Deputy Project Manager - Transportation

WSP • New York, NY

1d • $143,600 - $205,000

About The Position

WSP is seeking a Deputy Project Manager for its Transportation and Infrastructure Team in New York City, NY. The role provides leadership for transit and rail engineering subject matter, technical deliverables, infrastructure projects, and programs, ensuring quality meets or exceeds industry and company standards for design, safety, and functionality. It also supports engineering subject-matter innovation and administration, corporate compliance with applicable local, state, and federal regulations, and pragmatic responses to business challenges.

The Deputy Project Manager provides strategic leadership across transportation and infrastructure engineering disciplines, leads complex projects, oversees project budgets and performance, and contributes to contract negotiations, proposals, and client engagements. The position is accountable for profitable project performance and successful completion, compliance with applicable codes and regulations, quality management, staff development, and ongoing improvement of engineering capabilities. The role collaborates across disciplines to provide trusted-advisor service and future-ready client solutions. Occasional travel may be required based on project requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or a closely related discipline.
• At least 10 years of relevant post-education engineering experience, including transit and rail experience and infrastructure design.
• Project management and quality management experience leading a team of quality engineers, inspectors, and assessors.
• Proficiency in transportation and infrastructure engineering principles, practices, processes, design/build, standards of care, permitting, and project-related issues.
• Advanced proficiency in technical computations and calculations applying engineering principles, interpreting plans and specifications, and comparing facts with applicable regulations.
• Ability to work independently and provide guidance and leadership to mid-level through senior-level team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC.
• Excellent leadership and interpersonal communication skills, including the ability to interact effectively, persuasively, and tactfully with employees at all organizational levels.
• Tactical lateral-thinking ability and strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and ability to prioritize responsibilities in a high-pressure work environment.
• Ability to elicit cooperation from senior management, clients, regulators, and company-wide staff, including people outside a formal reporting relationship.
• Proficiency with office automation, discipline-specific design software such as MicroStation, AutoCAD, Civil 3D, and OpenRail, and technology, math principles, predictive models, spreadsheets, and tools.
• Demonstrated commitment to workplace safety and ability to comply with WSP health, safety, drug/alcohol, and harassment policies.
• Ability to adapt quickly to change and be flexible with schedules and hours to meet business needs.
• Authorization to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in engineering.
• Professional engineer license; multi-state licensure preferred.
• Strong experience managing review and approval of documents and discipline-specific deliverables, certifications, processes, and plans in a multi-project environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and direction for transportation and infrastructure engineering disciplines and functions.
• Lead large and complex projects, clarify contributor responsibilities and schedules, oversee budgets, monitor external events, track hours and expenses, ensure satisfactory performance, and supervise subcontractors, contract work, and employees.
• Lead technical aspects of contract negotiations, presentations, and meetings.
• Be responsible for the profitable performance and successful completion of assigned projects.
• Develop and continuously improve engineering discipline certifications, accreditations, and value proposition.
• Conduct needs analyses and client value surveys; align discipline functions with business and project strategy and identify skill gaps or operational risks.
• Schedule discipline meetings and provide updates and recommendations to promote expertise and innovation in project work.
• Develop and communicate proposal and project scopes, timelines, pricing, and budget metrics; plan, develop, and manage projects in accordance with applicable codes, regulations, and engineering practices.
• Interpret and summarize data, reports, and documents to reach sound engineering and regulatory conclusions.
• Provide verbal and written input to multidisciplinary project teams and contribute strategic advice to clients.
• Mentor staff and support their professional development.
• Manage assigned staff and provide performance guidance and leadership.
• Stay current with transit and rail engineering techniques and practices.
• Collaborate across disciplines to provide trusted-advisor service and future-ready client solutions.
• Make responsible and ethical decisions concerning company funds, resources, and conduct, and follow WSP's Code of Conduct and related policies.
• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life coverage.
• Retirement savings.
• Paid sick leave.
• Paid vacation or other personal time.
• Paid parental leave.
• Paid time off for bereavement, voting, and attendance at naturalization proceedings.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior