Assistant Vice President, Environmental Engineer

Assistant Vice President, Environmental Engineer

Who We Are

At WSP, we are driven by inspiring future-ready pioneers to innovate. We’re looking to grow our teams with people who are ready to collaborate in building communities and expanding our skylines. To do this, we hire candidates of all experiences, skillsets, backgrounds and walks of life. We actively foster a work environment and culture where inclusion and diversity is part of our fundamental structure. This is delivered behaviorally, through our policies, trainings, local partnerships with professional diverse organizations, internal networks and most importantly with the support and sponsorship of our leaders who help drive our commitment to an inclusive, diverse, welcoming and equitable work environment. Anything is within our reach and yours as a WSP employee. Come join us and help shape the future!

Our Business 

We are a global leader in environmental consulting - made stronger with the recent acquisition of Wood’s Environment & Infrastructure business and Golder - with world-class expertise in environmental, social and governance (ESG), climate resiliency & sustainability (CRS), and earth sciences. Combined we have over 20,000 multidisciplinary professionals worldwide collaborating daily to protect and conserve natural landscapes, create firm foundations for communities to stand on, and champion sustainable development to combat climate change. As part of the team, you will have access to an unparalleled network of resources and endless opportunities to collaborate on exciting projects with diverse teammates from across the globe.

This Opportunity

WSP is seeking an Assistant Vice President, Environmental Engineer to join our Earth & Environment remediation team in Costa Mesa, CA. We are looking for a candidate with significant consulting experience and technical expertise who is excited about the opportunity to be a part of a growing organization. The selected candidate will provide subject matter technical support and leadership for a broad range of environmental engineering services including multi-site/phase environmental assessment and remediation, water/wastewater engineering, water resources, environmental compliance, remedial design and implementation of innovative remediation technologies, stormwater management, and hazardous waste management.

Your Impact

• Direct and provide oversight for data collection efforts including collecting, identifying, and compiling environmental data from samples of air, soil, water, sludge, and other matrices for projects, investigations, and surveys.
• Perform professional environmental engineering work and conduct more complex/comprehensive site investigations, hazardous or solid waste facilities, water supply facilities, industrial and agricultural facilities, pollution sources and proposed and existing site conditions, water resources, and underground storage tanks to determine conformance with applicable rules, standards, and construction or operating permits.
• Lead environmental site assessments (Phase I and II).
• Assist with engineering review of permit applications, engineering design plans and specifications, standby plans and engineering contracts, integrated waste management plans, and periodic construction inspections, to ensure that they comply with applicable state and/or federal regulations and sound engineering practice and standards.
• Meet with various public or private entities or individuals to discuss issues relating to a variety of environmental problems and programs.
• Ensure technical reports and presentations explain research, findings, and recommendations to prevent, control, restore, clean-up, or address environmental issues or problems.
• Develop action plans for larger-scale pollution, corrosion, hazardous waste, and environmental control programs.
• Lead larger-scale engineering projects ensuring contributors know what they are required to do and by when, preparing and overseeing relevant project budgets, monitoring external events, tracking hours and expenses, ensuring satisfactory performance, and supervising subcontractors, contract work, and employees.
• Develop a client base for providing high level environmental engineering services including identifying additional business development opportunities
• Mentor staff to support their growth and professional development. Remain current in latest environmental engineering techniques.
• Collaborates with professionals from a variety of disciplines to provide future ready solutions for clients.
• 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

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Environmental engineering, or closely related Engineering discipline. BS degree must be received from ABET accredited University.
• 10 years of relevant post education experience in civil or environmental engineering. Professional Civil Engineer license in California required.
• 40-Hour OSHA Health & Safety Training (HAZWOPER) (29 CFR 1910.120) required. 
• Highly proficient with engineering principles, practices, and methods and their application to environmental remediation and project work-related issues.
• Strong knowledge of relevant environmental laws, regulations, and compliance practices.
• Experienced with planning and conducting site investigations, feasibility studies, treatability studies and pilot tests, remedial design, remedial implementation, environmental permitting, treatment system construction, and operation and maintenance of various types of treatment facilities or structures, applying applicable regulations and policies.
• Proficiency with various remediation technologies and strategies to address a variety of contaminants for soil, soil vapor, groundwater, and surface water. 
• Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to interact professionally, persuasively, and tactfully with clients, regulators, project managers, and employees at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to provide guidance and leadership to mid-level to senior -level team or project members and mentor junior staff, with strict adherence to QA/QC.
• Proficiency with technical writing, providing critical review for documents, and preparing technical deliverables and plans with a high degree of complexity.
• Well-developed critical thinking and problem-solving skills required to apply technical knowledge to reach conclusions from testing results, data collation, statistical analysis and arriving at the most effective, economical, and logical solutions.
• Experienced with managing projects, including management of contracts, scope, schedule, and budget, and client and stakeholder interaction.
• Demonstrated effectiveness at coordinating and assertively directing subcontractors and others to consistently complete tasks safely and efficiently.
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
  Must be flexible to a variety of schedules to meet business needs and able to prioritize responsibilities and quickly adapt to change in a pressure work environment.
• Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in Engineering
• Basic First Aid and Adult CPR training desired. 

WSP Benefits: 

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on 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 (California): $130,100- $193,380

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.

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Additional Requirements

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

Additional Details

• Travel Required:  10%
• Job Status:  Regular
• Employee Type:  Full
• Primary Location:  COSTA MESA - HYLAND AVE
• All locations:  US-CA-Costa Mesa

About WSP

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.

Information

• Location: Costa Mesa, United States

Industry experience

Education: Masters

Seniority: Manager, Director, Professor

Years of experience: 10 to 20 years

Taxonomy

• Environmental Compliance
• Environmental Consequences
• Environmental Conservator
• Environmental Consulting
• Environmental
• Environmental Engineer