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This Opportunity
nConsider joining our team as a Vice President, Wastewater Engineer for our California District. This position can be located out of the following California offices: Los Angeles, Sacramento, Irvine, San Diego or San Francisco . WSP USA operates with a flexible Hybrid-Workplace Model. Come be involved in projects with our California Team and be a part of a growing organization that solves regional wastewater and water challenges!
nYour primary role will be to lead technical project delivery, provide technical quality reviews, to guide key technical design decisions and make recommendations to our clients that will guide future ready infrastructure solutions for our largest wastewater clients on our most complex projects. You will collaborate with our dedicated, local design teams, while being supported by our international expertise. You’ll work with water, geotechnical, tunneling and transportation engineers, and environmental and permitting experts. Through your technical expertise, you would excel at building relationships with our clients, becoming their trusted partner.
nOur water team is growing, and in this role, you will also help shape the future of our team through team leadership and technical development activities. Your voice will help lead our team to grow to the next level. You will also have the opportunity to manage team members, supporting their career development and providing professional mentorship and technical guidance.
nYour Impact
nnnProvide proactive and strategic leadership for the engineering discipline and function, offering direction, expertise, and support to ensure project and work site deliverables are successfully achieved within the business sector.
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nnPerform high-level professional engineering relating to complex wastewater infrastructure projects for our largest wastewater clients in the California District.
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nnServe as a technical subject matter expert in water/wastewater applications on water and wastewater conveyance, treatment, and pump station design projects guiding design approach and activities.
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nnCoordinate, review and approve of infrastructure design plans, ensuring data integrity and work is compliant with all applicable codes, ordinances, and regulations.
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nnBe active in local professional organizations and remain current in latest water engineering techniques.
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nnMeet with various public or private entities or individuals to discuss issues relating to a variety of environmental problems and programs.
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nnActively foster compliance with applicable Federal, State, and Local environmental laws, policies, and regulatory requirements.
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nnEnsure that engineering discipline certifications, accreditations, and value proposition is developed and continuously improved.
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nnConduct needs analyses and client value surveys to align the engineering discipline’s function with business and project strategy, identifying and addressing any skill gaps or risks within the sector business operations.
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nnSchedule engineering discipline meetings, providing updates and recommendations to ensure that all reasonable and proper measures are taken to inculcate discipline expertise and innovation into project work.
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nnServe as one of the engineering discipline’s lead representatives/liaison to a variety of external entities including Federal, State, and Local Agencies, Clients, Subcontractors, industry-related groups, and various government and community entities.
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nnDevelop and inform proposal and project scopes, timelines, pricing, and budgetary metrics – and accountable for planning, development and management of projects in compliance with all applicable City/State/federal codes and regulations, and in accordance with all acceptable engineering practices.
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nnProvide verbal and/or written inputs to multi-disciplinary project teams and contribute to providing high level strategic advice to clients.
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nnDevelop a client base for providing high level water resources engineering services including identifying additional business development opportunities.
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nnMentor staff to support their growth and professional development.
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nnManage and provide performance guidance and leadership to assigned staff.
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nnCollaborate with professionals from a variety of disciplines to provide future ready solutions for clients.
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nnExercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
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nnPerform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.
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n nWho You Are
nRequired Qualifications
nnnBachelor’s Degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering, with a focus in Wastewater or closely related discipline.
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nn12+ years of relevant post education experience in water resources engineering.
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nnEngineer license required (multi-state preferred).
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nnProficient knowledge of water/wastewater engineering principles, models, and technologies.
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nnStrong working knowledge of relevant environmental laws, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements, and the business impact upon the organization.
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nnAdvanced proficiency with making technical computations and calculations involving the application of engineering principles, understanding plans and specifications and making factual comparisons to the appropriate regulations.
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nnWorks independently and provides guidance and leadership to mid-level to senior level team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC.
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nnExcellent leadership and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to effectively, persuasively, and tactfully interact with employees at all levels of the organization.
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nnTactical lateral thinking and strong analytical skills with attention to detail and prioritization of responsibilities in a pressure work environment.
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nnAbility to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources, including senior management, clients, regulators, and company-wide staff, including those with whom no formal hierarchical relationship exits.
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nnAdvanced proficiency with office automation and communication software, technology, math principles, predictive models, and tools.
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nnProven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
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nnStrong ability to quickly adapt to change and demonstrate flexibility to a variety of schedules and hours to meet business needs.
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nnOccasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.
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n nPreferred Qualifications
nnnMaster’s Degree in Engineering.
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nnStrong experience in managing the review and approval of documents and discipline-specific deliverables, certifications, processes, and plans in a multi-project environment is highly desirable.
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n nWSP Benefits:
nWSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a 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.
nCompensation:
nExpected Salary (all locations): $130,700 - $240,790
nWSP 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.
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nAbout WSP
nWSP 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.
n nWSP 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.
nAt 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?
nWSP 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.
nThe selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.
nNOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:
nWSP 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.
Worksite address
san francisco, CA, 94199, US
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