Project Manager - Transportation

WSP•New York, NY

13d•Onsite

About The Position

WSP is seeking a Project Manager for its New York City office to support the Transportation and Infrastructure Team. 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 subject-matter innovation and administration, corporate compliance with applicable engineering, construction, and safety regulations, and practical responses to current and future business challenges. The Project Manager leads transportation and infrastructure engineering disciplines and complex projects, overseeing project teams, budgets, schedules, costs, performance, subcontractors, and contract work. The role contributes to contract negotiations, client presentations, proposals, project scopes, pricing, and budgets; manages projects in compliance with applicable codes, regulations, and engineering practices; and supports discipline certifications, quality, innovation, and business strategy. The position also interprets technical and regulatory information, advises clients and multidisciplinary teams, mentors and manages staff, and remains current in transit and rail engineering practices. Occasional travel may be required based on project needs.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a closely related discipline.
12+ years of relevant post-education engineering experience, including transit and rail experience and infrastructure design.
Engineer license required; multi-state licensure preferred.
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, and their application to permitting and project 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 and senior-level team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC.
Excellent leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills, including the ability to interact effectively, persuasively, and tactfully with employees at all organizational levels.
Tactical lateral thinking, 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 staff across the company, including people outside formal reporting relationships.
Proficiency with office automation, discipline-specific design software such as MicroStation, AutoCAD, Civil 3D, and OpenRail, as well as technology, math principles, predictive models, spreadsheets, and tools.
Track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to comply with WSP health, safety, drug/alcohol, and harassment policies.
Ability to adapt quickly to change and demonstrate flexibility with schedules and hours to meet business needs.
Ability to travel occasionally as project requirements dictate.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Engineering.
Strong experience managing the review and approval of documents and discipline-specific deliverables, certifications, processes, and plans in a multi-project environment.
Multi-state Engineer licensure.

Responsibilities

Provide strategic leadership, direction, expertise, and support for transportation and infrastructure engineering disciplines and project deliverables.
Lead complex projects, clarifying team responsibilities and deadlines and overseeing budgets, hours, expenses, performance, subcontractors, contract work, and employees.
Lead technical aspects of contract negotiations, presentations, and meetings.
Manage project profitability and successful completion within the specified area.
Develop and continuously improve engineering discipline certifications, accreditations, and value propositions.
Conduct needs analyses and client value surveys; identify and address skill gaps and operational risks.
Schedule discipline meetings and provide updates and recommendations to promote expertise and innovation in project work.
Develop and inform proposal and project scopes, timelines, pricing, and budget metrics.
Plan, develop, and manage projects in compliance with applicable City, State, and Federal codes and regulations and accepted engineering practices.
Interpret and summarize data, reports, and documents to reach sound engineering and regulatory conclusions.
Provide input to multidisciplinary teams and strategic advice to clients.
Mentor staff and manage and guide the performance of assigned staff.
Stay current with transit and rail engineering techniques and practices.
Collaborate across disciplines to provide trusted-advisor services and future-ready client solutions.
Make responsible and ethical decisions regarding company funds, resources, and conduct, and follow WSP policies and procedures.
Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

Benefits

Medical coverage
Dental coverage
Vision coverage
Disability coverage
Life insurance
Retirement savings
Paid sick leave
Paid vacation or other personal time
Paid parental leave
Paid time off for bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings