WSP

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Vice President Civil Engineer - NYC Transportation

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Job Summary

Provide strategic leadership for the civil engineering discipline across transportation infrastructure projects for WSP’s Northeast team. Oversee engineering reviews of permit applications, design plans, and construction inspections to ensure compliance with applicable regulations. Lead complex, larger-scale projects including budgets, supervision of subcontractors and staff, and profitable delivery. Drive business development, proposal scopes and pricing, mentor team members, and serve as a liaison to federal, state, local agencies, clients, and community entities.

Location: New York

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Executive & General Management

Seniority: Sr. Director level

Key Responsibilities

•Provide proactive and strategic leadership for the civil engineering discipline to ensure deliverables are achieved within the business sector.
•Perform engineering review of permit applications, design plans/specifications, standby plans, contracts, integrated management plans, and periodic construction inspections to ensure regulatory and engineering compliance.
•Lead larger-scale, complex civil engineering projects, including setting contributor expectations, overseeing project budgets, tracking hours/expenses, and supervising subcontractors, contract work, and employees.
•Drive business pursuit and execution of infrastructure work in the assigned geography, including proposal and project scope/timeline/pricing/budgetary development.
•Serve as a technical lead representative/liaison to external entities, lead contract negotiation and presentations, and mentor staff while staying current on civil engineering techniques and practices.

Travel: Low travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 160,300 - 240,790 annually

Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionDisability InsuranceLife InsuranceRetirement SavingsPaid LeavePaid Parental

Key Requirements

•Bachelor’s degree in engineering or closely related discipline.
•12+ years of post-education experience in engineering, civil and infrastructure design.
•Professional Engineer license in New York required.
•Experience delivering projects for New York public agencies (e.g., MTA, NYSDOT, NYSTA, NYCDOT, NYCDDC, Port Authority of NY & NJ).
•Advanced proficiency with civil engineering principles and permitting/project work compliance; strong infrastructure design expertise.

Experience:12+ yearsCivil infrastructurePublic agenciesTransportation

Education:Bachelor's in Civil Engineering

Skills:LeadershipInterpersonal communicationAnalytical thinkingAdaptabilityMentoring

Licenses:Professional Engineer license (New York)

Certifications:Professional Engineer (PE) license

Tech Stack:Autodesk Civil 3DBentley MicroStationBentley OpenRoads DesignerSpreadsheetsOffice automationPredictive modelsQA/QC

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Authorization required. Sponsorship not provided.

Company Brief

WSP

Global professional services firm providing engineering, consulting, and technical services across infrastructure, environment, buildings, transportation, and energy sectors for public- and private-sector clients worldwide.

Industry: Professional Services

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Revenue: USD 1B+

Growth: Public Company

Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)

Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed

Headquarters: Montreal, Canada

Founded: 1959

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