National Transit and Rail Systems Leader

This Opportunity

WSP seeks a National Transit and Rail Systems Leader to lead our transit and rail systems initiatives across the United States. This position may be based out of any mutually agreed upon WSP USA Office .

This executive-level position will play a pivotal role in building, leading, and managing the rail and transit discipline. You will be responsible for the successful delivery of projects and providing technical expertise in transit and rail systems. Additionally, you will contribute to the improvement of the practice by prioritizing service delivery and client experience whilst ensuring we have the right team and skillsets to secure new work.

The successful candidate will require a pioneering mindset to setup this design practice, collaborate with US and Global Teams and participate in pursuits and help build clients confidence in our capabilities, expertise, and experience.

Your Impact

• Collaboration with multi-discipline teams, overseeing a diverse range of projects, including large transit programs. These programs may encompass infrastructure-related initiatives, including new or rehabilitated tunnels, tracks, stations, signaling, and systems.

• Lead and oversee transit and rail systems projects, ensuring successful delivery and compliance with industry standards.

• Develop and implement strategic plans to drive business development efforts in the rail and transit sector.

• Foster and maintain strong relationships with key clients, transit agencies, and stakeholders

• Mentor and manage project teams, ensuring high performance and professional development of staff.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless project execution and alignment with company goals.

• Stay current with industry trends, regulations, and advancements in transit and rail systems.

• Take the lead in coordinating business development and client engagement activities, further enhancing our presence in the rail and transit sector.

• Leadership and Team Management: Provide strong leadership to the rail and transit discipline team, fostering a collaborative and innovative work environment.

• Oversee the planning, design, and execution of rail and transit projects from concept to completion, ensuring quality and timely delivery. Collaborate with project managers to resolve any issues that may arise. Be responsible to scope, schedule, and budget of projects.

• Serve as the subject matter expert in transit and rail systems, staying abreast of industry trends, standards, and best practices.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• 15+ years in transit and rail systems with a proven record in project management.

• Bachelor's or master's Degree in civil engineering, Systems Engineering, Transportation Engineering, or a related field and have experience

• Engineering License.

• Experience working with transit agencies and organizations at a national level.

• Ability to travel as needed for client meetings and project oversight.

• In-depth knowledge of multi-modal transportation design standards and regulations.

• Experience in business development and proposal preparation.

• Design Build, experience in working on projects with/for contractors is an advantage.

• The candidate will be able to demonstrate significant leadership capability, the ability to inspire multi-disciplinary (cross country) teams around a common purpose, drive change and navigate through resistance and maintain and cultivate client relationships.

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 (all locations): $200,000- $325,000

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 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.