This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Structures Bridge Team TEC (Technical Excellence Center) Lead for our Southern States Market.

Be involved in projects with our Southeast Transportation Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client’s objectives and solves their challenges.

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!

Your Impact

• Establish and maintain strong client relationships with new and existing clients in the area.

• Maintain a strong focus on business development and marketing for both new and existing clients.

• Drive performance of the business, strategically grow our market share and become a preferred provider to our clients.

• Attract and recruit structural professionals to grow and strengthen the bridge practice.

• Advanced proficiency with structural engineering principles, practices, process, design/build, standard of care, and the application to permitting and project work-related issues.

• Be a recognized leader in the local community.

• Mentor staff to support their growth and professional development.

• Manage and provide performance guidance and leadership to assigned staff.

• Remain current in latest structural engineering techniques and practices.

• Collaborate with professionals from a variety of disciplines to provide “trusted advisor” service and future ready solutions for clients.

• 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.

• Work with local and regional management to identify and evaluate business opportunities.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Structural or Civil Engineering, or closely related discipline.

• 12+ years of relevant post education experience in engineering, structural/civil and infrastructure design.

• Professional Engineer license required (multi-state preferred). Must be able to obtain a North Carolina license (reciprocity) within 6 months of employment.

• Highly proficient with structural engineering principles, practices, process, design/build, and the application to project work-related issues.

• Strong business acumen with an aptitude for improving processes.

• Sound decision-making, strategic and visionary thinking, and creative business development capabilities across a multi-disciplined practice.

• Commitment to internal and external client service.

• Understanding of the role and all end market sectors within the A/E/C industry.

• Motivational; staff development mindset; excellent leadership/managerial and mentoring/teaching skills.

• Budget management / enterprise business aptitude.

• 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 junior to senior level team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC.

• Proficiency with technical writing, office automation, discipline-specific design software (i.e., MicroStation, AutoCAD, Civil 3D, ArcGIS, InRoads, Geopak, GeoSlope, Larsa, ANSYS, STADD, OpenBridge), technology, math principles, physics, predictive models, spreadsheets, 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, computations, 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 Structural Engineering.

• Strongly established relevant client relationships and industry contacts in the North Carolina Market.

• Proven experience in pursuing and winning work with both state and local agencies.

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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.

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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.

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.