Senior Vice President, Project & Program Management

WSP • Denver, CO

2d • Onsite

About The Position

WSP is seeking a Senior Vice President, Project & Program Management to join its Program Management Team in Denver, Colorado. The role serves as a Program Manager for major passenger rail programs and may act as an Owner’s Representative, Delivery Partner, or Independent PMO. The position is accountable for managing and successfully delivering major transportation projects, including programs with construction costs exceeding $1 billion, and for supporting client objectives through effective program controls, stakeholder coordination, and delivery leadership.

The Senior Vice President leads staff and delivery teams, builds relationships with clients and external stakeholders, develops business opportunities, and promotes staff development and a learning culture. The position also contributes to the discipline’s strategic direction and helps ensure delivery aligns with corporate and client strategies, regulations, policies, and quality requirements. The role requires full-time availability in the project office at least four days per week and is contingent upon client approval of candidates submitted by WSP.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license in Colorado, or ability to obtain one.
• 15 or more years of relevant experience.
• Extensive railroad coordination experience as a Program Manager; experience with UPRR and BNSF is preferred.
• Proven experience delivering public rail transportation infrastructure programs with construction costs exceeding $1 billion; passenger rail transit programs using alternate delivery methods are preferred.
• Advanced subject matter expert-level proficiency in transit and rail engineering principles, practices, processes, standards of care, and their application to permitting and project work-related issues.
• Strong oral and written communication skills and the ability to drive stakeholder decision-making.
• Ability to lead presentations to stakeholders, the Federal Transit Administration, and the Federal Railroad Administration.
• Strong computer skills, including working knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Availability to work full-time in the project office at least four days per week.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Engineering.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Experience with UPRR and BNSF.
• Experience delivering passenger rail transit programs using alternate delivery methods.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Program Manager on mega passenger rail programs delivered through various delivery methods.
• Serve as an Owner’s Representative, Delivery Partner, and/or Independent PMO.
• Develop and maintain the Program Management Plan, including program controls, document control, design management, risk management, safety management, quality control, and environmental compliance.
• Develop contract packaging plans for projects within the program.
• Independently review program progress and perform schedule reviews and analyses.
• Develop solutions to program issues and recommend improvements to key operational performance metrics.
• Support and empower staff and direct reports to complete assignments on time and within budget.
• Build and maintain relationships with public- and private-sector clients, agencies, partner firms, sub-consultants, vendors, suppliers, and other external stakeholders.
• Lead staff development through mentoring, training, coaching, and professional development.
• Manage and oversee successful execution of major transportation projects, monitoring internal and external events, expenses, performance, and profitability.
• Oversee the discipline’s vision and mission and promote a value proposition aligned with corporate and client strategies, government regulations and policies, and QA/QC requirements.
• Create a learning culture that values innovative subject matter expertise and continual personal development.
• Develop and implement communication strategies to improve joint venture team processes, systems, and practices and mitigate discipline-related risks.
• Serve as a program management subject matter expert for internal and external entities, including federal, state, and local agencies, clients, subcontractors, industry groups, and government and community entities.
• Manage delivery team performance and provide leadership to assigned management and staff.
• Develop high-level business contacts and a client base, identify business development opportunities, and cross-sell WSP capabilities.
• Collaborate with professionals and senior leadership across disciplines to provide future-ready client solutions.
• Make responsible and ethical decisions regarding company funds, resources, and conduct, and follow WSP’s Code of Conduct and related 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

What This Job Offers

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