; USD 73,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Paid time off

Retirement plan

Job summary

WSP USA seeks an early career Civil Roadway Engineer for our Herndon-Northern Virginia team. You will support design, development, and construction of transportation infrastructure focusing on highways, interchanges, and pedestrian facilities.

Join a collaborative environment to assist design teams, perform basic calculations, prepare documentation, and coordinate with project staff. The role offers growth within the Mid-Atlantic Capital Transportation Region.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering or closely related discipline.
• 0 to 1 years of post-education experience.
• Basic knowledge of engineering principles, practices, process, and design.
• Proficient written and verbal communication for an engineering audience.

Responsibilities

• Assist and support design teams in project delivery for highway construction, interchanges, and pedestrian infrastructure.
• Provide technical input during preliminary and final design, including cost estimates and specifications.
• Perform basic design tasks, engineering calculations, and CAD drawings.
• Coordinate with project teams and attend design meetings.
• Develop memorandums and technical documents; maintain team relationships.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Self-leadership

Multi-tasking

Team collaboration

Technical writing

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

MicroStation

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

OpenRoads

Geopak

Job description

This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for a full-time, Early Career Civil Roadway Engineer for our Herndon-Northern Virginia, VA team.

Be involved in projects with our Mid-Atlantic Capital Transportation Region and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client's objectives and solves their challenges. Take part in providing local technical assistance for the design, development, and construction of infrastructure projects and systems in the public and private sector.

Tasks may include basic assistance with the research, design, concept development, and construction of transportation civil infrastructure. Work with a team to generate accurate and concise documentation regarding assigned aspects of the project. Deliver work products meeting acceptable industry standards for design, safety, and functionality.

Your Impact

• Assist and support design teams in the execution of project delivery on a range of project transportation types including highway construction and re-construction, complex interchanges, pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure, transit, innovative intersections, design-build, and more.
• Provide technical input during various stages of project, including preliminary design, final design and contract documentation including cost estimates and specifications.
• Perform basic design tasks, engineering calculations, and drawings using computer-aided design (CADD).
• Regularly coordinate and communicate with project teams, manager, and civil team. Attend and participate in project team meetings.
• Perform standard computations and analysis.
• Discuss and propose solutions to technical issues.
• Collect data and gather information or documents.
• Attend design meetings and coordinate with team members.
• Develop memorandums and other written technical documents.
• Maintain positive team relationships.
• Assist and coordinate with key staff across disciplines (i.e. drainage, structures) as required.
• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering, or closely related discipline.
• 0 to 1 years of relevant post education experience.
• Basic knowledge of engineering principles, practices, process, and design.
• Competent interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non-engineering audience.
• Proficient self-leadership with attention to detail, multi-tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities in a dynamic work environment.
• Ability to work independently under general supervision, as well as part of a team to meet business objectives.
• Basic proficiency with technical writing, software, spreadsheets, and technology.
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP's health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
• Ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek.
• Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Engineer in Training Certification.
• Familiarity with discipline-specific design software (i.e., MicroStation, AutoCAD, Civil 3D, OpenRoads, Geopak).
• Prior internship related to the degree of study and/or transportation engineering.
• A member of and/or actively participate in local professional practice organizations.

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: $72,700 - $95,000
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

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.

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