Intermediate Engineer, Bridges

The Opportunity:

WSP's BC/Yukon Bridges Group is involved in many high-profile transportation projects in the province. This is an exciting time to join a dynamic and growing team!

As an Intermediate Bridge Engineer, you will work in technical or project management roles on the design and delivery of transportation projects, including highway, transit, rail and pedestrian bridges, retaining walls, and unique structures. Duties include analysis, design, inspection, evaluation, cost estimating, tender document preparation, construction support, project management responsibilities, client communications, development of work plans and fee estimates.

This role can be based out of Kamloops, Kelowna, Nanaimo or Vancouver, but candidates based in other cities in BC are also encouraged to apply.

Why choose WSP?

• We value and are committed to upholding a culture of inclusion and belonging
• Our Flexible Work Policy - we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours. We will support you on and off the job so you can be fully present in both your work and home lives.
• A Canadian success story - we're proud to wear the red and white of this beautiful country and show the world what Canada has to offer.
• Enhance the world around you - from the environment to the highways, to the buildings and the terrain, WSP is the fabric of Canada.
• Outstanding career opportunities - we're growing and pushing ourselves every day to be greater than yesterday - we're open to your ideas and trying new things.
• A phenomenal collaborative culture and a workforce filled with genuinely good people who are doing humbly important work. Come find out for yourself what it's like to be a part of our journey.

We offer attractive pay, flexible work options, a great corporate culture, comprehensive and employee-focused benefits including virtual healthcare and a wellness platform as well as great savings programs, and a clear vision for the future.

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What you can expect to do here:

Responsibilities will include technical leadership or project management responsibilities for delivery of:

• Conceptual, preliminary and detailed design of bridges, culverts, retaining walls, and other civil structures;
• Bridge inspections, assessment and rehabilitation design;
• Quantities and construction cost estimates;
• Checking of designs and drawings;
• Specifications and contract document preparation;
• Review of shop drawings and field review of bridge construction;
• Preparation of reports and proposals;
• Development of work plans, schedules, fee estimates,
• Adherence to project budgets, schedules, quality processes, and
• Other duties as assigned.

What you'll bring to WSP:

• Graduate degree in civil engineering with structural specialty from an accredited university;
• 5+ years of experience in structural and seismic design of bridges, seismic assessment and retrofit design for existing bridges;
• Should possess P.Eng. designation or be eligible for professional licensing with EGBC;
• Working level knowledge of structural analysis software used in bridge design such as CSIBridge, MIDAS, etc;
• Areas of expertise required are in the planning, preliminary and detailed design, and construction of bridges, and culverts;
• A thorough knowledge of current bridge design codes (CAN/CSA-S6 in particular) and standards is essential;
• Experience with inspection, assessment and rehabilitation of existing structures;
• Experience with field review and inspection during construction;
• Experience in Seismic vulnerability and hazard assessment as well as seismic retrofit options for existing bridges;
• Interest in sophisticated analysis (nonlinear time-history, static pushover, soil-structural interaction) and performance-based seismic design of new and retrofitted structures;
• An interest in design automation and skills in the area of computer programming (such as Grasshopper, Python, VBA, etc.) would be an asset;
• An interest in Building Information Modeling (BIM) technologies using software such as Revit would be an asset;
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; and
• Team player with a willingness to mentor and collaborate with team members.

Compensation

Expected Salary (all locations): $91,200 - 125,400

WSP Canada is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it will pay for this position based on the successful applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to the specific geographic location.
WSP is one of the world's leading professional services firms. Our purpose is to future proof our cities and environments.

We have over 65,000 team members across the globe. In Canada, our 12,000+ people are involved in everything from environmental remediation to urban planning, from engineering iconic buildings to designing sustainable transportation networks, from finding new ways to extract essential resources to developing renewable power sources for the future.

At WSP:

• We value our people and our reputation
• We are locally dedicated with international scale
• We are future focused and challenge the status quo
• We foster collaboration in everything we do
• We have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable

Please Note:

Health and Safety is a core paramount value of WSP. Given the importance of keeping one another safe it is expected that you comply with our Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) policy at all times as well as client HSE policies when working at client locations.

Offers of employment for safety-sensitive positions involving fieldwork are contingent upon candidates being able to perform key physical tasks of the job as described in the job posting and interview. This may include the ability to work in a variety of environmental conditions, such as remote or isolated areas, working alone, and in inclement weather (within safe and reasonable limits).

WSP welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

WSP is committed to the principles of employment equity. Only the candidates selected will be contacted.

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