This Opportunity
WSP is currently initiating a search for a Senior Roadway Engineer for our Herndon, VA office. Be involved in projects with our Mid-Atlantic District Transportation Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client’s objectives and solves their challenges. The successful candidate should have experience in civil/roadway design and plans production for traditional delivery and/or alternative delivery projects. This position will function as a task manager and/or design engineer on projects for VDOT and other state agencies; Northern Virginia counties and cities; and other local agency / municipal clients.
Your Impact
- Work collaboratively as part of a multi-discipline team of engineers to execute project work on multiple concurrent projects.
- Develop construction plans, specifications, and cost estimates for new/widened roadways, intersection improvements, bike and pedestrian facilities.
- Lead project tasks or assist project managers with project coordination and collaboration efforts, including tasks that may require coordination with owners, other disciplines, sub-consultants, and clients.
- Calculate costs and quantities of material/equipment/labor, and ensure project work conforms with project requirements and specifications.
- Coordinate with other design disciplines such as structures, hydraulics, traffic, and utilities, etc.
- Review, monitor and/or develop complex layouts, sketches, plans, specifications and estimates, standards and guidelines, correspondence, and reports.
- Provide guidance and training to entry-level engineers.
- Regularly coordinate and communicate with project teams, manager, and civil team. Attend and participate in project team meetings.
- Comply with regulatory requirements pertaining to the data integrity, documentation, procedures, training, monitoring systems, and record compliance and retention.
- Interface with clients as needed and support business development initiatives.
- Assist with preparation of technical proposals and labor estimates.
- Establish and maintain cooperative and productive work relationships with employees, clients and other stakeholders.
- 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.
- Other duties as assigned.
Who You Are
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering, or closely related discipline.
- Approximately 5-7 years of relevant post education experience in engineering and civil design.
- Virginia Professional Engineer license (or ability to obtain within six months) required.
- Understanding and familiarity with AASHTO and VDOT Design Guidelines and Standards
- Proficiency in MicroStation and OpenRoads Designer/Geopak roadway design software; familiarity with VDOT CADD/design software setup and standards; familiarity with AutoCAD and Autodesk Civil3D.
- Highly proficient with civil engineering principles, practices, process, design/build, and the application to permitting and project work-related issues.
- Experience with infrastructure design, including a variety of rehabilitation and reconstruction, new design, and construction projects.
- Highly proficient with developing technical computations and calculations involving the application of engineering principles, understanding plans and specifications, and making factual comparisons to the appropriate regulations.
- 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, review agencies, project managers, and employees at all levels of the organization.
- Ability to work independently and provide guidance and leadership to junior level team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC.
- Proficient with technical writing, office automation, spreadsheets and other design tools.
- 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.
- Commitment to upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
- Flexible to meet 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.
- Able to work in a hybrid office environment, with three days in the office and the remaining days remote (no upper limit on in-office days, so able to work more than three days in the office if desired).
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with VDOT and Northern Virginia counties/localities standards and projects.
- Experience with FHWA Eastern Federal Lands and/or National Park Service standards and projects
- Experience with Alternative Delivery projects (design-build, P3, CM/GC).
- Familiarity with MS Project, Primavera or similar scheduling software.
- Affiliation and/or leadership positions with professional societies.
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