Early Career Civil Engineer

This Opportunity

WSP is in search for an Early Career Civil Engineer for our Tucson, AZ office. The successful candidate should have experience in civil/roadway design and plans production for traditional delivery and/or alternative delivery projects. Join our team to challenge your expertise with the opportunity to work alongside transportation experts that are leading the way on innovative projects in the West Region and beyond.

Work locally, think globally. This position is best suited for an engineer who is seeking an opportunity to work within a team-focused local office, for a large world-wide engineering firm. Join our
Western Transportation Team
and be a part of a growing organization that works together to solve problems and meet our client’s objectives. WSP and our local office prioritizes career development, mentoring, and employee satisfaction.

• Work collaboratively as part of a multi-discipline team of engineers to execute project work on multiple concurrent projects.
• Review, monitor and/or develop complex layouts, sketches, plans, specifications and estimates, correspondence, and reports for new/widened roadways, intersection improvements, bike and pedestrian facilities.
• Assist project managers with project coordination and collaboration efforts, including tasks that may require coordination with owners, other disciplines, sub-consultants, and clients.
• Demonstrate advanced corridor modeling techniques and problem-solving skills during the development of the project.
• Coordinate with other design disciplines such as geotechnical, structures, drainage, traffic, and utilities, etc.
• Collect, compile, and analyze data from the physical work site, surveys, GIS data, subsurface utility information, maps, geotechnical data, and other matrices for project development, design, and construction.
• Regularly coordinate and communicate with project teams, manager, and civil team. Attend and participate in project team meetings.
• Comply with regulatory requirements pertaining to the data integrity, documentation, procedures, training, monitoring systems, and record compliance and retention.
• Contribute to the preparation of technical reports and presentations that explain research and findings to improve, prevent, control, restore, or address design and/or construction issues or problems.
• Interface with clients as needed and support business development initiatives.
• Assist with preparation of technical proposals, scoping, and labor estimates.
• Establish and maintain cooperative and productive work relationships with employees, clients and other stakeholders.
• 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 Engineering, or closely related discipline (or equivalent experience).
• Engineer in Training Certification (ability to obtain within 6 months).
• 0 to 2 years of relevant post education experience in roadway design.
• Knowledge of civil engineering principles, practices, process, design/build, and project work-related issues.
• Experience with developing technical computations and calculations involving the application of engineering principles.
• Capable interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non-engineering audience.
• Effective self-leadership with attention to detail, results orientation, and managing multiple priorities in a dynamic work environment.
• Ability to learn new techniques, perform multiple tasks simultaneously, follow instruction, work independently, and…