Bridge Engineering Department Manager

This 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.

• Lead design, plan development tasks and perform structural analysis and design with a concentration on Kansas and Missouri highway structures
• Actively maintain project scope, design changes and project budget and schedule while assigned to projects
• Mentoring, training and develop of staff and others performing similar work
• Ability to provide close coordination with others on the project as well as independent QC/QA reviews
• Visiting clients for growing our business and long-term positioning and keeping these clients and other team members well informed of upcoming opportunities
• Work 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 approved
• Track 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 staff
• Other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Structural or Civil Engineering
• P.E. registration in Kansas and/or Missouri and ability to acquire in other states
• 15+ years’ experience in Structural Engineering with an emphasis on bridges
• Strong technical skills and background in bridge design, roadway, and KDOT/MoDOT design standards
• Ability 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