SVP, Project & Program Management

Boston, MA, United States

This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Senior Vice President, Project & Program Management for our Northeast Region and can sit in our New York, NY office. The ideal candidate will be involved in larger projects/programs with our Transportation Business Line Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client's objectives and solves their challenges.

Your Impact

Manage major transit and rail programs/projects as a discipline lead, including contract administration and contract supervision

Review and strategize improvement to key operational performance metrics

Support and empower staff and direct reports to execute projects on time and on budget

Assist with supporting business improvement and growth initiatives, providing effective leadership and change management to engage staff and oversee quality deliverables.

Liaise with all WSP’s business lines, clients, consultants, regulatory agencies, and major project stakeholders, and contractors.

Develop and maintain relationships with public and private sector clients, agencies, partner firms and sub-consultants, as well as, other external stakeholders such as vendors and suppliers.

Lead staff development which includes mentoring, training, coaching and professional development.

Provide proactive and strategic process and people leadership for the design, implementation, and administration of the engineering discipline’s project and program involvement, promoting a robust awareness of the function’s expertise and capabilities throughout the company.

Accountable for overall management and successful execution of engineering projects within the engineering discipline, monitoring internal and external events, expenses, performance, and profitability.

Accountable to support the overall long-term strategy, growth, and pipeline development of program management for WSP in assigned area of responsibility, with a focus on infrastructure opportunities in all disciplines (planning, design, strategic consulting, and program/construction management).

Oversee the discipline’s vision and mission to promote an appropriate value proposition that accounts for corporate and WSP client business strategy, governmental regulations and policies, and QA/QC in delivery.

Create a learning culture that values innovative subject matter expertise and fosters effective and continual personal development.

Develop and implement a communication strategy to increase the effectiveness of discipline-related processes, systems, and practices, and mitigating discipline-related risks.

Serve as program management discipline subject matter expert to a variety of internal / external entities including Federal, State, and Local Agencies, Clients, Subcontractors, industry-related groups, and various government and community entities.

Manages overall engineering discipline performance and provides inspiring leadership to assigned management and staff.

Develop extensive high-level business contacts and client base for providing high program management services including identifying additional business development opportunities, and cross-selling of other WSP capabilities.

Collaborates with professionals and senior leadership from a variety of disciplines to provide future ready solutions for clients.

Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.

Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, or closely related discipline

15+ years of relevant post education experience in engineering, prior transit and rail experience, and infrastructure design on billion $ + projects

Advanced SME-level proficiency with transit and rail engineering principles, practices, process, design/build, standard of care, and the application to permitting and project work-related issues.

Strong working knowledge of FRA, FTA, CPUC, AREMA, and other rail regulatory standards and procedures, codes, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements, and the business impact upon the organization.

Working knowledge in the deployment of communication-based train control systems and the ability to lead multidisciplinary teams in the oversight and delivery of such systems

Demonstrated ability with establishing, implementing, and managing enterprise-wide, discipline-related programs, projects, and practices.

Excellent leadership and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to manage a large span of control while effectively, persuasively, and tactfully interacting with employees at all levels of the organization.

Strategic lateral thinking and strong analytical skills with attention to detail and prioritization of responsibilities in a pressure work environment.

Demonstrate a high level of organizational agility to gain the support and cooperation of executive management, clients, and key stakeholders.

Strong ability to quickly adapt to change and demonstrate flexibility to a variety of schedules and hours to meet business needs.

Advanced knowledge and proficiency with office automation, discipline-specific software, technology, math principles, predictive models, spreadsheets, and tools used in the corporate environment.

Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.

5-days per week in-person at client office in Lower Manhattan.

Travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

Master’s Degree in Engineering.

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): $250,000-$375,000

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.