Bridge Engineering Department Manager

Job-ID: 97420Category: EngineeringLocation: Kansas City, MO, United States; Topeka, KS, United States; Saint Louis, MO, United StatesPosted: 2026-10-12This Opportunity WSP is looking for a Bridge Engineering Department Manager for our Kansas City office. This candidate will be involved in projects with our Transportation Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client’s objectives and solves their challenges. This role is an opportunity to grow a structural design team locally while being supported by an extensive regional and national practice.Your Impact Lead design, plan development tasks and perform structural analysis and design with a concentration on Kansas and Missouri highway structuresActively maintain project scope, design changes and project budget and schedule while assigned to projectsMentoring, training and develop of staff and others performing similar workAbility to provide close coordination with others on the project as well as independent QC/QA reviewsVisiting clients for growing our business and long-term positioning and keeping these clients and other team members well informed of upcoming opportunitiesWork with marketing staff to oversee and lead technical proposals, including the development of leads, cultivating relationships with decision makers, and drafting compelling letters of interest.Representing WSP at targeted professional society meetings, including presenting at conferences as appropriate and approvedTrack and monitor structural staff utilization, coordinating with team leads and project managers to provide appropriate forecasts Perform mid-year reviews and year end performance reviews of staffOther duties as assignedWho You Are Required QualificationsBachelor’s degree in Structural or Civil EngineeringP.E. registration in Kansas and/or Missouri and ability to acquire in other states15+ years’ experience in Structural Engineering with an emphasis on bridgesStrong technical skills and background in bridge design, roadway, and KDOT/MoDOT design standardsAbility to demonstrate leadership experience – in a design team or personnel management role.Accustomed to working in a team environment on challenging projects and leading design teams in delivering high quality projects#LI-SM1About the companyAbout WSPWSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.