On-Call Civil Engineer

This Opportunity

WSP USA is initiating a search for an On-Call Civil Engineer for our Minneapolis, MN office.

WSP’s Minneapolis team is growing, and we have an exciting career opportunity for an On-Call Civil Engineer with an interest in demolition, construction management, and remediation projects.  Join us to become part of our friendly, flexible and positive work environment offering a variety of challenging projects.  Our ideal candidate has strong technical capabilities, a commitment to delivering a quality product.

Your Impact

• Perform office work and fieldwork on a variety of civil and environmental engineering projects, including environmental remediation, decommissioning, demolition, stormwater/drainage, and regulated material survey projects.
• Develop construction plans, specifications, and cost estimates; preparing construction safety and phasing plans, and updating infrastructure layout plans that require coordination with owners, other disciplines, sub-consultants, and clients.
• Involved from project inception to completion in the management of design and construction of infrastructure projects, including remediation projects.
• Lead civil engineering projects of varying scales ensuring contributors know what they are required to do and by when, preparing and overseeing relevant project budgets, monitoring external events, tracking hours and expenses, ensuring satisfactory performance, and supervising subcontractors.
• Assist with engineering review of permit applications, engineering design plans and specifications, and periodic construction inspections, to ensure that they comply with applicable state and/or federal regulations and sound engineering practice and standards.
• Support and future develop a client base for providing civil/environmental 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.
• Collaborates with professionals from a variety of disciplines, other engineers, planners, and infrastructure authorities on Federal, State, regional, and locally funded improvement and development projects, as well as proposal and business development opportunities.
• 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

• BS in Civil, Chemical or Environmental Engineering from an accredited college or university
• 10+ years of experience within engineering and civil design with construction, demolition, environmental or remediation projects
• Minnesota Professional Engineer (PE) license
• Highly proficient with civil engineering principles, practices, process, design/build, and the application to permitting and project work-related issues.
• Review and prepare responses to contractor submittals, requests for information (RFIs), and requests for change (RFCs) with respect to technical merit and contract compliance. 
• Demonstrate effectiveness at coordinating and assertively directing subcontractors and others to consistently complete tasks safely and efficiently.
• Experience evaluating/maintaining environmental regulatory compliance in industrial settings.
• 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.
• Experience with business development and project proposals and qualifications statements is preferred.
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
• Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.
• Provide environmental compliance program support for industrial clients including but not limited to development and review of ongoing and new projects focused on NPDES/Stormwater permitting and management support; SWPP and other Pollution Prevention Plans; SPCC and storage tank management programs; RCRA
  Hazardous Waste and non-hazardous waste reporting; Tier II and TRI Reporting. 
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