Bridge Inspection Regional Manager/Technical Director

About the job

This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Bridge Inspection Regional Manager/Technical Director for our Southeast/Mid-Atlantic Region Bridge Inspection Group.  This is a hybrid position, and you can be based out of our Virginias or Carolinas offices.

You will assist our National and Regional Business Line Leaders in expanding our bridge inspection practice throughout the southeast and Mid-Atlantic states.  You will direct our district and state Technical Excellence Center (TEC) Leads on a full-time basis with business development and winning inspection and repair work for bridges, tunnels, and ancillary structures.

You will utilize your education, licensure, and relevant work experience to perform independently and complete evaluation of the condition, function and load carrying capacity of structures and their individual components. These evaluations may form the basis of recommendations to facility owners for repair, rehabilitation, or replacement.

Your Impact

• Provide proactive and strategic leadership to expand our bridge inspection services and grow headcount in multiple states.
• Service as a liaison with client field/facility staff, lead/assist with communicating critical condition findings.
• Lead and direct other field team members.
• Enforce safe operations in the field.
• Create or assist with creating and/or reviewing all required inspection reports.
• Ensure technical compliance with all applicable standards and specifications.
• Support in the preparation of proposals, tasks, reports, and other documents.
• Perform engineering review of permit applications, engineering design plans and specifications, standby plans and engineering contracts, integrated management plans, and periodic construction inspections, to ensure that they comply with applicable state and/or federal regulations and sound engineering practice and standards.
• Lead larger-scale more complex structural 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.
• Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct and adhere to Support the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic District and National Bridge Inspection group in performing bridge, ancillary, culvert inspections in different jurisdictions as required.
• Adhere to WSP's Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
• Mentor staff to support their growth and professional development.
• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from an ABET accredited institution.
• 10 - 15 years of experience in bridge inspection (NBIS) with WMATA, DEDOT and other transportation clients.
• Project Manager/Team Leader in Southeast and Mid-Atlantic states as necessary.
• Extensive successful management of bridge inspection projects for DOTs and Tolling Agencies.
• Attendance of NHI Safety Inspection of In-Service Bridges course.
• SPRAT rope access certification Level 2 (3 preferred).
• Drone license and flight experience.
• Attendance of additional NHI courses (e.g., NSTM, LRFR and Scour related)
• Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing bridge inspections in accordance with the requirements of specific Bridge Owners, but in all cases, in compliance with the National Bridge Inspection Standards (NBIS) and the AASHTO Manual for Condition Evaluation of Bridges.
• Express ideas for added value options effectively and professionally to an engineering and non-engineering audience.
• Demonstrated high-level of self-leadership with attention to detail, multi-tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities in a dynamic work environment.
• Works independently with minimal oversight and provides guidance and leadership to junior team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC.
• Physically capable of performing continuous field work, including working at heights and in close quarters, climbing, carrying ladders and gear, working in adverse weather conditions, etc.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to think critically and solve problems.
• Ability to work well in a team-oriented structure.
• Valid, unrestricted driver's license.
• Ability to supervise, train and direct the work of team members.
• Cognizant of time and budget management.
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP's health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
• Must successfully complete and pass WSP's Motor Vehicle screening.

Preferred Qualifications

• Additional FHWA/NHI Training - (130078) Fracture Critical Inspection Techniques for Steel Bridges/Nonredundant Steel Tension Steel Members (130087) Inspection and Maintenance of Ancillary Highway Structures.
• Experience with the inspection of railroad and complex bridges, tunnels and ancillary structures.
• Familiar with or certifications in various NDT techniques and UAS applications.
• Familiar with our certifications in rope access techniques and/or UAS operations.

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 (all locations): $153,000 - $227,300

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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About Us

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.

Additional Information

• Job Identification: 97800
• Job Category: Engineering
• Posting Date: 2026-10-19
• Locations: 277 Bendix Road, Virginia Beach, VA, 23452, US ()