Field Engineering Technologist

This Opportunity

WSP is seeking a Field Engineering Technologist for our PCI Project Construction Mgmt Dept. The candidate selected for this position may work remotely full-time at a location other than a WSP-designated office/job site. This is a field position and travel will be required.

Your Impact

To support the Senior Project Engineer, WSP's Field Engineering Technologist will perform the following duties:

• Act as an Engineering Technician in support of the Senior Project Engineer in planning, designing, and building the Project Quality Assurance Plan, processes, procedures and work instructions for the Field Project.
• Provide Engineering support of the construction to the Senior Project Engineer by performing field reviews of the work performed by the construction contractor to verify it meets the technical specifications established in the IFC engineering packages and that any changes/deviations have been identified, reviewed and accepted by the Senior Project Engineer, the Engineer of Record and members of the engineering team.
• Assist the Senior Project Engineer in coordinating Quality Assurance Inspection teams to report on any non-conformities to the engineering requirements and to recommend corrective action and remediation/mitigation to minimize schedule, cost and quality impacts to the project.
• Perform and provide to the Senior Project Engineer non-conformance reporting (NCR), punch list and coordinate inspections to ensure final construction build meets engineering specifications and is managed in real-time throughout the project.
• Verify the construction contractor has adhered to and ECN or RFI responses in respect to revisions to the engineering specifications and report finding to the Senior Project Engineer.
• Support Senior Project Engineer in liaising with internal Engineering teams to interpret, communicate, and suggest alternatives to engineered technical construction specifications.
• Support the Senior Project Engineer in documenting project activities, creating and maintaining a reporting structure to make all stakeholders aware of daily, weekly, and monthly technical reports from the field, including daily inspections and non-conformance reporting.
• Conduct field visits with the Senior Project Engineer to provide technical guidance and implement a Project Quality Plan audit in accordance with POWER's Quality Management System.
• Confer with the Senior Project Engineer about reviewing Inspection & Test Plans (ITPs) and leading/being part of constructability reviews.
• Use computer-aided design software under the charge and guidance of the Senior Project Engineer.
• Evaluate pre-construction field conditions, suggesting any needed engineering changes based on the existing conditions.
• Monitor field tests of construction materials, welding, bolting, concrete placement and obtaining of samples by 3rd party testing laboratories.
• Complete walk-downs with Senior Project Engineer to assess final completion and project close-out status.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• At minimum 8 years in a utility and/or heavy construction environments with a minimum of 5-years in EHV transmission lines, HVDC, power generation or sub-stations.
• Working knowledge is preferred for solar PV, battery energy storage systems, wind turbines generators, HVDC converter stations and gas turbines.
• Experience interpreting IFC engineering packages and technical drawings.
• Experience with Quality Management Systems (i.e. ISO 9001, Six Sigma, etc.) and the development of quality processes, procedures and work instructions.
• Ability to be able to read and understand engineering specifications and drawing and assess constructability and make necessary recommendations to engineering teams.
• Must be able to spend a significant amount of time in the field evaluating construction and assuring technical specifications are met.
• Subject matter expertise in the understanding of the construction, quality, safety, environmental and permitting requirements of the work with all the necessary steps and accompanying technical requirements.
• Ability to audit and spot check reports against actual field conditions.
• Significant experience with Geo-spatial reporting software, including ability to contrast field realities against established schedules.
• Knowledge of the use and evaluation of ITPs and ITRs.
• Clear understanding of IFC technical engineering specifications and the tools/processes necessary to capture, memorialize, and verify realities against specifications.
• Understanding of construction workflows, technical requirements, ability to identify and anticipate showstoppers in the construction process to efficiently and effectively deploy a team of technically qualified Quality Assurance inspectors.
• Previous work history estimating and/or evaluating large project construction estimates.

Additional Required Qualifications based on need:

This is a field position and travel will be required.

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: $124,800 - $166,400

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.