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Resident Engineer

WSP in the U.S.
New York, NY Full Time
POSTED ON 2/9/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 3/29/2025
Job Description

This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Resident Engineer out of our New York, New York office Be part of a dynamic, national professional construction management organization, that continues to foster careers, while expanding our client base throughout New York area.

  • Manage inspection and office staff.
  • Responsible for record keeping, correspondence, compiling and delivering of required reports.
  • Chair various project meetings, record and distribute meeting minutes.
  • Monitoring Contractor performance, scheduling, effectiveness and quality control.
  • Review and approve daily inspection reports and payment quantities in accordance with NYSDOT requirements.
  • Prepare Change Orders for overruns, changed conditions and additional work.
  • Log and Coordinate with the designer to respond to Contractors’ submittals, RFI's and shop drawings.
  • Ensure site safety, permit compliance and coordination with other adjacent projects.
  • Work with client to inform public about upcoming work and potential impacts. Work with the Contractor to minimize disruptions to the public.
  • Work collaboratively with other engineers, professionals, and infrastructure authorities on Federal, State, regional, local, and privately funded improvement and development projects.
  • 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

Minimum Qualifications

  • BS in Engineering or equvilant.
  • NYS PE License.
  • 7-10 years experience in highway and bridge related construction
  • OSHA 10 Hour Certification.
  • Past experience with NYSDOT, NYSTA, MTA Bridges & Tunnels and other projects including highways, bridges and utilities.
  • Ability to supervise inspection staff.
  • Ability to review/approve shop drawings, contractor schedules, permit and inspection requirements.
  • Strong oral and written communication skills.
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite particularly Word, Excel and PowerPoint
  • Working knowledge of Site Manager.
  • 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

  • Rail experience is a plus.
  • ACI Certification is a plus.

WSP Benefits

WSP 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.

Compensation

Expected Salary (all locations): $83,100 - $169500

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.

About WSP

ABOUT US

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.

www.wsp.com

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.

Salary : $83,100 - $169,500

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