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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 & Program Management to work in New York City, New York as Program Director, CBTC
Your Impact
- Serve in a program director role on mega rail transportation project delivered via various delivery methods
- Lead the delivery of multiple connected design-build CBTC transformation projects, through the design, construction and closeout phases
- Manage the commercial interest of the client while driving the on-time and on-budget delivery
- Be familiar with NYCT (New York City Transit) or similar agency policies and procedures
- Responsible for independent review of project progress
- Perform schedule review and analysis
- Provide solutions to project 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 Project Management Plans to include Program Controls, Document Control, Design Management, Risk Management, Safety Management, Quality Control, and Environmental Compliance
- 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 consultant’s contract to ensure performance and profitability
- 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 discipline-related processes, systems, and practices, and mitigating discipline-related risks
- Serve as program management discipline 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
- 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 and client needs
Who You Are
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
- Extensive Design-Build project delivery experience on transit projects as a Program Manager
- 25+ years of relevant experience
- Proven experience in the delivery of public rail transportation infrastructure projects, with construction costs in excess of $1 billion
- Proven experience in successfully managing the delivery of a major transit program consisting of multiple connected projects through design and construction
- 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 engage at an executive level
- Excellent computer skills - Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite particularly Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- 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
- Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies
- Ability to work in the US
- Required to be in the work location 5 days per week
Preferred Qualifications:
- MS Degree (Engineering)
- PE License in New York State
- PMP Certification
- Experience in delivering CBTC programs managing a design-builder on behalf of the transit agency
- Design/Build or other alternative delivery experience as a program manager or program director
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 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:
Expected Salary (all locations): $320,800-370,300
WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, 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.
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About 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.
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.
This 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 & Program Management to work in New York City, New York as Program Director, CBTC
Your Impact
- Serve in a program director role on mega rail transportation project delivered via various delivery methods
- Lead the delivery of multiple connected design-build CBTC transformation projects, through the design, construction and closeout phases
- Manage the commercial interest of the client while driving the on-time and on-budget delivery
- Be familiar with NYCT (New York City Transit) or similar agency policies and procedures
- Responsible for independent review of project progress
- Perform schedule review and analysis
- Provide solutions to project 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 Project Management Plans to include Program Controls, Document Control, Design Management, Risk Management, Safety Management, Quality Control, and Environmental Compliance
- 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 consultant’s contract to ensure performance and profitability
- 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 discipline-related processes, systems, and practices, and mitigating discipline-related risks
- Serve as program management discipline 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
- 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 and client needs
Who You Are
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
- Extensive Design-Build project delivery experience on transit projects as a Program Manager
- 25+ years of relevant experience
- Proven experience in the delivery of public rail transportation infrastructure projects, with construction costs in excess of $1 billion
- Proven experience in successfully managing the delivery of a major transit program consisting of multiple connected projects through design and construction
- 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 engage at an executive level
- Excellent computer skills - Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite particularly Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- 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
- Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies
- Ability to work in the US
- Required to be in the work location 5 days per week
Preferred Qualifications:
- MS Degree (Engineering)
- PE License in New York State
- PMP Certification
- Experience in delivering CBTC programs managing a design-builder on behalf of the transit agency
- Design/Build or other alternative delivery experience as a program manager or program director
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 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:
Expected Salary (all locations): $320,800-370,300
WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, 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.
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About 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.
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.
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Align your credentials to WSP's project portfolio
WSP VP roles typically require demonstrated leadership on large-scale infrastructure, environmental, or advisory engagements. Before applying, map your project experience to WSP's active service lines so your resume reflects the specific technical depth they evaluate at the VP level.
Target WSP's sector-specific VP openings strategically
WSP hires VPs within defined practice areas like transportation, water, or sustainability consulting. Applying to a role that matches your technical discipline increases the likelihood that your petition supports a clear specialty occupation determination under USCIS standards.
Request clarity on LCA prevailing wage before accepting
VP-level compensation at consulting firms varies significantly by geography and business unit. Ask your recruiter which DOL wage level applies to your role so you can verify the offered salary meets prevailing wage requirements before the Labor Condition Application is filed.
Prepare a strong organizational chart for your petition
USCIS scrutinizes VP-level H-1B petitions to confirm the role genuinely requires a specialty occupation degree. A clear org chart showing the technical complexity of your team and reporting structure strengthens the petition and helps WSP's legal team build the evidence file.
Factor PERM timelines into your career transition plan
If WSP initiates Green Card sponsorship through the EB-2 or EB-3 PERM process, the DOL audit timeline can extend your overall wait significantly. Build at least 18 to 24 months of buffer into your planning so visa transitions don't create gaps in your authorization.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Does WSP sponsor H-1B visas for Vice Presidents?
Yes, WSP sponsors H-1B visas for Vice President roles. At the VP level, petitions typically include detailed documentation showing the role requires a directly related bachelor's degree or higher, which is the specialty occupation standard USCIS applies. WSP works with experienced immigration counsel to support senior-level filings across its consulting and professional services practices.
Which visa types does WSP commonly use for Vice President roles?
WSP sponsors H-1B, E-3 visa, TN visa, and F-1 OPT visas for Vice President positions, depending on your nationality and career stage. For longer-term pathways, WSP also supports EB-2 and EB-3 Green Card sponsorship. Australian citizens often pursue the E-3 visa route given its cap-exempt structure and straightforward renewal process at the VP level.
What qualifications does WSP expect for Vice President roles?
WSP VP roles in consulting and professional services generally require an advanced degree in engineering, environmental science, planning, or a related technical discipline, combined with substantial years of progressively senior experience. Many openings also expect demonstrated business development experience, P&L accountability, or client relationship management within large-scale infrastructure or advisory projects.
How do I apply for Vice President jobs at WSP?
You can browse Vice President openings at WSP filtered by visa sponsorship type on Migrate Mate, which surfaces roles where sponsorship is confirmed. When applying, tailor your materials to WSP's specific practice area for that VP opening. The hiring process typically includes multiple rounds with technical leadership and senior stakeholders before an offer is extended.
How do I plan my timeline if WSP is sponsoring my visa for a VP role?
Timeline planning depends on which visa applies to you. H-1B transfers from another sponsor are generally faster than new cap-subject filings, which are tied to the annual April lottery. E-3 and TN visas can move quickly once the Labor Condition Application is certified by DOL. If Green Card sponsorship is part of your conversation with WSP, initiate that discussion early since PERM recruitment and DOL review add significant lead time.