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This Opportunity

WSP is seeking a seasoned Senior Structural Aviation Engineer to lead and support the design, and construction of aviation facilities and infrastructure across the U.S. This role blends deep structural engineering expertise with aviation sector experience, offering a unique opportunity to shape the future of airport development. The ideal candidate will bring a strong technical foundation, proven leadership in complex aviation projects, and a passion for mentoring and innovation. Responsibilities include the research, design, concept development, planning, and construction of load-bearing structures or structural elements, such as terminals, concourses, hangars, and select aviation facilities. 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, structural soundness, and functionality.

This role will be based out of our **Denver, CO location** .

Your Impact

+ Serve as Technical lead on aviation terminal, concourse, and hangar projects.

+ Lead structural design and coordination from concept through construction, ensuring safety, durability, and compliance.

+ Apply high-level structural engineering techniques and processes to identify improvements for various aviation project phases including concept development, preliminary design, final design, procurement, construction, and operation.

+ Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, airport authorities, and stakeholders to deliver future-ready solutions.

+ Apply advanced structural engineering techniques to airside and landside infrastructure, including mass timber, seismic design, and sustainable systems.

+ Oversee development of construction documents, specifications, cost estimates, and phasing plans.

+ Conduct observations and investigations of existing and proposed facilities to ensure conformance with codes and standards

+ Guide implementation of innovative technologies, modeling techniques, and materials.

+ Meet with various public or private entities or individuals to discuss issues relating to a variety of engineering/construction challenges and programs.

+ Support business development efforts and client engagement in the aviation sector.

+ Mentor junior staff and contribute to team growth and technical excellence.

+ Ensure technical reports and presentations explain research, findings, and recommendations to prevent, control, restore, or address design and/or construction issues or opportunities.

+ Remain current in latest structural engineering techniques and practices.

+ Collaborates with professionals from a variety of disciplines, other engineers, and infrastructure authorities on Federal, State, regional, local, and privately funded improvement and development projects, as well as proposal and business development opportunities.

+ Stay current with FAA advisory circulars, procedures, and design software (e.g., FAARFIELD, COMFAA).

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

+ Bachelor’s Degree in Structural or Civil Engineering (Master’s preferred).

+ PE license (multi-state preferred).

+ 10+ years of experience in structural engineering with significant aviation project involvement.

+ Demonstrated experience with terminal renovations, concourse expansions, and hangar design.

+ Proficiency in Revit, and structural analysis software (e.g., RAM, ETABS, RISA).

+ Strong understanding of FAA standards and airport design principles.

+ Highly proficient with making technical computations and calculations involving the application of engineering principles, understanding plans and specifications, and making factual comparisons to the appropriate regulations.

+ Excellent communication, leadership, and client-facing skills.

+ Experience with planning and conducting inspections and investigations on various aspects of the construction and design of aviation buildings, facilities, or structures, and applying applicable regulations and governing codes.

+ Proven ability to manage scope, budget, and schedule across complex projects.

+ Works independently to provide guidance and leadership to mid-level to senior level team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC.

+ Experienced with providing critical review for documents and preparing technical deliverables and plans with a high degree of complexity.

+ Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.

+ Strong self-leadership and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to effectively, persuasively, and tactfully interact with clients, regulators, project managers, and employees at all levels of the organization.

+ Moderate travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

+ Master’s Degree in Engineering.

+ Experience with mass timber, seismic zones, and sustainable design.

+ Familiarity with DEN, PHX, LAS, or other large hub airport projects.

+ OSHA 40-Hour HAZWOPER certification.

+ CPR/First Aid training.

WSP Benefits:

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a 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 (Colorado only): $115,000 - $205,000

WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position within the state of Colorado, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and 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 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.