Full-time Senior Vice President, Project & Program Management, WSP

01This Opportunity

• Join our growing Program Management Team that meets our client’s objectives and
• solves their challenges.
• At WSP, we are driven by inspiring the right people to be part of our

future-focused business objectives. Our devotion to teamwork has allowed us to

build communities and expand our skylines. Here at WSP, anything is within our

reach and yours as a WSP employee. Come join us and help shape the future!

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Senior Vice President, Project &

02Program Management to work in Denver, Colorado

Your Impact

• Serve in a Program Manager role on mega passenger rail programs delivered via
• various delivery methods
• Serve as Owner’s Representative, Delivery Partner, and or Independent PMO
• Develop and maintain Program Management Plan to include Program Controls,
• Document Control, Design Management, Risk Management, Safety Management,
• Quality Control, and Environmental Compliance
• Develop contract packaging plans for projects within the program
• Responsible for independent review of program progress; perform schedule
• review and analysis
• Provide solutions to program 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 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 major projects
• within the transportation market, monitoring internal and external events,
• expenses, performance, and profitability.
• Oversee the discipline’s vision and mission to promote an appropriate value
• proposition that accounts for corporate and WSP client business strategy,
• governmental regulations and policies, and QA/QC in delivery.
• 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 joint venture team processes, systems, and practices, and mitigating
• discipline-related risks.
• Serve as program management 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.
• Develop extensive high-level business contacts and client base for providing
• high program management services including identifying additional business
• development opportunities, and cross-selling of other WSP capabilities.
• Collaborate with professionals and senior leadership from a variety of
• disciplines to provide future ready solutions for clients.
• 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 needs.

03Who You Are

• Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
• PE License in CO (or ability to obtain)
• 15+ years of relevant experience
• Extensive railroad coordination experience as a Program Manager, preferably
• with UPRR and BNSF
• Proven experience in the delivery of public rail transportation
• infrastructure programs, with construction costs in excess of $1 billion,
• preferably on passenger rail transit programs using alternate delivery
• methods
• 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 drive stakeholder
• decision making
• Ability to lead presentations to stakeholders, the Federal Transit
• Administration and the Federal Railroad Administration
• Excellent computer skill - Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
• particularly Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Full-time availability in project office a minimum of four days per week
• Preferred Qualifications:
• MS Degree (Engineering)
• PMP Certification
• 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 a 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:

04Expected Salary (Colorado only): $270,000-310,000

• WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith
• believes it might pay and/or offer for this position within the state of
• Colorado, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge,
• skills, and 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.

05About WSP

• WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading

engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local

communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors

and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in

the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more

than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our

clients to help communities prosper.

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• WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs.
• Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical,
• dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing
• health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.
• At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their

careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be

essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to

get started?

WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National

Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.

The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or

other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring

document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has

expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at

hand.  Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or

other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the

right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation

will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing

service.