What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Construction Materials Testing Laboratory Technician position at WSP in the U.S.?
Job Description
This Opportunity
WSP is seeking a motivated Assistant Construction Materials Testing Laboratory Technician to join our growing San Diego, CA team. This is a hands-on, fast‑paced role ideal for someone who enjoys practical work, learning technical skills, and contributing to high‑impact infrastructure projects.
Our San Diego laboratory performs over 150 accredited tests and supports a wide range of clients and agencies. Many projects require rapid turnaround times, meaning adaptability and strong work ethic are essential. In return, we provide comprehensive training, mentorship, and the opportunity to build a long-term career in materials testing and quality assurance.
Your Impact
Required Qualifications
WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on 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: $48,100 - $66,100
WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, 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.
www.wsp.com
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
WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.
This Opportunity
WSP is seeking a motivated Assistant Construction Materials Testing Laboratory Technician to join our growing San Diego, CA team. This is a hands-on, fast‑paced role ideal for someone who enjoys practical work, learning technical skills, and contributing to high‑impact infrastructure projects.
Our San Diego laboratory performs over 150 accredited tests and supports a wide range of clients and agencies. Many projects require rapid turnaround times, meaning adaptability and strong work ethic are essential. In return, we provide comprehensive training, mentorship, and the opportunity to build a long-term career in materials testing and quality assurance.
Your Impact
- Perform laboratory testing on soil, concrete, hot mix asphalt, masonry, and steel following established ASTM, AASHTO, and other standard test methods.
- Develop proficiency in a wide range of laboratory procedures and earn industry-recognized testing certifications.
- Support laboratory accreditation programs and take on progressively increasing responsibilities in daily operations.
- Contribute to high‑quality, timely testing services for clients, agencies, and major construction projects across the region.
Required Qualifications
- Holds a high school diploma or GED and demonstrates the willingness and capability to learn technical testing procedures
- Reliable and hardworking, with consistent attendance and punctuality.
- Comfortable performing physical, hands-on work and able to lift up to 50 pounds.
- Able to work schedules that align with project needs, including occasional nights, weekends, and overtime.
- Possesses basic math skills (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division) and can follow standard formulas.
- Works effectively as part of a team but can also perform tests independently once trained.
- Flexible, motivated, and eager to learn a wide variety of testing methods in a dynamic laboratory environment.
WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on 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: $48,100 - $66,100
WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, 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.
www.wsp.com
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
WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.
Salary : $48,100 - $66,100