• This Opportunity
• Be involved in projects with our
• Mid Atlantic Transportation and Infrastructure Business Line
• and help grow our business line to meet our client's objectives.

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. Here at WSP, anything is within our reach and yours as a WSP employee. Come join us and help shape the future! WSP is currently initiating a search for an ambitious professional to be a

• Vice President, Structural Engineering
• within our
• New Jersey Team
• . The position will lead delivery for a variety of highway bridges, rail and transit structures, and other structural engineering professional services located in our
• Lawrenceville, NJ
• Office. The following locations will also be considered:
• Morristown, NJ.
• In this senior role, you'll oversee the delivery of high-quality structural engineering services to public sector clients, including

NJDOT, NJTA, NJ

Transit and numerous Counties and MPOs while coordinating with other local and national business line leaders for the pursuit and delivery of structural engineering services in other business lines including transit and rail, tolling and mobility solutions, and multi-modal; and aviation-based transportation improvements. The role will require providing technical excellence and leadership within the New Jersey and surrounding areas to ensure structural engineering subject matter, technical deliverables, infrastructure projects and programs are delivered with a level of quality that meets or exceeds acceptable industry and company standards for design, safety, and functionality. Responsible for innovation and administration, ensuring corporate compliance with all Local, State, and Federal engineering, construction, and safety regulations, and providing pragmatic direction to address current and future challenges in a rapidly changing and complex business climate. This is a hybrid role, with a minimum in-office attendance of 3 days per week.

• Your Impact
• + Provide proactive and strategic leadership for the structural engineering discipline and function, offering direction, expertise, and support to ensure project and work site deliverables are successfully achieved within the business sector.

+ Perform engineering review of permit applications, engineering design plans, specifications, and estimates, and perform construction support services including periodic construction inspections to ensure work is progressing according to the contract documents, following sound engineering practice and standards, and address contractor questions. + Perform Quality Control Reviews, Constructability Reviews, and Client Specific deliverable reviews through project duration. + Lead larger-scale more complex structural 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. + Responsible for the pursuit and development of business and the successful execution of work for current and potential infrastructure work within a geography specifically for the large projects within the area. + Working with our team of Business Line Leaders, support the overall long-term strategy, growth, and pipeline development of Structural Engineering work for WSP in assigned area of responsibility, with a focus on infrastructure opportunities in all disciplines (planning, design, and strategic consulting and program/construction management). + Oversight to ensure the profitable performance of the individual projects and the successful completion of the projects within the specified area. Collaborate with regional, district leaders and other area leaders to strategically drive the business with focus on business growth, oversee overhead expenditures, and supporting overall operational, business performance, and financial metrics. + Assist with the preparation of an annual update to business tactical action plans within the specified area. Supports the development of local growth, forecast and business development strategy in collaboration with District, Region and National Business Line Leaders. + Meet with various public or private entities or individuals to discuss issues relating to a variety of engineering/construction challenges and programs. + Resolve conflict and other internal/external issues that may arise in the office, amongst WSP's client base, or on projects. + Ensure that engineering discipline certifications, accreditations, and value proposition is developed and continuously improved. + Conduct needs analyses and client value surveys to align the engineering discipline's function with business and project strategy, identifying and addressing any skill gaps or risks within the sector business operations. + Serve as one of the engineering discipline's lead representatives/liaison to a variety of external entities including Federal, State, and Local Agencies, Clients, Subcontractors, industry-related groups (ASHE, ACEC, APC, ASCE, etc), and various government and community entities. + Develop and inform proposal and project scopes, timelines, pricing, and budgetary metrics - and accountable for planning, development and management of projects in compliance with all applicable City/State/Federal codes and regulations, and in accordance with all acceptable engineering practices. + Interpret and summarize data, including reports and documents that result in sound engineering and regulatory conclusions. + Maintain and grow existing client base for providing high level structural engineering services including identifying additional business development opportunities, and cross-selling of other WSP capabilities. + Collaborate with Business Line Leader and Technical Excellence Leader to attract the best industry talent by fostering a work environment that is collaborative, values inclusion and diversity and invites broad, creative thinking - crafting a more attractive place to work, grow and thrive. + Remain current in latest structural engineering techniques and practices. + Provide leadership and guidance to an established group of structural engineering professionals. Mentor staff to support their growth and professional development. Manage and provide performance guidance and leadership to assigned staff. Emphasizes employee training and development to create unique work experience. Encourage, support and promote the technical and professional development of local WSP staff. + Collaborate with professionals from a variety of disciplines to provide "trusted advisor" service and future ready solutions for clients. Provide verbal and/or written inputs to multi-disciplinary project teams and contribute to providing high level strategic advice to 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. Support programs such as Quality, Safety, Sustainability and Ethics & Compliance; and Inclusion & Diversity and Guiding Principles. + Support local client coordination and cross-selling efforts in coordination with Region, District, National Business Lines, and Pursuit Management.

• Who You Are
• Required Qualifications
• + Minimum of 12 years of experience with a college degree or equivalent experience with a strong focus in engineering, transportation, infrastructure, and/or project management/project delivery.

+ Bachelor's Degree in engineering, Master's Degree preferred. + Professional Engineer (P.E.) License required (multi state preferred) + Advanced proficiency with structural engineering principles, practices, process, design/build, standard of care, and the application to permitting and project work-related issues. + 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. + Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP's health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies. + Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements. + 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 exits. + 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. + Strongly established relevant client relationships and industry contacts in the local area. + 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.

• Preferred Qualifications
• + Strong experience in delivering project for NJDOT, NJTA, and NJ Transit including strong working relationships with key staff at each of these agencies.

+ Familiarity with 3D design tools and bridge modeling programs; and digital delivery processes and procedures to help the structure team deliver more projects scoped in digital delivery. + 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.

WSP Benefits:

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a providing health and financial stability throughout the employee's career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

Compensation:

Expected Salary (all locations): $174,400 - $259,100 WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant's sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law. \#LI-TH1

• 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. www.wsp.com 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.

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