{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"dcbbdb1fbec8c8544c986a68","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/dcbbdb1fbec8c8544c986a68","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/dcbbdb1fbec8c8544c986a68","title":"Lead Bridge Engineer, Structural Engineering","description":"This Opportunity\n\nWSP is currently initiating a search for a Lead Bridge Engineer, Structural Engineering to join our team in our Herndon, VA office. Be involved in projects with our Mid-Atlantic South District Transportation Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client’s objectives and solves their challenges.\n\nProvides high level technical assistance and guidance for multi-site/phase due diligence, investigation, remediation, improvement, and/or construction of infrastructure projects in the public and private sector. Tasks include the research, design, concept development, planning, and construction of bridges and other transportation related infrastructure. Substantiates reports and documentation to advise on material, installation, design, and construction specifications. Ensures that responsibilities are delivered and adhered to with a level of quality that meets or exceeds acceptable industry standards for design, safety, structural soundness, and functionality.\n\nYour Impact\nProvide guidance with collecting, compiling, and analyzing data from the physical work site, surveys, blueprints, GIS data, subsurface utility information, maps, hydrologic analysis, geotechnical data, and other matrices for project development, design, and construction.\nApply high-level structural and civil engineering techniques and processes to identify improvements for various infrastructure project phases including concept development, preliminary design, final design, procurement, construction, and operation.\nPerform professional structural engineering work and conduct research and inspections of proposed and existing site conditions, resources, infrastructure, transportation channels, and operations to determine conformance with applicable rules, standards, and construction or operating permits.\nDevelop 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.\nInvolved from project inception to completion in the management of design, construction, rehabilitation, and remediation of infrastructure projects, ensuring durability of materials and structural soundness from loads and pressures caused by environmental or human influence.\nDevelop and incorporate advanced technologies, monitoring devices, building materials, modeling techniques, design requirements, and operating strategies to account for the safety and functionality of end-users, transportation vehicles/systems, and implementing future-ready solutions with structural and civil engineering design standards.\nOversee and monitor cross-functional teams of engineers, architects, planners, and scientific professionals to execute project work on mid-level and/or multiple concurrent projects, including budgets, tracking hours and expenses, task completion, cost and quantities of materials/equipment/labor, technical calculations, permit applications, construction, compliance documentation, and regulatory and technical analysis memos.\nCoordinate, review and approve infrastructure design plans, ensuring data integrity and work is compliant with all applicable codes, ordinances, and regulations.\nPrepare data and visualizations such as tables, charts, reports, sketches, calculations, cross-sections, and 2D/3D illustrations for the interpretation or presentation of more complex data, findings, or analyses.\nPrepare comprehensive technical reports and presentations that explain research, concepts, and recommendations to prevent, control, restore, or address structural, environmental, design, and/or construction issues or opportunities.\nAnalyze, evaluate, and interpret data obtained during site investigations, offering input with developing action plans for moderate- to high-level risk mitigation activities.\nPrepare and implement site Health and Safety Plans (HASPs).\nInteract with regulatory agencies, subcontractors, and clients in a confident and professional manner\nProactively collaborate with other engineers, professionals, and infrastructure authorities on Federal, State, regional, local, and privately funded improvement and development projects, as well as proposal and business development opportunities.\nRemain current in latest structural engineering techniques and practices.\nExercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.\nPerform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.\n\nWho You Are\n\nRequired Qualifications\n\nBachelor’s Degree in Structural or Civil Engineering, or closely related discipline.\n7 to 10 years of relevant post education experience in engineering discipline and prior structural or civil design experience.\nEngineer license required.\nProficient with structural engineering principles, practices, process, design/build, and the application to project work-related issues.\nKnowledge and experience with infrastructure planning, design, and construction management; including active involvement in a variety of rehabilitation, new design, and construction projects.\nWorking knowledge with process and concepts for sustainability and reducing and eliminating the use or generation of hazardous substances/greenhouse gas.\nWell-defined specific knowledge of relevant structural and civil construction laws, codes, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements.\nWell-developed ability to make technical computations and calculations involving the application of engineering principles, understanding plans and specifications, and making factual comparisons to the appropriate regulations.\nAbility to plan and conduct inspections and investigations on various aspects of the construction and design of structures, applying applicable regulations and policies.\nHighly effective interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non-engineering audience.\nDemonstrated high-level of self-leadership with attention to detail, multi-tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities in a dynamic work environment.\nWorks independently with minimal oversight and provides guidance and leadership to junior team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC.\nHighly proficient with technical writing, office automation, discipline-specific design software (i.e., MicroStation, AutoCAD, LEAP Bridge, LARSA 4D, CSi Bridge, Midas Civil, STAAD Pro, DESCUS, AASHTOWare BrR ), technology, math principles, physics, predictive models, spreadsheets, and tools.\nWell-developed critical thinking and problem-solving skills required to apply technical knowledge to reach conclusions from testing results, data collation, computations, statistical analysis and arriving at the most effective, economical, and logical solution.\nDemonstrated effectiveness at coordinating and assertively directing subcontractors and others to consistently complete tasks safely and efficiently.\nProven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.\nAbility to work schedules is conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek.\nOccasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n\nMaster’s Degree in Engineering.\n40-Hour OSHA Health & Safety Training (HAZWOPER) (29 CFR 1910.120) preferred.\nBasic First Aid and Adult CPR training desired.\n\nWSP Benefits:\n\nWSP 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.\n\nCompensation:\nExpected Salary: $122,700 - $182,200\n\nWSP 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.\n\n#LI-TH1\nAbout WSP\n\nWSP 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.\n\nwww.wsp.com\n\nWSP 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.\n\nAt 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?\n\nWSP 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.\n\nThe selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.\n\nNOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:\n\nWSP 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.","company":"WSP","rawCompany":"wsp","city":"Herndon","state":"VA","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-10-05T01:33:12.519Z","occupations":[{"code":"17-2051.00","title":"Civil Engineers","slug":"civil-engineers"},{"code":"17-3022.00","title":"Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians","slug":"civil-engineering-technologists-and-technicians"},{"code":"11-9041.00","title":"Architectural and Engineering Managers","slug":"architectural-and-engineering-managers"}],"industries":[{"code":"541330","title":"Engineering Services","slug":"engineering-services"},{"code":"237310","title":"Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction","slug":"highway-street-and-bridge-construction"},{"code":"237990","title":"Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction","slug":"other-heavy-and-civil-engineering-construction"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Lead Bridge Engineer, Structural Engineering","description":"This Opportunity\n\nWSP is currently initiating a search for a Lead Bridge Engineer, Structural Engineering to join our team in our Herndon, VA office. Be involved in projects with our Mid-Atlantic South District Transportation Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client’s objectives and solves their challenges.\n\nProvides high level technical assistance and guidance for multi-site/phase due diligence, investigation, remediation, improvement, and/or construction of infrastructure projects in the public and private sector. Tasks include the research, design, concept development, planning, and construction of bridges and other transportation related infrastructure. Substantiates reports and documentation to advise on material, installation, design, and construction specifications. Ensures that responsibilities are delivered and adhered to with a level of quality that meets or exceeds acceptable industry standards for design, safety, structural soundness, and functionality.\n\nYour Impact\nProvide guidance with collecting, compiling, and analyzing data from the physical work site, surveys, blueprints, GIS data, subsurface utility information, maps, hydrologic analysis, geotechnical data, and other matrices for project development, design, and construction.\nApply high-level structural and civil engineering techniques and processes to identify improvements for various infrastructure project phases including concept development, preliminary design, final design, procurement, construction, and operation.\nPerform professional structural engineering work and conduct research and inspections of proposed and existing site conditions, resources, infrastructure, transportation channels, and operations to determine conformance with applicable rules, standards, and construction or operating permits.\nDevelop 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.\nInvolved from project inception to completion in the management of design, construction, rehabilitation, and remediation of infrastructure projects, ensuring durability of materials and structural soundness from loads and pressures caused by environmental or human influence.\nDevelop and incorporate advanced technologies, monitoring devices, building materials, modeling techniques, design requirements, and operating strategies to account for the safety and functionality of end-users, transportation vehicles/systems, and implementing future-ready solutions with structural and civil engineering design standards.\nOversee and monitor cross-functional teams of engineers, architects, planners, and scientific professionals to execute project work on mid-level and/or multiple concurrent projects, including budgets, tracking hours and expenses, task completion, cost and quantities of materials/equipment/labor, technical calculations, permit applications, construction, compliance documentation, and regulatory and technical analysis memos.\nCoordinate, review and approve infrastructure design plans, ensuring data integrity and work is compliant with all applicable codes, ordinances, and regulations.\nPrepare data and visualizations such as tables, charts, reports, sketches, calculations, cross-sections, and 2D/3D illustrations for the interpretation or presentation of more complex data, findings, or analyses.\nPrepare comprehensive technical reports and presentations that explain research, concepts, and recommendations to prevent, control, restore, or address structural, environmental, design, and/or construction issues or opportunities.\nAnalyze, evaluate, and interpret data obtained during site investigations, offering input with developing action plans for moderate- to high-level risk mitigation activities.\nPrepare and implement site Health and Safety Plans (HASPs).\nInteract with regulatory agencies, subcontractors, and clients in a confident and professional manner\nProactively collaborate with other engineers, professionals, and infrastructure authorities on Federal, State, regional, local, and privately funded improvement and development projects, as well as proposal and business development opportunities.\nRemain current in latest structural engineering techniques and practices.\nExercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.\nPerform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.\n\nWho You Are\n\nRequired Qualifications\n\nBachelor’s Degree in Structural or Civil Engineering, or closely related discipline.\n7 to 10 years of relevant post education experience in engineering discipline and prior structural or civil design experience.\nEngineer license required.\nProficient with structural engineering principles, practices, process, design/build, and the application to project work-related issues.\nKnowledge and experience with infrastructure planning, design, and construction management; including active involvement in a variety of rehabilitation, new design, and construction projects.\nWorking knowledge with process and concepts for sustainability and reducing and eliminating the use or generation of hazardous substances/greenhouse gas.\nWell-defined specific knowledge of relevant structural and civil construction laws, codes, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements.\nWell-developed ability to make technical computations and calculations involving the application of engineering principles, understanding plans and specifications, and making factual comparisons to the appropriate regulations.\nAbility to plan and conduct inspections and investigations on various aspects of the construction and design of structures, applying applicable regulations and policies.\nHighly effective interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non-engineering audience.\nDemonstrated high-level of self-leadership with attention to detail, multi-tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities in a dynamic work environment.\nWorks independently with minimal oversight and provides guidance and leadership to junior team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC.\nHighly proficient with technical writing, office automation, discipline-specific design software (i.e., MicroStation, AutoCAD, LEAP Bridge, LARSA 4D, CSi Bridge, Midas Civil, STAAD Pro, DESCUS, AASHTOWare BrR ), technology, math principles, physics, predictive models, spreadsheets, and tools.\nWell-developed critical thinking and problem-solving skills required to apply technical knowledge to reach conclusions from testing results, data collation, computations, statistical analysis and arriving at the most effective, economical, and logical solution.\nDemonstrated effectiveness at coordinating and assertively directing subcontractors and others to consistently complete tasks safely and efficiently.\nProven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.\nAbility to work schedules is conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek.\nOccasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n\nMaster’s Degree in Engineering.\n40-Hour OSHA Health & Safety Training (HAZWOPER) (29 CFR 1910.120) preferred.\nBasic First Aid and Adult CPR training desired.\n\nWSP Benefits:\n\nWSP 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.\n\nCompensation:\nExpected Salary: $122,700 - $182,200\n\nWSP 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.\n\n#LI-TH1\nAbout WSP\n\nWSP 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.\n\nwww.wsp.com\n\nWSP 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.\n\nAt 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?\n\nWSP 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.\n\nThe selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.\n\nNOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:\n\nWSP 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.","datePosted":"2026-10-05T01:33:12.519Z","dateModified":"2026-10-05T01:33:12.519Z","hiringOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"WSP","sameAs":"https://jobsearcher.com"},"jobLocation":{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Herndon","addressRegion":"VA","addressCountry":"US"}},"identifier":{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"JobSearcher","value":"dcbbdb1fbec8c8544c986a68"},"url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/dcbbdb1fbec8c8544c986a68"}}