Vice President Civil Roadway Engineer / Project Manager

WSP; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is on the lookout for a Vice President Civil Roadway Engineer / Project Manager to lead transportation infrastructure projects in Atlanta. This pivotal role involves overseeing project specifications, ensuring compliance with industry standards, and providing strategic guidance to project managers. You will be responsible for managing project schedules and budgets while fostering collaboration across various design disciplines. The ideal candidate will possess exceptional leadership skills and a strong background in civil engineering principles. If you are ready to take on a challenging yet rewarding position that shapes the future of transportation infrastructure, this opportunity is for you.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in civil and infrastructure design.
• Engineer license required; multi-state preferred.
• Strong knowledge of civil construction laws and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Manage projects ensuring quality, budget, and schedule adherence.
• Coordinate with design disciplines and remote offices.
• Provide training and mentorship to staff-level engineers.

Skills

Leadership

Interpersonal Communication

Analytical Skills

Project Management

Civil Engineering Principles

Technical Computations

Problem-Solving

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering

Master’s Degree in Engineering

Tools

MicroStation

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

ArcGIS

InRoads

Geopak

GeoSlope

ANSYS

STADD

HEC-RAS

HEC-HMS

Job description

This Opportunity

WSP USA is actively seeking a Vice President Civil Roadway Engineer / Project Manager with strong experience in transportation infrastructure projects using Alternative Delivery methods (P3, DB, CM/GC) for our Atlanta, GA location. This role provides situational guidance to PMs and managers that address current and future challenges, and that documentation and recommendations accurately account for and address risk, innovation, and future-ready opportunities. Provides leadership with ensuring that responsibilities are delivered and adhered to with a level of quality that meets or exceeds acceptable industry standards for design, safety, and functionality.

Your Impact

• Ensure that production of specifications, reports and analyses meet scope, schedule, cost and quality requirements and are commensurate with professional standards, client requirements and corporate objectives.
• Provide coordination with other design disciplines and remote office locations, including: Planning, Environmental, Roadway, Structures, Hydraulics/Drainage and Traffic.
• Collaborate with management to determine long-range plans and objectives, including recommendations on project staffing, evaluating and mentoring of subordinate staff.
• Planning, scheduling, and coordinating staffing levels needed for projects.
• Manage projects and maintain schedule, budget, and profitability of assigned projects, overseeing preparation of plans, specifications, proposals and RFC packages.
• Complete ad hoc projects as needs arise.
• Provide input on alternative delivery proposal preparation.
• Lead projects with all aspects of Transportation Design from conceptual and preliminary engineering to final design.
• Ensure that production of specifications, reports and analyses meet scope, schedule, cost and quality requirements.
• Provide Training to Staff-level Engineers.
• Coordinating with internal and external clients.
• Support effective long-term client/contractor relationships.
• Represent WSP's alternative delivery capabilities in assigned locations, markets, and at industry associations as appropriate.
• 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.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering.
• 12+ years of relevant post education experience in engineering, civil and infrastructure design.
• Engineer license required (multi-state preferred).
• Advanced proficiency with civil engineering principles, practices, process, design/build, standard of care, and the application to permitting and project work-related issues.
• Advanced proficiency with infrastructure design.
• Strong working knowledge of relevant civil construction laws, codes, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements, and the business impact upon the organization.
• Advanced proficiency with making technical computations and calculations involving the application of engineering principles, understanding plans and specifications and making factual comparisons to the appropriate regulations.
• Works independently and provides guidance and leadership to mid-level to senior level team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC.
• Excellent leadership and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to effectively, persuasively, and tactfully interact with employees at all levels of the organization.
• Tactical lateral thinking and strong analytical skills with attention to detail and prioritization of responsibilities in a pressure work environment.
• Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources, including senior management, clients, regulators, and company-wide staff, including those with whom no formal hierarchical relationship exists.
• Advanced proficiency with office automation, discipline-specific design software (i.e., MicroStation, AutoCAD, Civil 3D, ArcGIS, InRoads, Geopak, GeoSlope, ANSYS, STADD, HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS), technology, math principles, predictive models, spreadsheets, and tools.
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
• Strong ability to quickly adapt to change and demonstrate flexibility to a variety of schedules and hours to meet business needs.
• Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Engineering.
• Strong experience in managing the review and approval of documents and discipline-specific deliverables, certifications, processes, and plans in a multi-project environment is highly desirable.