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Geotechnical Engineering Vice President

WSP Global Inc.
Herndon, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 1/17/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/17/2025

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Geotechnical Engineering Vice President.

This position can sit out of our Washington D.C.; Herndon, VA; or Baltimore, MD office.

This Opportunity

Be involved in projects with our Geotechnical & Tunneling Team , take on a leadership role, and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client’s objectives and solves their challenges.

Your Impact

  • Manage a team of geotechnical and tunneling engineers in the DC metro area including tracking active projects and budgets, delegating tasks, coordinating across disciplines within project teams, coordinating with subconsultants, reviewing work, and providing professional guidance.
  • Contribute to proposal and cost estimate development and track business development opportunities, both internally and externally.
  • Perform professional geotechnical engineering work including design for tunneling projects, subsurface investigations, soil foundation engineering, settlement analysis, soil erosion, lateral earth pressures, geological hazards, underground water, slope stability, and operations to determine conformance with applicable rules, standards, construction, or operating permits for commercial, industrial, building, environmental, infrastructure, and transportation projects.
  • Provide guidance with collecting, compiling, and analyzing data from the physical work site, soil / water / sludge / rock samples, surveys, blueprints, GIS data, subsurface utility information, maps, hydrologic analysis, geotechnical data, and other matrices for project development, design, and construction.
  • Apply high-level geotechnical engineering techniques and processes to identify improvements for various infrastructure project phases including concept development, preliminary design, final design, procurement, construction, and operation.
  • 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.
  • Interact with regulatory agencies, subcontractors, drillers, and clients in a confident and professional manner.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering with Geotechnical Engineering focus.
  • 12 years of relevant post-education experience in engineering and geotechnical design.
  • Virginia, Washington D.C., or Maryland PE registration, or the ability to obtain within 6 months.
  • 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.
  • Effective self-leadership with attention to detail, results orientation, and managing multiple priorities in a dynamic work environment.
  • Ability to learn new techniques, perform multiple tasks simultaneously, follow instruction, work independently, and comply with company policies.
  • Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug / alcohol and harassment policies.
  • Preferred Qualifications

  • Master’s Degree in Civil / Geotechnical Engineering.
  • WSP Benefits :

    WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on 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.

    Compensation :

    Expected Salary (Maryland) : $146,700 - $226,050

    Expected Salary (Washington DC) : $156,300 - $240,790

    WSP 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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    Salary : $146,700 - $226,050

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