Vice President, Water Resource Engineer

WSP; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP is hiring a Senior Civil Engineer to support expansion of our water business in Louisiana and Texas. The role covers planning, design, and construction across site, stormwater, water/wastewater, and related infrastructure in the southeastern United States.

The candidate should have extensive experience with water resources engineering, licensing, and leadership. You will mentor staff, lead complex projects, coordinate with cross-functional teams, and ensure regulatory compliance and safety

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering with a focus in water and wastewater.
• 12+ years of relevant post-education experience in water resources engineering.
• Engineer license required (multi-state preferred).
• Strong knowledge of environmental laws, regulations, and compliance.
• Proficient in technical computations, plans, specs, and regulatory comparisons.
• Experience with inspections and investigations of facilities and structures.
• Excellent communication and leadership abilities for cross-functional teams.
• Able to coordinate subcontractors and manage QA/QC.
• Willingness to travel occasionally to project sites.

Responsibilities

• Mentor and train junior staff on engineering design principles and project execution.
• Supervise drafting using Civil 3D and assist in standard development.
• Oversee data collection and compilation for studies and designs.
• Lead civil engineering work including reviews, sketches, analyses, and cost estimates.
• Develop innovative solutions and future-ready design standards.
• Verify site characteristics and provide technical assistance on issues.
• Prepare technical reports with findings and recommendations.
• Communicate clearly through drawings, reports, and presentations.
• Conduct engineering analyses using electronic tools and spreadsheets.
• Assist with risk identification and planning with project teams.
• Coordinate field work, permitting, and cross-functional project execution.
• Collaborate with engineers and planners on funded infrastructure projects.

Skills

Civil Engineering

Water Resources

Project Leadership

QA/QC

Technical Writing

Interpersonal Skills

Regulatory Compliance

Inspections

Subcontractor Coordination

Travel Flexibility

Multi-state Licensure

Education

Bachelors in Civil/Environmental Engineering

Professional Engineer License

Master’s Degree preferred

Tools

Civil 3D

Job description

This Opportunity

At WSP, we are driven by inspiring the right people to be part of our future-focused business objectives. Our devotion to teamwork has allowed us to build communities and expand our skylines. Here at WSP, anything is within our reach and yours as a WSP employee. Come join us and help shape the future!

WSP is searching for aCivil Engineerto support expansion of our water business in Louisiana and Texas. The ideal candidate will have broad experience in planning, design and construction of a wide variety of site, stormwater, water/wastewater, and related infrastructure in Louisiana, Texas and the southeastern United States. Candidates must have the willingness and ability to develop new skills and work in cross-functional teams performing other types of civil engineering work, such the planning, design, and construction of transportation and industrial facilities is mandatory.

Your Impact

• Mentor and train early-career engineering staff in basic engineering design principles, project execution, etc.
• Supervise or perform engineering drafting using Civil 3D or equivalent, and be able to assist teams throughout WSP’s water business in early project set up of CAD drawing templates, standards, etc.
• Provide oversight with data collection efforts for collecting, identifying, and compiling project data for incorporation into studies, reports, planning, and designs.
• Supervise or perform civil engineering work including review and assessment of existing public infrastructure facilities, developing alternative solutions, preparing sketches, engineering analyses, and cost estimates in support of project work
• Supervise or Assist with the development of technologies, monitoring devices, analysis techniques, design requirements, and operating strategies and incorporate future-ready solutions with civil engineering design standards.
• Supervise or assist in verifying the characteristics of a site and providing technical assistance on various engineering, design, and construction issues.
• Supervise and prepare technical reports summarizing the results of engineering and alternatives analysis, presenting findings, conclusions and recommendations in a clear, well-organized manner.
• Communicate clearly using verbal, written, and other communications media, including the ability to communicate using sketches and engineering drawings.
• Supervise or Perform engineering analyses and calculations using electronic systems, spreadsheets, and software.
• Assist technical staff and junior project managers with risk identification and assessment, offering input and analysis with design concepts, construction, mitigation and improvement activities, and remediation projects.
• Work with cross-functional teams in executing project work.
• Assist with work plan preparation and coordination of field/site work and permitting.
• Work collaboratively with other engineers and planners to complete various Federal, State, regional, and locally-funded infrastructure projects.
• 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.
• Lead larger-scale engineering projects ensuring contributors know what they are required to do and by when, preparing and overseeing relevant project budgets, monitoring external events, tracking hours and expenses, ensuring satisfactory performance, and supervising subcontractors, contract work , and employees.
• Assist with engineering review of permit applications, engineering design plans and specifications, standby plans and engineering contracts, integrated waste management plans, and periodic construction inspections, to ensure that they comply with applicable state and/or federal regulations and sound engineering practice and standards.
• Perform concept level design of treatment works and analyze hydraulic and process models and computations for water and wastewater treatment systems.
• Meet with various public or private entities or individuals to discuss issues relating to a variety of environmental problems and programs.
• Ensure technical reports and presentations explain research, findings, and recommendations to prevent, control, restore, clean-up, or address environmental issues or problems.
• Mentor staff to support their growth and professional development.
• Remain current in latest water resources engineering techniques.
• Collaborates with professionals from a variety of disciplines to provide future ready solutions for clients.
• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering, with a focus in water and wastewater engineering or closely related discipline.
• 12+ years of relevant post education experience in water resources engineering.
• Engineer license required (multi-state preferred).
• Highly proficient with general civil site design, site grading, water and wastewater engineering principles, practices, and methods and their application to environmental and project work-related issues.
• Strong knowledge of relevant environmental laws, 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.
• Experience with planning and conducting inspections and investigations on various aspects of the construction and design of facilities or 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 guidance and leadership to mid-level team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC.
• Proficiency with technical writing, office automation and communication software, technology, math principles, predictive models, and tools.
• Experienced with providing critical review 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, statistical analysis and arriving at the most effective, economical, and logical solution.
• Demonstrated effectiveness at coordinating and assertively directing subcontractors and others to consistently complete tasks safely and efficiently.
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
• Must be flexible to a variety of schedules to meet business needs and able to prioritize responsibilities and quickly adapt to change in a pressure work environment.
• Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Engineering with specialty in water/wastewater treatment.
• 40-Hour OSHA Health & Safety Training (HAZWOPER) (29 CFR 1910.120) preferred.
• Basic First Aid and Adult CPR training desired.