Assistant Vice President, Civil/Highway Engineer

Assistant Vice President, Civil/Highway Engineer – Southern California Transportation team. Supported projects in Los Angeles, Irvine, San Bernardino, or Riverside and drove design, management, and business opportunities for local agency and state DOT clients. Responsibilities Assist in leading and continue developing the Civil/Highway design team. Provide guidance and mentoring of staff and direct work assignments. Collaborate with management to determine long‑range plans and objectives, including recommendations on project staffing. Maintain positive client relationships to expand current business. Actively seek out and lead new opportunities by leveraging established local relationships and participate in pursuit proposals. Manage projects and maintain schedule, budget, and profitability, overseeing preparation of plans, specifications, and proposals. Lead project tasks for conceptual, preliminary engineering and final design activities, as well as development of construction plans, calculations, and specifications. Coordinate with other design disciplines such as structures, hydraulics, traffic, and utilities. Participate hands‑on in the preparation of Plans, Specifications and Estimates (PS&E). Review, monitor, and develop complex layouts, sketches, plans, specifications, and estimates standards and guidelines, correspondence, and prepare reports. Participate in preparation of technical proposals and labor estimates. Commit to quality and continuous improvement through innovation, creative thinking, and improved results. Establish and maintain cooperative and productive work relationships with all 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. Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs. Required Qualifications Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, or closely related discipline. 10+ years of relevant post‑education experience in engineering and civil design. Engineer license required (California preferred). Highly proficient with civil engineering principles, practices, process, design/build, and the application to permitting and project work‑related issues. Highly proficient with infrastructure design. Experience with infrastructure planning, design, and program/construction management; including project involvement in a variety of rehabilitation and reconstruction, new design, and construction projects. Strong knowledge of relevant 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 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, 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 Civil Engineering or related field from an accredited program. Benefits WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on health and financial stability, including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, retirement savings, paid sick leave, paid vacation (or other personal time), paid parental leave, and paid time off for bereavement, voting, and attendance at naturalization proceedings. Compensation Expected Salary (all locations): $157,410 – $205,000. (Range is based on education, experience, skills and location; WSP reserves the right to pay more or less within the range and offer additional benefits or compensation.) 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