Senior Roadway Engineer

WSP in the U.S.; Minneapolis (MN); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP USA is seeking a Senior Consultant Civil Engineer to join our Transportation and Infrastructure team in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The role focuses on roadway and infrastructure design, project management, and delivering high-quality projects for state DOTs and local agencies.

The position is hybrid and based out of our Minneapolis office. You will provide technical leadership, mentor junior staff, manage budgets and schedules, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to meet client

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant post-graduate engineering experience, including roadway or civil infrastructure design.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license in Minnesota, or ability to obtain licensure within six months of hire.
• Strong collaboration and culture fit with WSP.
• Experience with roadway engineering principles, practices, and design standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead or assist with preparation of plan drawings, specifications, design documentation reports, bid quantities, and construction cost estimates.
• Collaborate with junior, mid-level, and senior professionals across multiple disciplines to deliver successful projects.
• Develop practical and innovative solutions to complex engineering challenges encountered during design and construction.
• Manage project budgets and schedules to support successful project delivery.
• Mentor, train, and provide technical guidance to early-career engineers and staff.
• Conduct occasional site visits to verify field conditions and support project development.
• Prepare technical reports, calculations, exhibits, sketches, charts, tables, and other visualizations to communicate engineering analyses and recommendations.
• Assist with project development, planning, and scope definition.
• Ensure compliance with applicable regulations, documentation requirements, quality standards, and record retention policies.
• Coordinate and communicate effectively with clients, regulatory agencies, subcontractors, and project stakeholders.
• Perform engineering assignments requiring critical thinking, sound judgment, and creativity.
• Exercise ethical and responsible decision-making regarding company resources and adhere to WSP's Code of Conduct and related policies.
• Perform additional duties as needed to support business objectives.

Skills

MicroStation

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

OpenRoads Designer

ArcGIS

Project management

Communication skills

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) license in Minnesota

Tools

MicroStation

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

OpenRoads Designer

ArcGIS

Microsoft Office

Job description

This Opportunity

WSP USA is seeking a

Job Description

This Opportunity

WSP USA is seeking a Senior Consultant Civil Engineer to join our Transportation and Infrastructure team. The position is hybrid and will be based out of WSP’s Minneapolis-MN office. In this role, you will provide roadway, transportation, and infrastructure design and project management services for state DOTs, Metropolitan Council, county, and municipal clients throughout Minnesota and across the United States. Responsibilities include project management, planning and design, feasibility studies, cost estimating, final design, preparation of plans and specifications, procurement support, and construction phase services for roadway and infrastructure projects. The successful candidate will provide technical leadership and guidance to project teams while ensuring that project deliverables meet or exceed client expectations, industry standards, and quality requirements for safety, functionality, and innovation.

Your Impact

• Lead or assist with the preparation of plan drawings, specifications, design documentation reports, bid quantities, and construction cost estimates.
• Collaborate with junior, mid-level, and senior professionals across multiple disciplines to deliver successful projects.
• Develop practical and innovative solutions to complex engineering challenges encountered during design and construction.
• Manage project budgets and schedules to support successful project delivery.
• Mentor, train, and provide technical guidance to early-career engineers and staff.
• Conduct occasional site visits to verify field conditions and support project development.
• Prepare technical reports, calculations, exhibits, sketches, charts, tables, and other visualizations to communicate engineering analyses and recommendations.
• Assist with project development, planning, and scope definition.
• Ensure compliance with applicable regulations, documentation requirements, quality standards, and record retention policies.
• Coordinate and communicate effectively with clients, regulatory agencies, subcontractors, and project stakeholders.
• Perform engineering assignments requiring critical thinking, sound judgment, and creativity.
• Exercise ethical and responsible decision-making regarding company resources and adhere to WSP's Code of Conduct and related policies.
• Perform additional duties as needed to support business objectives.

Minimum Qualifications

Who You Are

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant post-graduate engineering experience, including roadway or civil infrastructure design.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license in Minnesota, or the ability to obtain licensure within six months of hire.
• Strong commitment to collaboration and active participation in WSP's culture and values.
• Demonstrated knowledge of roadway engineering principles, practices, and design standards related to transportation and infrastructure projects.
• Experience in infrastructure planning, design, and construction support, including both rehabilitation and new construction projects.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments and competing priorities.
• Demonstrated project management experience on small- to mid-sized projects.
• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to work independently while providing leadership, mentorship, and guidance to junior staff, with a strong commitment to quality assurance and quality control procedures.
• Proficiency with engineering and office software, including MicroStation, AutoCAD, Civil 3D, OpenRoads Designer, ArcGIS, and Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to work schedules that may occasionally extend beyond a standard workweek to meet project demands.
• Willingness to travel occasionally based on project needs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Field experience related to civil or transportation construction.
• Experience delivering roadway design and project management services for Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT), county, or municipal transportation projects.
• Familiarity with Minnesota State Aid and local agency design standards.
• Experience serving as a task manager, deputy project manager, or project manager on transportation infrastructure projects.

About WSP

ABOUT US

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 and 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.