Senior Consultant, Ports and Marine Civil/Structural Engineering

Description

• 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.
• Lead development of construction plans and schedules, specifications, and cost estimates for ports and marine projects. Prepare and implement site safety activity plans and coordinate field work activities.
• Complete all assigned trainings.
• Provide leadership for engineering tasks including collecting, compiling, and analyzing data from the physical work site, survey data, technical reports and drawings, and or other data matrices for project development, design, and construction.
• Create simplified and advanced computer structural analytical finite element models, for design of fixed and floating marine structures, subject to gravity and live loads, operational and environmental loads, and seismic loads.
• Write technical reports, generating complete and concise documentation of findings, using sketches, calculations, excel spreadsheets, technical drawings, and other engineering software (including SAP2000 and similar FEM tools).
• Apply higher-order engineering techniques/practices to develop project design requirements, while incorporating marine-practice engineering standards and specifications. This includes identifying project site, design and construction related risks and providing mitigation solutions.
• A member of and/or actively participate in local professional practice organizations.
• Lead cross-functional teams to execute project work on a mid-level project and/or multiple concurrent smaller projects. This includes working collaboratively with other engineers and larger multi-disciplinary teams, on Federal, State, regional, and locally funded improvement and development projects. Tasks include tracking budgets, and progress of milestone activities, as well supporting completion of Plans, Specifications and Estimate (PS&E) submissions.
• Prepare design documentation of individual structural components including steel and concrete (both cast-in-place and precast/prestressed concrete systems) deep foundation systems as well as substructure and superstructure elements.
• Prepare project task budgets and schedules for review.
• Prepare and give presentations to communicate findings and recommendations to internal and external team members as well as clients.
• Conduct overwater and/or over-deck inspections of port terminals and visually assess the conditions of elements.
• Interact with regulatory agencies, subcontractors, and clients in a confident and professional manner.

Requirements

• Capable self-leadership with attention to detail, multi-tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities in a dynamic work environment. Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, as well as part of a team to meet business objectives.
• 5 to 7 years of relevant experience in engineering discipline with demonstration of marine project-specific design experience (including rehabilitation and new design).
• Demonstrated experience with LSDYNA and or other related engineering software.
• Demonstrate understanding of multidisciplinary team coordination, compilation of design and construction documents, and domestic/international agency design standards and practices.
• Additional positions available for individuals holding a commercial dive license (ADCI or DCBC) in addition to the qualifications above.
• Registered Professional Engineer licensure heavily preferred.
• Demonstrate construction experience in ports and marine related projects
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and the ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
• Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering from ABET accredited program with 7 plus years of post-education design experience in ports and marine structures.
• Demonstrated ability in analysis and design of marine related projects including proficiency in: SAP2000 and/or equivalent commercially available finite element software; design and detailing of reinforced and prestressed concrete and steel components per ACI, AISC, PCI, and/or AASHTO.
• Experience with marine, port, and coastal construction laws, codes, regulations, and compliance practices
• Familiarity with domestic and international marine terminal codes (ie MOTEMS, ASCE COPRI, PIANC, etc) as well as Department of Defense (UFC, UFGC) criteria.
• Demonstrated experience with AutoCAD and REVIT and other related BIM tools.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills. Proficient in technical report writing.
• EIT or similar certification/licensure.
• Ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering, from ABET accredited program
• Field investigation and/or construction support experience for port and marine structures.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance