Civil Engineer-Water Resources

This Opportunity

At WSP, we are driven by inspiring the right people to be part of our future-focused business objectives. Our devotion to teamwork has allowed us to build communities and expand our skylines. Here at WSP, anything is within our reach and yours as a WSP employee. Come join us and help shape the future!

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Civil Engineer-Water Resources for our New Orleans or Baton Rouge office. This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established team with excellent mentor/managers and offers the ability to work on some of the most exciting infrastructure projects for our municipal and private clients!

This opportunity offers a hybrid workplace model, designed to offer our staff greater flexibility, along with opportunities for career growth, advancement, and mentoring. Join us in doing purposeful, sustainable work that helps shape our communities and the future!

The candidate will utilize their professional experience and technical knowledge of civil engineering to support a variety of civil projects that could include stormwater and drainage design, floodplain management and flood control, water/wastewater, site civil and utility design.

• Manage projects as assigned, including assisting with project pursuits, development of scope and level of effort, project execution, and project closeout, ensuring compliance with scope, schedule, and budget requirements.
• Work with our Louisiana team and support our engineering teams throughout the Southern region to deliver successful projects for our clients.
• Perform and/or provide oversight over technical work including site visits, studies, data collection, analysis and evaluations, hydraulic calculations and modeling; prepare engineering reports and supporting calculations and documents, prepare construction drawings, specifications, and cost estimates.
• Perform professional civil engineering work, develop design criteria, and assist with research and inspections of proposed and existing site conditions, infrastructure, and transportation channels to achieve overall project objectives.
• Provide technical expertise on various engineering, design, and construction issues.
• Analyzes topographic survey data and assists in the analysis, evaluation, and interpretation of data obtained during field investigations.
• Perform hydrologic and hydraulic studies and design using hydrologic and hydraulic software.
• Perform drainage system, stormwater management, potable water systems, and wastewater conveyance system design.
• Prepare contract documents, including plans, specifications, cost estimating, and bid packages, and ensures that specifications, reports and analyses meet scope, schedule, cost and quality requirements.
• Perform construction administration tasks.
• Attend and participate in project team meetings, collaborate with staff-level engineers, and provide guidance to entry-level engineers.
• Interface with clients and support business development initiatives.
• Work collaboratively with other engineers and planners on projects with infrastructure authorities on federal, state, regional, and locally funded improvement and development projects.
• Remain current in latest civil engineering techniques and practices.
• 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.

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or closely related discipline.
• Professional Engineering License (PE License) in Louisiana required.
• 5+ years of relevant post education experience in civil design and plan production for water resources, transportation and/or infrastructure projects.
• Understanding of and familiarity with local and state design guidelines and standards.
• Be highly proficient in AutoCAD and/or Micro Station, and similar design software programs.
• Proficient in hydrologic and hydraulic modeling software such as HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS, Hydraflow Stormsewers and similar design software programs.
• Effective self-leadership with attention to detail…