Project Manager - Transportation

WSP • New York, NY

9d • $174,400 - $255,000

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 includes engineering subject-matter expertise and administration, corporate compliance with local, state, and federal engineering, construction, and safety regulations, and practical direction for challenges in a changing business environment.

The Project Manager leads transportation and infrastructure engineering work and complex projects, managing project delivery, budgets, schedules, staffing, subcontractors, contract work, quality, and profitability. The role also contributes to contract negotiations, client presentations, proposals, project scopes and pricing, regulatory compliance, technical conclusions, and strategic client advice. The position includes mentoring and managing staff, developing engineering discipline capabilities, and collaborating across disciplines to deliver solutions for clients. Occasional travel may be required based on project requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a closely related discipline.
• 12 or more years of relevant post-education engineering experience, including transit and rail experience and infrastructure design.
• Professional engineer license required; multistate licensure preferred.
• Project management and quality management experience leading 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 work.
• 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 while adhering strictly to QA/QC.
• Strong leadership and interpersonal 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, or OpenRail, technology, mathematics, 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.
• Authorization to work in the United States.

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.
• Multistate engineer licensure.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and support for transportation and infrastructure engineering disciplines and project work.
• Lead complex projects, communicate responsibilities and deadlines, oversee budgets, track hours and expenses, monitor performance, and supervise subcontractors, contract work, and employees.
• Lead technical aspects of contract negotiations, presentations, and meetings.
• Manage the profitability and successful completion of assigned projects.
• Develop and improve engineering discipline certifications, accreditations, and value propositions.
• Conduct needs analyses and client value surveys, align engineering functions with business and project strategy, and identify skill gaps or operational risks.
• Schedule engineering discipline meetings and provide updates and recommendations to strengthen expertise and innovation in project work.
• Develop and communicate proposal and project scopes, timelines, pricing, and budget metrics; plan and manage projects in compliance with applicable codes, regulations, and engineering practices.
• Interpret and summarize data, reports, and documents to support sound engineering and regulatory conclusions.
• Provide written and verbal input to multidisciplinary teams and 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 regarding company funds, resources, and conduct, and follow WSP policies and procedures.
• 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