Early Career Structural Engineer

WSP USA; Tacoma (WA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement savings plan

Paid time off

Job summary

WSP USA in Tacoma, WA is seeking an Early Career Structural Engineer to join the Mountain Pacific Transportation Engineering Team. You will participate in analysis, design, and assessment of bridges, culverts, retaining walls, and other transportation structures under supervision.

You will learn to build numerical models, prepare calculations, develop plan sets, and perform take-offs and cost estimates while communicating with your supervising engineer to ensure timely, high-quality work.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Structural or Civil Engineering required.
• Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills for diverse audiences.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team to meet project goals.
• Proficiency with technical writing, office automation, software, spreadsheets, and tools.
• Experience upholding workplace health and safety policies.

Responsibilities

• Under supervision, apply theoretical knowledge to practical structural problems.
• Create numerical models and prepare calculations for design components.
• Develop plan sets, perform quantity take-offs and cost estimates, review submittals.
• Communicate with supervising engineer to ensure timely and accurate task completion.
• Adhere to WSP Code of Conduct and safety policies.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Independent work

Technical writing

Office software

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Structural or Civil Engineering

Master’s Degree in Structural Engineering

Tools

Structural analysis software

CAD tools

Job description

This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for a full-time, Early Career Structural Engineer for our Mountain Pacific Transportation Engineering Team at our Tacoma, WA office.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a highly experienced engineering team that works towards innovative solutions to challenging infrastructure projects in the public and private sector. This opportunity will involve participation in analysis, design, and assessment of various structural components of infrastructure projects including bridges, culverts, retaining walls, and other roadway and transportation related structures.

Your Impact

• Under the guidance of supervising structural engineers, you will start learning how to utilize your theoretical knowledge base to come up with practical solutions to a variety of structural problems.

• Depending on project needs, you will get involved with creating numerical models, preparing calculations for component design, developing plan sets, preparing quantity take-offs and construction cost estimates, and reviewing submittals.

• Given the public safety aspect of infrastructure projects, this position requires an individual who is detail-oriented, inquisitive, analytical, thorough, and responsible.

• It is expected that you will take ownership of the tasks assigned to you for their accurate and efficient completion, while taking the lead on communication with your supervising engineer throughout the process. The quality and timeliness of the work you deliver will determine the progression of assignments from basic to more involved.

• 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.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Structural or Civil Engineering

• Competent interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non-engineering audience

• Ability to work independently under general supervision, as well as part of a team to meet project goals

• Basic proficiency with technical writing, office automation, software, spreadsheets, technology, and tools

• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to adhere to health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies set by the organization

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in with an emphasis on Structural Engineering

• Familiarity with Earthquake Engineering, Structural Dynamics, Reinforced Concrete Design, Structural Steel Design

• Engineer in Training Certification, or scheduled date for the Fundamentals of Engineering exam

• Prior internship or work experience related to the degree of study and the specific engineering discipline

• Involvement with local professional practice organizations

• Familiarity with relevant design codes (e.g., AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications, AASHTO Guide Specification for LRFD Seismic Bridge Design, ACI 318, ASCE 7, AISC Steel Manual etc.) and DOT Bridge Design Manuals (e.g., WSDOT BDM, Caltrans SDC)

• Familiarity with structural analysis and computer-aided drafting tools

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): $70,000 - $93,800

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.

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.