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Senior Technical Director, Structural Engineer
Wsp
The Senior Director, Bridge/Structural Engineer will provide regional and/or multi-sector leadership for transportation infrastructure projects and programs, focusing on leading the structures practice for bridges and other structures work within Oregon and coordinating with out of state work.
15d ago
$171,000 - $272,690
Expert & Leadership (13+ years), Experienced (8-12 years)
Full Time
Portland, OR, United States
Office Full-Time
Company Size
55,000 Employees
Service Specialisms
Engineering
Consulting
Project Management
Architecture
Design
Environmental Services
Sustainability
Urban Planning
Sector Specialisms
Waste Management and Landfill
Water & Wastewater Tunnels
Water and Wastewater Treatment
Water Supply and Distribution
Parks and Open Spaces
Rail and Transit Advisory
Rail Design
Rail Electrification
Role
What you would be doing
regulatory compliance
proposal leadership
client interaction
business development
technical negotiation
project oversight
- Drive compliance and accountability-at-all-levels with applicable Federal, State, and Local engineering/design/construction laws, codes, policies, and regulatory requirements.
- Provide senior leadership for proposals and project work scopes, pricing, budget, and performance metrics for the engineering discipline.
- Serve as the engineering discipline’s representative/liaison to a variety of external entities including Federal, State, and Local Agencies, Clients, Subcontractors, industry-related groups, and various government and community entities.
- Develop high-level business contacts and a client base for providing high level structural engineering services including identifying additional business development opportunities, and cross-selling of other WSP capabilities.
- Lead technical aspects of contract negotiation, presentations, and meetings.
- Responsible for the pursuit and development of business specific to the structures practice and in collaboration with the highway and civil engineering practices, and the successful execution of work for current and potential infrastructure work within a geography specifically for the large projects within the area.
- Oversee internal vision and mission for the engineering discipline, ensuring alignment with business operations strategy, and maintaining that certifications, accreditations, and client value ratings are continuously improved.
- Lead the most complex and largest scale bridge or other structural engineering projects within the engineering discipline, ensuring contributors know what they are required to do and by when, preparing and overseeing relevant project budgets, monitoring internal and external events, tracking hours and expenses, ensuring satisfactory performance and profitability, and supervising subcontractors, contract work, and employees.
- Provide proactive and strategic process and people leadership for the design, implementation, and administration of bridge or other structural engineering project work and program involvement within the organization.
- Drive the overall long-term strategy, growth, and pipeline development of Structural Engineering work for WSP in assigned area of responsibility, with a focus structural and infrastructure opportunities for all phases of work (planning, design, strategic consulting, and program/construction management).
- Provides performance guidance and proactive leadership to assigned managers and staff.
- Provide discipline leadership to multi-disciplinary project teams and contribute to providing high level strategic advice to clients.
- Accountable for the profitable performance of the individual projects and the successful completion of the projects within the specified area.
- Lead engineering discipline meetings and continuing educational opportunities for area of responsibility, providing updates and recommendations to staff that ensure all appropriate measures are taken to foster innovation, development, and quality project delivery within the discipline.
- Collaborates with professionals from a variety of disciplines to provide future ready solutions for clients.
- 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.
What you bring
master’s degree
bachelor’s degree
revit
autocad
oregon license
15+ years
- Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
- Master’s Degree in Structural Engineering.
- Excellent leadership and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to manage staff, and effectively, persuasively, and tactfully interact with employees at all levels of the organization.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Structural or Civil Engineering, or closely related discipline.
- Advanced knowledge and proficiency with office automation, discipline-specific design software (i.e., MicroStation, AutoCAD, Civil 3D, finite element software, PG Super (WSDOT BRIDG), SAP, CSI-Bridge, LARSA, L-Pile, Xtract, BIM software, and Bluebeam Revu), technology, math principles, physics, predictive models, spreadsheets, and tools used in the corporate environment.
- ODOT and Oregon Local Programs experience and knowledge of the Oregon and Southwest Washington market is highly desirable.
- Strong ability to quickly adapt to change and demonstrate flexibility to a variety of schedules and hours to meet business needs.
- Advanced proficiency with structural engineering principles, practices, process, design requirements, alternative delivery, standard of care, and the application to permitting and project work-related issues.
- Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources, including senior management, clients, and company-wide staff, including those with whom no formal hierarchical relationship exists.
- Oregon Engineer license required (multi-state preferred).
- Advanced knowledge of relevant structural and civil construction laws, codes, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements, and the business impact upon the organization.
- Extensive advanced proficiency with building and infrastructure design.
- Strategic lateral thinking and strong analytical skills with attention to detail and prioritization of responsibilities in a pressure work environment.
- Demonstrated ability with establishing, implementing, and managing multiple larger-scale discipline-related programs, documents, projects, and practices for a line(s) of business.
- 15+ years of relevant post education experience in engineering, structural/civil and infrastructure design.
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- professional license verification
- criminal history check
- drug and alcohol screening (if required by the project/client)
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Company
Overview
Founded 1959
Year Established
The company was established in 1959, marking its beginning as a global leader in engineering and consulting.
40+ Countries
Global Presence
WSP operates in over 40 countries worldwide, delivering innovative solutions across multiple sectors.
- Partners with clients to create sustainable, efficient, and resilient solutions.
- Known for iconic projects like the One World Trade Center and London's Crossrail.
- Provides cutting-edge services in transportation, energy, water, and commercial developments.
- Blends technical expertise with deep industry knowledge to solve complex challenges globally.
78% global leadership
Internal Leadership Filling
Over 75% of global leadership positions were filled internally over the past three years.
3.7% retention increase
Employee Retention
Achieved a notable increase in global employee retention in 2024.
>75% internal filling
Leadership Hiring Practices
Over three-quarters of leadership roles have been filled internally since 2022.
Ethisphere recognition
Ethical Compliance
Recognized by Ethisphere for maintaining strong ethical values as a Compliance Leader Verification.
68% drop emissions
Emissions Reduction
Significant reduction in scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions compared to 2018 levels.
65.1% SDG-linked
Sustainable Revenue
Percentage of annualized revenues aligned with Sustainable Development Goals.
90% emission reduction
Long-term Goal
Aim to reduce total emissions (scopes 1, 2, and 3) by 90% by 2040 compared to 2018 levels.
30% scope 3 reduction
Supply Chain Emissions
Target to reduce scope 3 emissions by 30% by 2030 compared to 2018 levels.
- Committed to net zero across value chain by 2040 (SBTi-approved)
- Science-based targets: reduce absolute scope 1&2 emissions by 60% by 2030 vs 2018
- No DEI content per instruction.
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