Senior Bridge Inspection Engineer
75 Days Old
This Opportunity
WSP is currently initiating a search for a Sr. Bridge Inspection Engineer for our Denver, CO office. You will assist the Mountain Pacific Regional senior staff on a full-time basis with business development and winning bridge and tunnel inspection and repair work for CDOT and other transportation agencies.
You will utilize your education, licensure, and relevant work experience to perform independent and complete evaluation of the condition, function and load carrying capacity of structures and their individual components. These evaluations may form the basis of recommendations to facility owners for repair, rehabilitation, or replacement.
Your Impact
- Plan, schedule, and perform CDOT bridge inspections in accordance with the requirements of specific Bridge Owners, but in all cases, in compliance with the National Bridge Inspection Standards (NBIS) and the AASHTO Manual for Condition Evaluation of Bridges.
- Liaison with client field/facility staff, lead/assist with communicating critical condition findings.
- Direct other field team members.
- Enforce safe operations in the field.
- Create or assist with creating and/or reviewing all required inspection reports.
- Ensure technical compliance with all applicable standards and specifications.
- 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.
- Support the Mountain Pacific Region and National Bridge Inspection group in performing bridge, ancillary, culvert and tunnel inspections in different jurisdictions as required.
- Support in the preparation of proposals, tasks, reports, and other documents.
Who You Are
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from an ABET accredited institution.
- 10+ years of experience in bridge inspection (NBIS) with CDOT and other transportation clients.
- Project Manager/Team Leader in CO and other states as necessary.
- Extensive successful management of bridge inspection projects for CDOT.
- Attendance of NHI Safety Inspection of In-Service Bridges course
- Attendance of additional NHI courses (e.g., NSTM, LRFR and Scour related)
- Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non-engineering audience.
- Demonstrated high-level of self-leadership with attention to detail, multi-tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities in a dynamic work environment.
- Works independently with minimal oversight and provides guidance and leadership to junior team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC.
- Physically capable of performing continuous field work including working at heights and in close quarters, climbing, carrying ladders and gear, working in adverse weather conditions, etc.
- Excellent attention to detail and ability to think critically and solve problems.
- Ability to work well in team-oriented structure.
- Valid, unrestricted driver's license.
- Ability to supervise, train, and direct the work of team members.
- Cognizant of time and budget management.
- Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP's health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
- Must successfully complete and pass WSP's Motor Vehicle screening.
Preferred Qualifications
- Additional FHWA/NHI Training - (130078) Fracture Critical Inspection Techniques for Steel Bridges/Nonredundant Steel Tension Steel Members, (130087) Inspection and Maintenance of Ancillary Highway Structures and (130110) Tunnel Safety Inspection.
- Experience with Inspecting Complex Bridges and/or Tunnels for CDOT
- Experience with Inspecting ancillary sign structures for CDOT and other transportation agencies.
- Familiar with or certifications in various NDT techniques and UAS applications
- Familiar with or certifications in rope access techniques and/or UAS operations.
Expected Salary: $125,200-$213,000
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.
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About Us
About WSP
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:
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.
- Location:
- Denver
- Job Type:
- FullTime
