Assistant Vice President, Ports and Marine Engineering

Overview

This Opportunity

Assistant Vice President, Ports and Marine Engineering to join our National Maritime Practice Group
. This position can be based out of the following offices:
Irvine+San Francisco+San Diego-CA, Miami-FL, Portland-OR, Houston-TX, Tampa-FL.

WSP has Part-Time and Full-Time openings for this position available.

Provides subject matter technical support and leadership for the development, design, construction, and or inspection of structures and facilities for port, marine, and intermodal rail terminal projects in the public and private sector; these facilities may include piers, wharves, port and upland marine terminals, seawalls/bulkheads, dry docks, marinas and other nearshore/offshore facilities. Provides situational guidance and leadership, ensuring delivery of work products at a level of quality that meets or exceeds acceptable industry standards for design, safety, and functionality.

• Responsible-in-charge for supervising the work of technical staff, engineers and task leads. Track staff workloads and participate in workload forecasts.

• Mentor staff to support their growth and professional development, as they transition to project leads and senior technical positions.

• Prepare, and or perform oversight of, calculations, cost estimates, drawings, technical specifications and reports/studies.

• Track progress of milestone activities, as well managing completion of Plans, Specifications and Estimate (PS&E) submissions.

• Assist with engineering review of permit applications to ensure that they comply with applicable state and/or federal regulations and sound engineering practice and standards.

• Perform quality assurance/quality control checks for marine facility projects, including various types of cargo terminals (e.g. container, bulk, break-bulk), federal facilities (home porting piers and shipyards), and clients (port authorities, DoD, private terminals, public agencies, etc.).

• Prepare alternatives analysis reports and presentations for repair projects and capital improvement programs.

• Manage cross-functional teams to execute project work on a large-scale project and/or multiple concurrent mid-level projects. This includes working collaboratively with other engineers and larger multi-disciplinary teams, on Federal, State, regional, and locally funded improvement and development projects.

• Perform multiple discipline management and coordination of internal and external teams comprised of civil, structural, geotechnical, electrical, mechanical, coastal, fire protection, and architecture

• Perform as the engineer of record while providing high-level technical assistance on various engineering, design, and construction issues relating to marine, port, and coastal systems.

• Maintain project schedules, budgets, and profitability. Monitoring external events, track hours and expenses, supervise subcontractors, contract work, and employees while ensuring satisfactory performance.

• Lead review meetings, client presentations, and design charrettes.

• Lead preparation of technical proposals and presentations. Participate in client interviews and scope negotiations.

• Develop a client base for providing high level marine, port, and coastal engineering services including identifying additional business development opportunities.

• Remain current in latest marine, port, and coastal engineering techniques and practices.

• Maintain track record of upholding workplace safety and the ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.

• Show ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek.

• Occasionally meet travel demands, depending on client and project-specific requirements.

• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering from ABET accredited program

• 10+ years of relevant post education experience in engineering with demonstration of marine and coastal design experience (including rehabilitation and new design).

• Professional Engineering license required (multi-state preferred) or ability to obtain within 6 months of…