Assistant Vice President, Roadway Engineer/Project Manager

This Opportunity

WSP is seeking an experienced Assistant Vice President, Roadway Engineer/Project Manager to support and grow our Transportation & Infrastructure practice in the Las Vegas market. This role will manage and deliver complex roadway, BRT, multimodal, and civil infrastructure projects for key clients including Clark County Public Works, NDOT, the Department of Aviation, the RTCs of Southern and Northern Nevada, and regional municipalities. The successful candidate will lead multidisciplinary project teams, oversee design execution, ensure technical excellence, and support strategic business development efforts.

Why WSP

Leadership track role aligned with Nevada’s T&I growth strategy

Opportunity to shape the Las Vegas roadway practice and support major regional programs

Collaborative, multidisciplinary environment with strong national support

 

Your Impact

• Apply high-level civil engineering techniques and processes to identify improvements for various infrastructure project phases involving more complex infrastructure and transportation engineering work including concept development, preliminary design, final design, procurement, construction, and operation.


• Lead planning, design, and delivery of roadway and multimodal transportation projects.


• Manage project scope, budget, schedule, staffing, and risk.


• Oversee preparation of roadway geometrics, plans, profiles, typical sections, estimates, and supporting analyses.


• Ensure QA/QC compliance with local, state, and federal standards.


• Coordinate with internal disciplines and external agencies.


• Serve as primary client contact; support growth of Nevada T\&I into a top tier provider.


• Oversees the development and implementation of advanced technologies, monitoring devices, building materials, modeling techniques, design requirements, and operating strategies to account for the safety and functionality or end-users, transportation vehicles/systems, and implementing future-ready solutions with civil engineering design standards.


• Assist with engineering review of permit applications, engineering design plans and specifications, standby plans and engineering contracts, integrated waste management plans, and periodic construction inspections, to ensure that they comply with applicable state and/or federal regulations and sound engineering practice and standards.


• Ensure technical reports and presentations explain research, findings, and recommendations to prevent, control, restore, or address engineering, design, and/or construction issues or opportunities. 


• Develop a client base for providing high level civil engineering services including identifying additional business development opportunities.


• Mentor staff to support their growth and professional development.


• Remain current in latest civil engineering techniques and practices.


• 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 Engineering, or closely related discipline.


• 10+ years of relevant post education experience in engineering; specifically roadway/transportation design and Project Management experience.


• Licensed PE in Nevada (or ability to obtain within 6 months)


• Demonstrated experience delivering projects for NDOT, County, RTC, or municipal clients


• Highly proficient with civil engineering principles, practices, process, design/build, and the application to permitting and project work-related issues.


• Experience with infrastructure planning, design, and program/construction management; including project involvement in a variety of rehabilitation and reconstruction, new design, and construction projects. 


• Strong knowledge of relevant civil construction laws, codes, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements.


• Highly proficient with making technical computations and calculations involving the application of engineering principles, understanding plans and specifications, and making factual comparisons to the appropriate regulations. 


• Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing intricate ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non-engineering audience.


• Strong self-leadership and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to effectively, persuasively, and tactfully interact with clients, regulators, project managers, and employees at all levels of the organization.


• Works independently to provide guidance and leadership to mid-level to senior level team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC.


• Proficiency with technical writing, office automation, discipline-specific design software (i.e., MicroStation/OpenRoads & Civil 3D), technology, math principles, predictive models, spreadsheets, and tools.


• Experienced with providing critical review for documents and preparing technical deliverables and plans with a high degree of complexity.


• Well-developed critical thinking and problem-solving skills required to apply technical knowledge to reach conclusions from testing results, data collation, computations, statistical analysis and arriving at the most effective, economical, and logical solution.


• Demonstrated effectiveness at coordinating and assertively directing subcontractors and others to consistently complete tasks safely and efficiently.


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


• Must be flexible to a variety of schedules to meet business needs and able to prioritize responsibilities and quickly adapt to change in a pressure work environment.


• Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline


• Experience with federally funded/NEPA projects


• Business development and proposal experience

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