Our Business

We are a global leader in environmental consulting - made stronger with the recent acquisition of Wood’s Environment & Infrastructure business and Golder - with world-class expertise in environmental, social and governance (ESG), climate resiliency & sustainability (CRS), and earth sciences. Combined we have over 20,000 multidisciplinary professionals worldwide collaborating daily to protect and conserve natural landscapes, create firm foundations for communities to stand on, and champion sustainable development to combat climate change. 
 
As part of the team, you will have access to an unparalleled network of resources and endless opportunities to collaborate on exciting projects with diverse teammates from across the globe.

This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Geotechnical Engineer Vice President for our Charlotte NC office.  Candidates in Durham NC will also be considered.  This individual will be part of our Civil, Ground Engineering, & Materials service line supporting projects for our energy, industrial, and municipal clientele across the southeast.  The position relies heavily on an ability to interact with clients, team leadership skills, and technical knowledge.  

Responsibilities for this role include building our business and teams with client engagement, business development, managing and providing support on large, diverse projects with services that include an emphasis on geohazard identification, field reconnaissance, managing subsurface investigation programs, engineering design, and construction support.

Your Impact

• Providing leadership and direction for a growing geotechnical practice
• Develop and retain a client base for providing high level geotechnical engineering services
• Collaborate across business lines to help develop and support opportunities and projects including geotechnical aspects. 
• Apply high-level geotechnical engineering techniques and processes to identify improvements for various infrastructure project phases involving engineering work including concept development, preliminary design, final design, procurement, construction, and operation. 
• Perform professional geotechnical engineering services and conduct more complex/ comprehensive investigations and inspections of proposed and existing site conditions, including subsurface investigations, soil foundation engineering, settlement analyses, geological hazards, and slope stability
• Remain current in latest geotechnical engineering techniques and practices.
• Project Manager and Lead larger-scale geotechnical engineering and multi-discipline projects or programs from pursuit stage through implementation. 
• Perform Independent Technical Review on work performed by others, as a part of WSP's Quality program
• Mentor staff to support their growth and professional development.
• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Geotechnical Engineering, Civil Engineering with geotechnical focus, or closely related discipline 
• 12+ years of professional experience in engineering and geotechnical design with a minimum of three years in a supervisory capacity
• Licensed Professional Engineer in North Carolina or ability to gain licensure within 6 months
• Proficient with geotechnical engineering principles, practices, process, design/build, and the application to permitting and project work-related issues.
• Experience with planning, design, and program/ construction management; including project involvement in a variety of mitigation, new design, and construction projects. 
• Strong knowledge of relevant construction laws, codes, regulations, permitting, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements.
• Proficiency with technical writing, office automation, discipline-specific design software (i.e., Slide,LPILE, etc.), technology, math principles, 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 effective, economical, and logical solutions.
• 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.
• Must successfully complete and pass WSP’s Motor Vehicle screening.
• This role is subject to a client-mandated drug/alcohol testing policy. As such, employee may be subject to random drug/alcohol tests. A copy of this policy will be provided during employee onboarding and is available upon applicant request. 

Preferred Qualifications 

• Master’s Degree in Geotechnical Engineering.
• Leadership experience in professional associations, conferences, and/ or industry committees.

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