Structural Engineer

This Opportunity

WSP USA is seeking a highly energetic, self-motivated, and goal oriented Senior Structural Engineer to support our Transportation Facilities Group in the New York, NY office.  With the intimacy of a tight nit group of staff, along with the support of a large firm, this is an excellent and unique opportunity for the right candidate to challenge themselves and to grow their career.

The Transportation Facilities Group (TFG) leads and design projects that supports local and regional growth initiatives through small and large transportation projects. Our goal is to team with our agency clients and to develop solutions to the complex challenge of advancing transportation throughout the region. TFG has over 60 engineers and architects based in New York.

The position offers varied projects in the transportation field within the NY Metro Region. The Senior Structural Engineer position will work under the supervision of a lead structural engineer and includes designs in rail and bus stations, airports, transportation hubs, rail systems, as well a wide array of projects that lead and support the engineering divisions. Clients include NYCT, MTA Bus, LIRR, MNR, PANY&NJ, Amtrak, NJ Transit, contractors, and local utilities. The scale of work varies from small to very large projects and offers the candidate the ability to continually switch between multiple project types on any given day and offers tremendous exposure to varied disciplines within the New York Office.

Your Impact

• Lead engineering staff on various task assignments.
• Responsible for the development of structural design details, drawings and specifications, including calculations for new designs, rehabilitation and renovation work.
• Developing drawings in REVIT (BIM), AutoCAD, MicroStation and Open Building.
• Strong capabilities and understanding in using structural software such as STAADPro, RAM Structural System, SAP2000, ETABS and SAFE (or equivalent).
• Utilizing Microsoft Excel and Mathcad Prime to develop structural calculations.
• Leading field inspection teams for evaluation of structural systems of existing buildings.
• Coordination with various engineering disciplines as well as with architects in the development of design contract documents.
• Work within a paperless (or limited-use) office environment and remote working when required.
• Work collaboratively with other engineers, professionals, and infrastructure authorities on Federal, State, regional, local, and privately funded improvement and development projects.