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This Opportunity

The **Senior Vice President – Rail Vehicle Engineering & Integration** provides proactive and strategic leadership for the design, implementation, and administration of complex rail vehicle programs. This role bridges executive strategy and technical delivery, combining business development responsibilities with advanced technical oversight. The VP will lead large-scale rolling stock projects, ensuring compliance, profitability, and innovation while mentoring teams and driving client satisfaction.

This position will be based out of WSP USA's **Atlanta, GA location** .

Your Impact

Strategic Leadership & Growth

+ Drive the long-term strategy, growth, and pipeline development of Transit & Rail Engineering work, with a focus on rolling stock and integrated systems, while supporting the SVP in shaping the national rail vehicle practice, including staff development and recruitment.

+ Develop high-level business contacts and a strong client base for transit and rail engineering services, identifying additional business development opportunities and cross-selling other WSP capabilities.

+ Drive client engagement and identify new business opportunities in rolling stock and systems integration.

+ Lead proposal efforts and contribute to pursuit strategies for major rail vehicle programs.

+ 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.

Technical Oversight & Integration

+ Develop and review technical specifications for new and refurbished rail vehicles.

+ Oversee interface requirements between rolling stock and infrastructure systems (track, signaling, power).

+ Provide high-level engineering guidance on vehicle design, integration, and compliance with FRA/FTA standards.

+ Lead technical aspects of contract negotiations, risk assessments, and safety certification processes.

Project & Program Management

+ Act as Program Manager or Technical Lead for the most complex and largest-scale transit and rail engineering projects.

+ Provide proactive leadership for project planning, execution, and delivery, ensuring contributors understand scope, schedule, and deliverables.

+ Prepare and oversee project budgets, monitor internal and external events, track hours and expenses, and ensure profitability.

+ Lead cross-functional coordination among engineering, procurement, quality assurance, and client teams.

+ Oversee subcontractor performance, contract compliance, and change management processes.

+ Implement project controls, performance metrics, and continuous improvement practices.

+ Serve as the primary point of contact for clients on technical and programmatic issues.

Industry Engagement & Innovation

+ Maintain relationships with rolling stock providers and industry partners to stay current on emerging technologies.

+ Represent the organization at technical forums and client engagements.

Mentorship & Team Development

+ Provide performance guidance and proactive leadership to assigned managers and staff.

+ Promote collaboration across disciplines and foster innovation and quality project delivery.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

+ Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, or closely related discipline (or equivalent experience).

+ Engineering License or ability to obtain within six months of employment.

+ 15+ years of relevant post education experience in transit and rail engineering, including rolling stock procurement and program management..

+ Advanced knowledge of FRA, FTA, CPUC, AREMA, and other rail regulatory standards and procedures, codes, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements, and the business impact upon the organization.

+ Demonstrated ability with establishing, implementing, and managing multiple larger-scale discipline-related programs, documents, projects, and practices for a line(s) of business.

+ Excellent leadership and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to manage staff, and effectively, persuasively, and tactfully interact with employees at all levels of the organization.

+ Strategic lateral thinking and strong analytical skills with attention to detail and prioritization of responsibilities in a pressure work environment.

+ Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources, including senior management, clients, and company-wide staff, including those with whom no formal hierarchical relationship exits.

+ Strong ability to quickly adapt to change and demonstrate flexibility to a variety of schedules and hours to meet business needs.

+ Advanced knowledge and proficiency with office automation, discipline-specific design software (i.e., MicroStation, AutoCAD, Civil 3D, OpenRail), technology, math principles, predictive models, spreadsheets, and tools used in the corporate environment.

+ Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.

+ Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

+ Master’s Degree in Engineering.

+ PMP Certification.

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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.

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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.