Assistant Vice President, Tunnel Engineer

This Opportunity WSP is currently initiating a search for a full-time Assistant Vice President, Tunnel Engineer for our New York, NY Location. This person will be expected to help lead projects with our National Geotechnical Team and be a part of a growing organization that thrives on exceeding our client’s needs.

Provides subject matter technical support and leadership for multi-site/phase due diligence, investigation, remediation, impact assessment, permitting, improvement, and construction of infrastructure projects and systems in the public and private sector. Responsibilities include the research, design, concept development, planning, and construction of facilities, roads, buildings, tunnels, dams, canals, levees, bridges, water supply systems, underground storage, and sewage treatment. Provides situational guidance to PMs and managers that address current and future challenges, and that documentation and recommendations accurately account for and address risk, innovation, and future-ready opportunities. Provides leadership with ensuring that responsibilities are delivered and adhered to with a level of quality that meets or exceeds acceptable industry standards for design, safety, and functionality. Your Impact

• Manage all phases of major complex underground and tunneling projects, from feasibility to conceptual engineering and preliminary engineering through final design and construction.

• Communicate with clients, respond to clients' requests, and attend design and progress meetings.

• Coordinates technical aspects with client counterpart and teaming partners for work within the discipline on complex underground and tunneling projects.

• Coordinate with other disciplines and clients and attend design and progress meetings.

• Lead engineering analysis for the design of tunnels in soft ground, mixed conditions, and rock using various tunnel construction methods such as TBM, drill and blast, sequential excavation method SEM, including temporary/initial support and final lining. Apply rock and soil mechanics skills to evaluate various failure modes and develop ground support schemes.

• Interpret geotechnical and geological data, characterize ground classifications and derive engineering parameters.

• Develop of geotechnical design reports/memos and Contract Documents including drawings and specifications.