Assistant Vice President, Bridge Engineer

Assistant Vice President, Bridge Engineer

South Jordan, UT, United States
Salt Lake City, UT, United States

WSP is seeking an Assistant Vice President, Bridge Engineer to join our transportation team in our Salt Lake City (South Jordan), Utah office. Be involved in projects with our Transportation Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our clients’ objectives and solves their challenges.

The candidate will provide subject‑matter technical support and leadership for asset management, program management, rehabilitation, and new design projects for the public sector. Responsibilities include research, design, concept development, planning, and construction support for load‑bearing structures and structural elements, such as bridges and other transportation structures. Provides situational guidance to PMs and managers that address current and future challenges, and that documentation and recommendations accurately account for and address risk, innovation, and future‑ready opportunities.

Provides leadership by ensuring that responsibilities are delivered and adhered to with a level of quality that meets or exceeds acceptable industry standards for design, safety, structural soundness, and functionality.

• Assist in the design and management of transportation projects. Function as a design lead and support others in managing projects that have a structure.
• Lead mid‑level professional engineers, engineers‑in‑training (EITs), and CADD technicians through basic design and plan production.
• Apply high‑level structural and civil engineering techniques and processes to identify improvements for various infrastructure project phases involving more complex transportation engineering work, including concept development, preliminary design, final design, and construction.
• Plan, organize, and supervise engineering activities on bridge projects.
• Develop construction plans, specifications, and cost estimates; prepare construction safety and phasing plans, and update infrastructure layout plans that require coordination with owners, other disciplines, sub‑consultants, and clients.
• Involved from project inception to completion in the management of design, construction, and rehabilitation of transportation infrastructure projects, ensuring durability of materials and structural soundness from loads and pressures caused by environmental or human influence.
• Provide innovative solutions related to the design of bridges, transit structures, and other significant structures required for state highways, county roads, and city streets.
• Coordinate with the district structures management team.
• Lead larger‑scale structural engineering projects, ensuring contributors know what they are required to do and by when, preparing and overseeing relevant project budgets, monitoring external events, tracking hours and expenses, ensuring satisfactory performance, and supervising subcontractors, contract work, and employees.
• Assist with and ensure that engineering services are commensurate with professional standards, client requirements, budget control, scheduling, cost engineering/control, quality control, and project objectives.
• Meet with various public or private entities or individuals to discuss issues relating to a variety of engineering/construction challenges and programs.
• Ensure technical reports and presentations explain research, findings, and recommendations to prevent, control, restore, or address design and/or construction issues or opportunities.
• Develop a client base for providing high‑level structural engineering services, including identifying additional business development opportunities.
• Maintain and continue to develop the firm’s reputation for technical excellence in bridge engineering.
• Work collaboratively with other engineers, professionals, and infrastructure authorities on Federal, State, regional, local, and privately funded improvement and development projects.
• Prepare and implement site Health and Safety Plans (HASPs).
• Grow and develop the structures team in Utah.
• Remain current in the latest structural engineering techniques and practices.
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