Senior Consultant, Mechanical Engineer

This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Sr. Consultant, Mechanical Engineer to join our Power & Energy team in Augusta, ME.  The following location will be considered: Portland, ME. The candidate will be involved in projects with our Energy Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client’s objectives and solves their challenges. 

Your Impact

• Work collaboratively with Program leadership to drive improvement in support of the Quality Plan
• Implement Program/Project focused Quality Plan to monitor, track, and report on quality documentation and progress
• Responsible for field inspections and controls, quality assessments, and administrative activities.
• Review contractor and material supplier Quality Plans for adherence to the Program’s Quality Contractor Program within the Project Management Plan.
• Review project design and vendor drawings and manuals in order to fully understand installation requirements.
• Oversee program quality activities to ensure conformance to the ISO certified Quality and Environmental Management Systems.
• Assist with contractor and staff training and communications of QMS and EMS processes and procedures.
• Conduct drop-in Assessments, support audit program.
• Coach project teams on implementing project quality plans, as well as corrective action plans.
• Identify training needs in collaboration with operations leaders and deliver as required.
• Report quality concerns or deficiencies/improvements in QA/QC system to the Quality Manager.
• Perform and document, as needed, non-conformances, root cause analysis, lessons learned / best practice reviews to support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provide early notification to senior management and Quality Director on projects with quality concerns or issues.
• Support quality related continual improvement initiatives.
• Works on multiple projects at the same time.
• Provides their expert input to the projects.
• Coordinates the interfaces with other engineering disciplines.
• Represents the project and corresponding discipline in front of the client, in coordination with the Project Engineer.
• 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 an Engineering discipline or closely related 
• 5+ years of experience with a minimum of 2 years' direct experience in construction and/or maintenance
• Working knowledge of mechanical and electrical systems and equipment.
• Adept at using Microsoft Office programs, especially Outlook, PowerPoint, Word and Excel. 
• Individual has the ability to anticipate, recognize, evaluate, and Quality issues in a construction environment. 
• Completed an OSHA 30 Hour Outreach Construction Course or able to complete within one (1) year of start date.
• Project management experience with small to mid-level projects including tracking hours and expenses for project work.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non-engineering audience.
• Highly capable self-leadership with attention to detail, multi-tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities in a dynamic work environment.
• Ability to work independently and provide guidance and leadership to junior team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC.
• Developed critical thinking and problem-solving skills 
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
• Ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek.
• Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.

Preferred Qualifications 

• Master’s Degree in Engineering
• Engineer in Training Certification
• Minimum of 2 years of experience with Six Sigma, Quality Management System standards (i.e. ISO9001, TS-16949, etc.).
• Minimum of 2 years of experience with Environmental Management System standards (i.e. ISO 14001).
• Six Sigma Greenbelt or Blackbelt certification preferred.

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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 a