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Vice President, Intelligent Mobility (Product Development)

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic transportation technology leader to help grow and direct our Intelligent Mobility product development and sales team within the Transportation & Infrastructure business line. The ideal candidate is a proven people leader with a strong background in developing high-performing teams. In this role, you will be deeply involved in pursuing, securing, and delivering innovative projects across Tolling Systems, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), and other broader transportation technology operations. Although the primary focus will be on supporting clients nationally, there will also be opportunities to contribute to global initiatives as a secondary part of the role.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate a strong history of developing and delivering projects from conception through operations and maintenance, consistently emphasizing client satisfaction, technical quality, and innovative approaches. The role will oversee project scope, objectives, and requirements, fostering close coordination and alignment with clients and key stakeholders. This individual will guide project teams to track and achieve performance targets, maintain budget, and schedule commitments, and clearly communicate important project updates.

Provide technical leadership and oversight for intelligent mobility project delivery, including:

+ Innovative toll system solutions including development, sales and support

+ Intelligent Transportation Systems and Traffic Management Systems solutions developed to advance service offering and lead the industry

+ Technical product and financial roadmap for Intelligent Mobility in all business lines

+ Industry analysis and competitive strategic product planning

+ Build, strengthen, and manage strategic client relationships.

+ Identify, pursue, and secure key business opportunities.

+ Review and contribute to design specifications, calculations, reports, and plans for intelligent mobility projects.

+ Lead and coordinate multi-disciplinary project teams, including internal staff, subconsultants, contractors, and vendors.

+ Develop technical proposals, scopes of work, and cost estimates for upcoming projects.

+ Negotiate contracts with internal partners, subconsultants, contractors, vendors, and clients.

+ Oversee and review invoices across internal teams, subconsultants, contractors, vendors, and clients.

+ Collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams, government agencies (e.g., DOTs), and other external stakeholders.

+ Present complex technical and project information effectively to diverse audiences, including executives, client representatives, and public forums.

Provide leadership and oversight for intelligent mobility business, including:

Key Requirements/Qualifications (for the requisition):

+ Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, business administration, engineering, or a related field.

+ Master's degree preferred.

+ 15 years of related project delivery experience.

+ Experience working on projects within the USA.

+ Proven experience developing and capturing complex project opportunities.

+ Proven experience managing complex projects with budgets, schedules, and technical requirements.

+ Demonstrated ability to hire and develop staff.

+ Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams, both internal and external.

+ Strong understanding of project management methodologies and proficiency with project management tools.

+ Excellent written and oral communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills.

+ Ability to work effectively in a dynamic, challenging environment and manage multiple tasks under tight deadlines.

+ Strategic thinker with strong entrepreneurial skills.

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:

Expected Salary (all locations): $157,000 - $267,000

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.

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.