Pavement Engineering Specialist - Early-Career

WSP in the U.S.; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 78,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP USA seeks a pavement engineering professional to support engineers and project managers on pavement design, management, and evaluation projects across the United States. Responsibilities include data review, data collection, analysis, and reporting to support pavement performance development and documentation.

You will collaborate with federal, state, and local governments and clients, contribute to technical proposals, and develop as an expert resource while adhering to safety and company

Qualifications

• MS or PhD in pavement engineering required.
• 1 to 3 years of relevant post-education experience in pavement engineering.
• Knowledge of roadway or airport pavement research, management and design.
• Desirable: modelling, PCC, mechanistic-empirical design, or maintenance/rehabilitation.
• Analytical mindset with sound judgement in evaluating situations.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills for engineering and non-engineering audiences.
• Capable self‑leadership with attention to detail and multi-tasking.
• Ability to work independently or in a team to meet objectives.
• Proficiency with technical writing, office software, and predictive modeling tools.
• Experience with database apps such as Access, SQL Server or Oracle; R/Python/Matlab/ArcGIS.
• Safety-focused and able to travel as needed.

Responsibilities

• Contributes technical specialization within WSP’s Pavement Technical Excellence Center.
• Provides advanced technical knowledge in pavement management and pavement engineering projects for federal, state, and local governments, and for industrial-commercial clients.
• Contributes to complex projects, and leads tasks or phases of large projects.
• Contributes to business development opportunities through technical proposals and networking.
• Collaborates with engineers and planners on infrastructure projects with various authorities.
• Adheres to WSP’s Code of Conduct and safety policies; ethical decision-making with company resources.
• Develops as an expert resource across the company over time.
• Occasional travel may be required depending on project needs.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Interpersonal skills

Self-leadership

Independent work

Technical writing

Office software

Predictive models

Spreadsheets

Attention to detail

Education

MS in Pavement Engineering

Engineer in Training Certification

Tools

Access

SQL Server

Oracle

R

Python

Matlab

ArcGIS

Job description

WSP USA seeks a pavement engineering professional to support engineers and project managers on pavement design, management, and evaluation projects across the United States. Responsibilities include data review, data collection, analysis, and reporting to support pavement performance development and documentation.

You will collaborate with federal, state, and local governments and clients, contribute to technical proposals, and develop as an expert resource while adhering to safety and company