Lead Consultant, Ports and Marine Civil/Structural Engineering

WSP in the U.S.; Miami (FL); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Paid vacation

Paid parental leave

Job summary

WSP in the U.S. is seeking a Lead Consultant for its Ports and Marine Engineering group based in Miami, FL. This role involves providing leadership for engineering tasks, managing project teams, and developing technical reports. Candidates must have a Bachelor's in Civil Engineering, significant marine project experience, and proficiency in engineering software like SAP2000 and AutoCAD. The position offers a salary ranging from $90,000 to $140,000, along with comprehensive healthcare benefits and generous leave policies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree from an ABET accredited program; Registered Professional Engineer licensure preferred.
• 7 to 10 years of relevant engineering experience with marine projects.
• Demonstrated ability in high-level technical report writing.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering tasks for ports and marine projects, including project development.
• Manage cross-functional teams and track project budgets and milestones.
• Write technical reports and generate documentation of findings.

Skills

Marine project-specific design experience

Analysis and design of marine related projects

Proficiency in SAP2000

AutoCAD and REVIT experience

Strong interpersonal and communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering

Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

SAP2000

AutoCAD

REVIT

LSDYNA

Job description

Job Description

Lead Consultant, Ports and Marine Engineering – National Maritime Practice Group, WSP USA. This role can be based out of Irvine, San Diego (CA), Miami, Tampa (FL), Raleigh (NC), or Houston (TX).

Your Impact

• 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.

Required Qualifications

• 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 Qualifications

• 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

Health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation; paid parental leave; paid bereavement time; paid voting time; paid time for naturalization proceedings.

Compensation

Expected Salary: $90,000 – $140,000. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and to offer additional benefits and compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by law.

Equal Opportunity Employer

WSP USA 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.