Senior Professional, Structural Engineer - Complex Bridge Practice / Long Span Bridge Structures

WSP in the U.S.; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 107,000 - 177,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision

Retirement savings

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

WSP USA seeks a Senior Professional / Structural Engineer to join the Complex Bridge Practice in New York City or any US office, offering a hybrid work model.

The role leads structural analysis and design for complex bridges, mentors teams, and coordinates with owners and clients. Proficiency in advanced modeling and compliance with codes is essential for rehabilitation, new design, and construction projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in structural or civil engineering required.
• 5+ years of post-education experience; bridge design preferred.
• Professional Engineer license required; multi-state preferred.
• Proficiency in structural analysis, modeling, and design.
• Experience with rehabilitation, reconstruction, or new bridge design.
• Strong communication and QA/QC capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Perform professional structural engineering work and inspect site conditions for conformance to rules and permits.
• Develop construction plans, specs, and cost estimates; coordinate with owners, other disciplines, sub-consultants and clients.
• Perform structural analysis and design reviews for complex bridges; mentor others.
• Develop advanced modeling techniques and design requirements for safe, future-ready solutions.
• Coordinate with project teams; track hours, expenses, and materials for budgets.
• Remain current with bridge engineering codes and practices.

Skills

Bridge design

FEA modeling

Project management

Technical writing

Leadership

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Structural or Civil Engineering

Professional Engineer license

Tools

Larsa 4D

MIDAS

SOFiSTiK

ANSYS

ADINA

CSiBridge

STAAD

Bentley OpenBridge

MDX

AASHTOWare Bridge Design/Rating

MicroStation

Job description

Job Description

WSP USA’s Complex Bridge Practice / Long Span Bridge Structures group has an immediate opening for a full-time Senior Professional / Structural Engineer to join our Practice in our New YorkCity headquarters, or any office within the US. This position is for an engineer who is seeking an opportunity to work within a collaborative, team-focused environment for a large world-wide engineering firm. Career development, mentoring and employee satisfaction are key within our group and the firm. WSP USA Operates with a Hybrid-Workplace Model. Be involved in projects with WSP’sComplex / Long Span Bridge Team, a subset of our National Business Line,and be a part of a growing organization that meets our clients’ objectives and solves their challenges.

Your Impact

• Perform professional structural engineering work and conduct research and inspections of proposed and existing site conditions, resources, building, infrastructure, and transportation channels to determine conformance with applicable rules, standards, and construction or operating permits.
• Develop construction plans, specifications, and cost estimates; preparing construction safety and phasing plans, and updating infrastructure layout plans that require coordination with owners, other disciplines, sub-consultants, and clients.
• Perform structural analysis, design, checking and reviews for complex bridges and train others in the same.
• Develop or incorporate advanced modeling techniques, concept development, design requirements, and operating strategies to account for the safety and functionality of end-users, transportation vehicles/systems, and incorporate future-ready solutions with structural engineering design standards.
• Provide close coordination with others on the project as well as independent QC/QA reviews.
• Apply high-level structural engineering techniques and processes.
• Remain current in latest bridge engineering codes, techniques and practices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams of engineers, architects, planners, and scientific professionals to execute project work on projects, including budgets, tracking hours and expenses, task completion, cost and quantities of materials/equipment/labor, technical calculations, permit applications, construction, compliance documentation, and regulatory and technical analysis memos.
• Develop construction plans, specifications, and cost estimates; preparing construction safety and phasing plans and updating infrastructure layout plans that require coordination with owners, other disciplines, sub-consultants, and clients.
• Involved from project inception to completion in the management of design, construction, rehabilitation, and remediation of building and infrastructure projects, ensuring durability of materials and structural soundness from loads and pressures caused by environmental or human influence.
• Ensure technical reports and presentations explain research, findings, and recommendations to prevent, control, restore, or address design and/or construction issues or opportunities.
• Collaborate with professionals from a variety of disciplines, other engineers, and infrastructure authorities on Federal, State, regional, local, and privately funded improvement and development projects, as well as proposal and business development opportunities.
• 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.
• 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.
• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Structural or Civil Engineering, or closely related discipline.
• Over five (5) years of relevant post education experience in engineering discipline and prior Bridge design experience. Masters Degree and Ph.D will be considered in lieu of experience
• Professional Engineer license required (multi-state preferred).
• Highly proficient with structural engineering principles, practices, process, design/build, and the application to project work-related issues.
• Highly proficient with extensive experience in structural modeling and design, including linear, non-linear (material and geometric) static, dynamic time history, and detailed finite element modeling using commercially available discipline‑specific software (eg., Larsa 4D, MIDAS, SOFiSTiK, ANSYS, ADINA, CSiBridge, STAAD, Bentley Open Bridge, MDX, AASHTOWare Bridge Design/Rating MicroStation).
• Highly proficient with technical writing, office automation, discipline‑specific design software above, technology, math principles, physics, predictive models, spreadsheets, and tools.
• Project involvement in a variety of rehabilitation and reconstruction, new design, and construction projects.
• Working knowledge of relevant structural and civil construction laws, codes, regulations, compliance practices, and record‑keeping requirements.
• Highly proficient with making technical computations and calculations involving the application of engineering principles, understanding plans and specifications, and making factual comparisons to the appropriate regulations.
• Project management experience with small to mid-level projects including tracking hours and expenses for project work.
• Experience with planning and conducting inspections and investigations on various aspects of the construction and design of bridges or related structures, applying applicable regulations and policies
• Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing intricate ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non-engineering audience.
• Strong self‑leadership and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to effectively, persuasively, and tactfully interact with clients, regulators, project managers, and employees at all levels of the organization.
• Works independently to provide results, recommendations and guidance for other project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC.
• Proficiency with technical writing, office automation, discipline‑specific design software, technology, math principles, physics, predictive models, spreadsheets, and tools.
• Experienced with providing critical reviews for documents and preparing technical deliverables and plans with a high degree of complexity.
• Well‑developed critical thinking and problem‑solving skills required to apply technical knowledge to reach conclusions from testing results, data collation, computations, statistical analysis and arriving at the most effective, economical, and logical solution.
• 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 occasionally extend beyond the typical workweek.
• Occasional travel may be required depending on project‑specific requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Post-Master’s Degree in Engineering.
• Strong technical skills in structural analysis and design of various types of bridge structures including movable bridges.
• Outward facing personality through hands‑on involvement with national and international professional societies and similar.
• Ability to also serve as Key Team Member for major strategic transit and rail opportunities.
• PE license required, SE within a year is plus
• Familiarity with AASHTO design criteria (LFD & LRFD) and with DOT work
• Accustomed to working in a team environment on challenging projects
• FHWA - NHI - Safety Inspection of In-Service Bridges training and Fracture Critical Bridges Training are pluses
• Familiarity with AREMA design criteria and Railroad experience are pluses

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 Rate (all locations): $107,000 - $177,000

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.

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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