Facility Design Specialist - 17142

Houston, TX

Facility Design Specialist - 17142

Job Summary

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Facility Design Specialist for our Houston, TX office. Be involved in projects with our Transit and Rail group 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. Come join us and help shape the future!

Perform industrial design activities for shop maintenance projects varying from new structures to rehabilitating existing facilities and yards. Projects will typically involve programming, master planning, facility layouts, shop equipment coordination, and final design.

Your Impact

  • Determining size and configuration of transit maintenance facilities; including shop, office, welfare and exterior areas.
  • Laying out maintenance support shops and associated industrial equipment.
  • Coordinating utility and structural requirements of industrial maintenance equipment.
  • Writing and reviewing equipment specifications and submittals to meet client operational needs.
  • Ability to travel for project work.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Architecture, or closely related discipline.
  • 5 to 7 years of relevant post education experience in engineering and prior transit and rail experience.
  • Engineer in Training Certification.
  • Proficient knowledge of engineering principles, practices, process, and design/build on major infrastructure projects, particularly railway civil works, transit stations, bridges, and elevated structures. 
  • Experience with infrastructure planning, design, and construction management; including active involvement in a variety of rehabilitation and new design projects.
  • Ability to coordinate with agency regulators and understand requirements.
  • Working knowledge of track, station, layover facility, and general civil engineering.
  • Proficiency in MS-Office, AutoCAD, and Revit applications.
  • Strong organizational and communication skills, written and verbal.
  • Solid team participation and collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Master’s Degree in Engineering. 
  • Essential Professional Licensure/Certification.
  • Transit Design Experience 

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