Lead Professional, Structural Engineering

Overview

WSP, an award-winning and innovative multi-disciplinary consulting firm, is seeking a Lead Structural Engineer to join the structural engineering practice within our Architectural Engineering (A/E) business based in Portland, Maine. The team is open to candidates based in any of our Maine offices, with one weekly visit to Portland.

WSP is a global industry leader seeking a Lead Structural Engineer to contribute to multi-disciplinary projects, support project delivery, and advance your career within a large organization. The Portland A/E Team provides technical solutions for challenging projects with a focus on sustainable, resilient, and energy-efficient solutions in the industrial, municipal, federal, and commercial sectors.

• Communicate with clients to understand project requirements and support project execution.
• Contribute to structural engineering and design activities from concept through construction documentation for multi-disciplinary projects.
• Perform analysis of new and existing structures in accordance with applicable codes.
• Develop calculations and support preparation of technical documentation.
• Participate in existing structure assessments and assist in preparing evaluation reports and recommendations.
• Develop structural models to support engineering analysis and design.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary project teams to deliver high-quality work.
• Support junior staff through collaboration and knowledge sharing.
• Follow project delivery standards and perform quality checks on work.
• Adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and company policies.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Civil/Structural Engineering or related field.
• Professional Engineer (PE) registration.
• US Citizen.
• 7-10 years of relevant experience.
• Working knowledge of structural analysis software such as STAAD PRO, ETABS, or RISA, with willingness to learn additional tools.
• Experience supporting projects through various phases of design and construction.
• Experience contributing to construction drawings and specifications.
• Ability to communicate engineering concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Familiarity with AutoCAD and/or REVIT.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Licensed Structural Engineer (SE) in the U.S.
• Master’s degree in Structural Engineering or a related field.
• Experience with Federal Agency or DoD projects.

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These include medical, dental, vision, disability, and life coverage; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation or other personal time; paid parental leave; and paid time off for bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

Compensation:
Expected Salary (all locations): $102,200- $151,800

WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world’s leading engineering and professional services firms. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with clients to help communities prosper.

WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while offering benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings. For more information, visit

The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.

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.

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes become the property of WSP and WSP reserves the right to hire without payment of fee to the recruiter or agency.