WSP

Senior Vice President, Project & Program Management

WSP$320K — $370K *
Transportation
15+ years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering
  • 25+ years of relevant experience
  • Extensive Design-Build project delivery experience on transit projects
  • Proven experience delivering public rail infrastructure projects over $1 billion
  • Strong communication skills to engage at an executive level
  • Advanced proficiency in transit and rail engineering principles
  • Ability to work in the US and be present at the work location 5 days a week

Responsibilities

  • Serve as program director for mega rail transportation projects
  • Lead delivery of multiple CBTC transformation projects
  • Manage client interests to ensure on-time and on-budget delivery
  • Conduct independent project progress reviews
  • Provide solutions to project challenges
  • Develop and maintain comprehensive Project Management Plans
  • Foster staff development through training and mentoring

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Disability and life insurance options
  • Retirement savings plan
  • Paid sick leave and vacation
  • Paid parental leave
  • Paid time off for bereavement, voting, and naturalization attendance
Full Job Description
Job Description

This Opportunity

Join our growing Program Management Team that meets our client's objectives and solves their challenges.

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Senior Vice President, Project & Program Management to work in New York City, New York as Program Director, CBTC

Your Impact
  • Serve in a program director role on mega rail transportation project delivered via various delivery methods
  • Lead the delivery of multiple connected design-build CBTC transformation projects, through the design, construction and closeout phases
  • Manage the commercial interest of the client while driving the on-time and on-budget delivery
  • Be familiar with NYCT (New York City Transit) or similar agency policies and procedures
  • Responsible for independent review of project progress
  • Perform schedule review and analysis
  • Provide solutions to project issues
  • Review and strategize improvement to key operational performance metrics
  • Support and empower staff and direct reports to execute project assignments on time and on budget
  • Develop and maintain Project Management Plans to include Program Controls, Document Control, Design Management, Risk Management, Safety Management, Quality Control, and Environmental Compliance
  • 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.
  • Accountable for overall management and successful execution of consultant's contract to ensure performance and profitability.
  • 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.
  • Manage overall delivery team's performance and provide inspiring leadership to assigned management and staff.
  • 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 and client needs.

Who You Are

Minimum Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering
  • Extensive Design-Build project delivery experience on transit projects as a Program Manager
  • 25+ years of relevant experience.
  • Proven experience in the delivery of public rail transportation infrastructure projects, with construction costs in excess of $1 billion
  • Proven experience in successfully managing the delivery of a major transit program consisting of multiple connected projects through design and construction.
  • Advanced SME-level proficiency with transit and rail engineering principles, practices, process, standard of care, and the application to permitting and project work-related issues.
  • Strong oral and written communication skills and ability to engage at an executive level.
  • Excellent computer skills - Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite particularly Word, Excel and PowerPoint
  • 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.
    Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP's health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
  • Ability to work in the US
  • Required to be in the work location 5 days per week.

Preferred Qualifications:
  • MS Degree (Engineering)
  • PE License in New York State
  • PMP Certification
  • Experience in delivering CBTC programs managing a design-builder on behalf of the transit agency
  • Design/Build or other alternative delivery experience as a program manager or program director


This position is subject to and contingent upon client approval of candidates put forth for consideration by WSP.

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): $320,800-370,300

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 WSP

WSP is a Canadian engineering consulting firm that provides services to transform the built environment and restore the natural environment. The firm's expertise ranges from environmental remediation and urban planning, to engineering iconic buildings and designing sustainable transport networks, to developing the energy sources of the future and enabling new ways of extracting essential resources. It has approximately 54,000 employees, including engineers, technicians, scientists, architects, planners, surveyors, program and construction management professionals, and various environmental experts. WSP has offices in more than 40 countries and territories around the world.
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