What are the responsibilities and job description for the Early Career Transportation Civil Engineer position at WSP in the U.S.?
Job Description
This Opportunity
WSP is looking for a full-time, Early Career Civil Transportation Engineer for our Albuquerque office. Be involved in exciting and innovative projects with our Transportation Engineering Team and join a growing organization full of opportunity. Take part in providing local technical assistance for the design, development, and construction of infrastructure projects and systems in the public and private sector.
Create connections across the country and have fun with WSP’s developing professional network.
Join a team where you will get to learn from experts in the field and contribute to the most important transportation projects in the region. Tasks may include assistance with research, concept development, design, and construction of transportation civil infrastructure.
Your Impact
Required Qualifications
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 looking for a full-time, Early Career Civil Transportation Engineer for our Albuquerque office. Be involved in exciting and innovative projects with our Transportation Engineering Team and join a growing organization full of opportunity. Take part in providing local technical assistance for the design, development, and construction of infrastructure projects and systems in the public and private sector.
Create connections across the country and have fun with WSP’s developing professional network.
Join a team where you will get to learn from experts in the field and contribute to the most important transportation projects in the region. Tasks may include assistance with research, concept development, design, and construction of transportation civil infrastructure.
Your Impact
- Assist and support design teams in the execution of project delivery
- Provide technical input during various stages of projects, including preliminary design, final design, construction and contract documentation including cost estimates and specifications
- Perform basic design tasks and drawings using computer-aided design (CADD) to develop conceptual transportation projects in AutoCAD Civil 3D, OpenRoads
- Perform standard computations and analysis
- Discuss and propose solutions to technical issues
- Collect data and gather information or documents
- Bring fresh ideas and innovative ways to solve problems
- Attend design meetings and coordinate with team members
- Develop memorandums and other written technical documents
- Maintain positive team relationships and contribute to a collaborative culture
- Assist and coordinate with key staff across disciplines (i.e. drainage, structures) as required
- 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.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering, or closely related discipline.
- 0 to 1 years of relevant post education experience.
- Engineer in Training Certification (or ability to obtain one in 6 months).
- Great interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others.
- Self-starter with attention to detail, multi-tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities in a dynamic work environment.
- Desire to learn and develop skill set.
- Passion for improving transportation systems.
- Ability to work independently under general supervision, as well as part of a team to meet business objectives.
- Basic proficiency with technical writing, software, technology, and tools including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams.
- Ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek.
- Uphold workplace safety and abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
- 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.
- Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.
- Familiarity with discipline-specific design software (i.e., AutoCAD, Civil 3D, ArcGIS, OpenRoads).
- Prior internship related to the degree of study and the specific engineering discipline.
- A member of and/or actively participates in local professional practice organizations.
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.