Conveyance Engineer

This Opportunity

WSP is currently searching for a Lead Conveyance Consultant in the water and wastewater conveyance field. This position may be based in one of our Midwest offices through a hybrid workplace model and will support the broader Midwest region. Our water team is growing and in this role you will help shape the future of not just our organization, but our clients’ water and wastewater infrastructure as well.

Your primary role will be to lead project planning and execution, making key decisions that will drive future ready solutions for our clients on our water and wastewater infrastructure projects. You will function as part of our dedicated local design teams, while being supported by our international expertise. You’ll work with water, transportation, geotechnical, tunneling engineers, and environmental experts.

Specifically, this role will focus on the delivery of water and wastewater conveyance projects. Tasks may include performing the analysis, development, and design of water transmission and distribution systems, pumping stations, wastewater conveyance systems, water/wastewater planning, master planning, condition assessment, and rehabilitation of conveyance infrastructure.

At WSP, we are so much more than your typical consulting firm. Come join our team of Visioneers and see what makes our people and projects so dynamic!

Your Impact

• Design water transmission and distribution systems, wastewater collection systems, pump stations and lift stations, and perform water/wastewater master planning.
• Collaborate within multidisciplinary teams on larger complex projects, serving as the task lead on various water/wastewater facilities projects.
• Oversee and monitor more junior design teams to execute small to medium-sized projects including managing scope, schedule, and budgets, while building client and team relationships.
• Manage project design tasks, permitting and construction coordination as necessary, and provide general guidance to junior engineering staff.
• Uphold quality control standards and procedures for accurate design deliverables, analysis, and reporting.
• Assist with development and scoping of small- to medium-sized projects.
• Contribute to and/or lead the preparation of technical reports and presentations.
• Coordination, review and approval of infrastructure design plans, ensuring data integrity and work is compliant with all applicable codes, ordinances, and regulations.
• Remain current in latest water resources engineering techniques.
• 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.