Senior Professional, Pavement Engineering

Job Description

This Opportunity

WSP is currently seeking a Civil Engineer (Part-Time Position on average 12~16 hours/week) to join our Morristown, NJ office. Provides civil, transportation, highway and pavement engineering support to technical staff, engineers, and project managers for design, and construction of infrastructure projects and systems in the public and private sector. Tasks may include basic assistance both in the office and field with research, planning, scheduling, design, analysis, development, QA/QC reviews and construction of highways, bridges, interchanges, pavements, retaining structures, drainage systems and maintenance as well as stormwater management systems. Generates accurate and concise reports and documentation regarding assigned material, installations, and construction specifications. Ensures that responsibilities are delivered and adhered to with a level of quality that meets or exceeds NJDOT, NJTA, and other acceptable industry standards for design, quality, safety, and functionality.

Your Impact • With minimal supervision, assist with collecting, compiling, and analyzing data from the other team members or from physical work site including site surveys, blueprints, as-built plans, GIS data, pavement management system data, guiderail and drainage management data, maps, and other matrices for project development, design, and construction. • Perform basic highway, drainage, geometric and pavement engineering work relating to conducting research, QA/QC services and inspections of proposed and existing site/structure conditions, site surveys, pavement condition surveys, pavement testing and design, soil erosion evaluations and mitigation designs for transportation and transit projects. • Assist with the development of schedules, QA/QC manuals, technologies, instrumentation and monitoring devices, modeling techniques, design requirements, and operating strategies to account for the safety and functionality of end-users, transportation systems, structures, and the incorporation of future-ready solutions with highway engineering design standards. • Assist with verifying the characteristics of a concept design and providing technical assistance on various design, and construction issues including, schedule, planning, constructability, compliance to, or necessary revisions to standard NJDOT/NJTA designs and specifications. • Write design memorandums/ reports summarizing findings and conclusions, generating complete, accurate, and concise documentation using sketches, calculations, electronic systems, spreadsheets, and software. • Maintain quality control standards and procedures for accurate and precise measurements and statistical analysis of highway substructure and superstructure data. • Assist technical staff and project managers with risk identification and assessment, offering input and analysis with schedules, design concepts, construction, mitigation and improvement activities, and remediation projects. • Work with cross-functional teams in executing project work. • Complete training on assigned tasks. • Work collaboratively with other engineers and planners on projects with infrastructure authorities, and development projects. • 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.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications • Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering. • 20+ years of relevant post education experience. • Knowledge of civil engineering principles, practices, process, design/build, and the application to project work-related issues. • Highly familiar with specifications, construction codes, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements. • Analytical mindset with an ability to exercise sound judgement in evaluating situations and making decisions. • Strong interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non-engineering audience. • Capable self-leadership with attention to detail, accuracy, multi-tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities in a dynamic work environment. • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, as well as part of a team to meet business objectives. • Basic proficiency with technical writing, office automation, software, technology, math principles, predictive models, spreadsheets, and tools. • Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies. • Ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek. • In-state project site travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.

Preferred Qualifications • Experience with discipline-specific design software • Prior civil/transportation/pavement drainage engineering experience. • A valid and clean driving license • Ability to produce schedules using Primavera, Microsoft or other client required software with minimal support.

WSP Benefits

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

Compensation: Expected Salary: $103,300 - $170,500

WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position within the state of Colorado, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.

About WSP

ABOUT US

WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.

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WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.

At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?

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.

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

Notice To Third Party Agencies

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