This Opportunity
WSP is currently initiating a search for a Senior Structural Transit Engineer for our Newark, NJ office. Be involved in projects with our Transportation Structural Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client’s objectives and solves their challenges.
Your Impact
- The ideal candidate will have broad-based, hands-on experience in structural and transportation engineering within the New Jersey transit and rail market.
- The candidate will manage a staff of structural engineers and have the ability to execute tasks as part of a multi-disciplinary team. They will work closely with the other New Jersey transportation structural managers.
- Assignments may include: Planning, Analysis; Design and Rehabilitation of Transit / Railroad Bridges and Transportation Facilities for all phases of a project from conceptual design through final design; Analysis Design and Retrofit of Retaining Walls; Construction Staging Analysis; Evaluation of Existing Structures and Load Ratings; Plan Development, Preparation of Specifications, Review of Construction Phase Submittals and Shop Drawings, Preparation of Technical Reports, and Participation in Field Work including Construction and Structural Integrity Inspection.
- Experience with structural steel design, reinforced concrete design and prestressed concrete design is required.
- Must be able to serve as a project manager and structural task lead and be capable of leading a design team in the preparation of plans and reports for the various design phase submissions.
- Other duties include: Mentoring junior staff; Client Interaction and Preparation of Proposals including Cost Proposals.
Who You Are
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Structural or Civil Engineering, or closely related discipline.
- 10+ years of relevant post education experience in engineering discipline and prior structural or civil design experience.
- Professional Engineering license required (multi-state preferred).
- Familiarity with AREMA standards is required
- Ability to efficiently use structural analysis software such as MIDAS, Larsa, SAP 2000, RISA 3D or equal is required
- Highly proficient with structural engineering principles, practices, process, design/build, and the application to project work-related issues.
- Highly proficient with extensive experience in building and infrastructure planning, design, and program/construction management; including involvement in a variety of rehabilitation project and reconstruction, new design, and construction projects.
- Strong knowledge of relevant structural and civil construction laws, codes, 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 buildings, 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 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, ANSYS, STADD, HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS), 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 Engineering.
- 40-Hour OSHA Health & Safety Training (HAZWOPER) (29 CFR 1910.120) preferred.
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