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WSP USA Facility Design Consultant in Houston, Texas
This Opportunity
WSP is currently initiating a search for a Facility Design Consultant for our Houston, TX office . Be involved in projects with our Transit and Rail group and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client’s objectives and solves their challenges. At WSP, we are driven by inspiring the right people to be part of our future-focused business objectives. Our devotion to teamwork has allowed us to build communities and expand our skylines. Come join us and help shape the future!
Perform industrial design activities for shop maintenance projects varying from new structures to rehabilitating existing facilities and yards. Projects will typically involve programming, master planning, facility layouts, shop equipment coordination, and final design.
Your Impact
Determining size and configuration of transit maintenance facilities; including shop, office, welfare and exterior areas.
Laying out maintenance support shops and associated industrial equipment.
Coordinating utility and structural requirements of industrial maintenance equipment.
Writing and reviewing equipment specifications and submittals to meet client operational needs.
Ability to travel for project work.
Who You Are
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, or closely related discipline.
3 to 5 years years of relevant post education experience in facility design and prior transit and rail experience.
Proficient knowledge of engineering principles, practices, process, and design/build on major infrastructure projects, particularly railway civil works, transit stations, bridges, and elevated structures.
Experience with infrastructure planning, design, and construction management; including active involvement in a variety of rehabilitation and new design projects.
Ability to coordinate with agency regulators and understand requirements.
Working knowledge of track, station, layover facility, and general civil engineering.
Proficiency in MS-Office, AutoCAD, and Revit applications.
Strong organizational and communication skills, written and verbal.
Solid team participation and collaboration skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
Master’s Degree in Engineering.
Essential Professional Licensure/Certification.
40-Hour OSHA Health & Safety Training (HAZWOPER) (29 CFR 1910.120) preferred.
Basic First Aid and Adult CPR training desired
Transit Design Experience
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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.
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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.
NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:
WSP 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.