Senior Roadway Engineer/Technical Director

WSP in the U.S.; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible in-office schedule

Benefits package

Job summary

WSP USA is seeking a Senior Roadway Engineer/Technical Director for the San Antonio transportation team. The role leads complex TxDOT and municipal roadway projects, providing technical leadership and mentorship while growing WSP's presence in South Texas.

You will chair multidisciplinary teams, manage PS&E, schedules, and budgets, and engage regulators and clients. The ideal candidate has extensive design and leadership experience, Texas PE licensure, and a proven ability to develop scope, fee

Qualifications

• BS in Civil Engineering from an accredited four-year college or university.
• 15+ years’ relevant transportation engineering experience, including 5+ years as a Project Manager on transportation projects.
• Texas Professional Engineer license required.
• Strong leadership, mentoring, and client liaison skills.
• Experience with TxDOT and San Antonio projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead project scope, fee estimates, and proposals.
• Oversee PS&E development, schematic design, and construction-related services.
• Manage project budgets and schedules.
• Serve as primary client liaison with agencies, contractors, and private-sector clients.
• Mentor staff and support growth in the San Antonio and South Texas market.
• Ensure QA/QC according to the quality manual.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to support diverse projects.

Skills

Excellent communicator

Technical liaison

Project scope

Budgets and schedules

Education

BS in Civil Engineering

Tools

OpenRoads

Bluebeam

Microsoft Office

ProjectWise

Job description

Job Description

Our team is growing, and we are searching for a highly motivated Senior Roadway Engineer/Technical Director to join our San Antonio, Texas transportation team. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience leading TxDOT and municipal roadway projects in the San Antonio and the South Texas region. This individual will collaborate effectively with engineers, project managers, and technical staff to deliver high-quality roadway design projects while fostering a culture of teamwork and excellence. The successful candidate will provide technical leadership and mentorship to staff, support the continued growth of WSP's presence in the San Antonio and South Texas market, and cultivate strong relationships with key clients and stakeholders. Responsibilities include managing the development of plans, specifications, and estimates (PS&E), schematic design, transportation operations, and construction-related services for a variety of transportation infrastructure projects. Serving as a primary point of contact for public agencies, contractors, and private-sector clients, this individual will manage projects independently, lead multidisciplinary teams, oversee project budgets and schedules, and prepare scopes of work and fee proposals. A flexible in-office work schedule is available. At WSP, we believe in empowering exceptional people to help solve tomorrow’s challenges. Our culture of collaboration and innovation enables us to deliver meaningful projects that strengthen communities and improve infrastructure. If you are looking to make a difference and grow your career, we invite you to join us in shaping the future.

Your Impact

• Must be an excellent communicator.
• Serves as technical liaison with clients on project efforts and coordinates technical efforts within discipline areas.
• Ability to develop project scope, fee estimating, and proposal preparation, interviews, and negotiations.
• Reviews assigned project(s) after award to define project scope, determine work procedures/sequences and develops schedules, budgets, staffing, sub-consultant involvement, and progress billings.
• Applies engineering principles, methods, and techniques to a wide variety of transportation-related activities.
• Prepares and modifies reports, specifications, plans, construction schedules, environmental studies, and designs for projects.
• Performs problem solving skills for engineering-related problems and evaluates the need for design changes or recommendations.
• Reviews plans, specifications, estimates, general notes, and shop/working drawings.
• Adheres to company standards for quality assurance and quality control as defined in the quality manual.
• Consults with construction personnel concerning design constructability as related to field conditions, sequencing, and scheduling of construction activities.
• Submits documents to federal, state, and local agencies for code compliance review and obtains permits required.
• Performs analysis or calculations to check accuracy, applicability and reasonableness of engineering data.
• Follows safety rules and practices and other safety requirements for all projects. Performs pre-task planning prior to executing work. Reports any safety issues or concerns to management.
• Ability to interface with staff from a range of other disciplines (traffic, planning, structures, geotechnical, environmental, etc.) to support a diverse range of projects.
• Assist in supporting agency coordination, permitting, and public participation activities.

Who You Are

• BS in Civil Engineering from an accredited four-year college or university
• 15 plus years’ relevant engineering experience on transportation projects with a minimum of 5 years’ experience as a Project Manager on Transportation projects (TxDOT experience recommended).
• Proficient experience in DOT design methods, plan preparation, standards, specifications and budgets.
• Professional Engineering License in the state of Texas required.
• Strong history and experience with San Antonio projects and programs.
• Proficient in OpenRoads, Bluebeam, Microsoft Office tools and ProjectWise.
• Proven leadership, communication, mentoring and client liaison skills.
• Self-motivated with a willingness to work and lead a team.
• Accept accountability for the team and create a positive work environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Must be flexible, well organized, accountable, and dependable.
• 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.

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, 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.

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.