Director, Project Delivery

About the Role

The role provides sector leadership to ensure technical deliverables, infrastructure projects, and programs meet or exceed industry and company standards for design, safety, and functionality. The incumbent is responsible for subject‑matter expertise, innovation, and compliance with local, state, and federal engineering, construction, financial, and safety regulations, while navigating a rapidly changing business climate. The position offers proactive, strategic leadership for transportation‑related disciplines, guiding project and site deliverables to successful completion. It involves collaborating with multidisciplinary professionals to act as a trusted advisor and deliver future‑ready solutions for clients. Key responsibilities include engaging with public and private entities on planning, engineering, and construction challenges; serving as the primary liaison to federal, state, and local agencies, clients, subcontractors, and community groups; and developing proposals, scopes, timelines, pricing, and budget metrics in compliance with applicable codes. The role also requires interpreting data to form sound conclusions, providing strategic input to multidisciplinary teams, expanding the client base through business development, and upholding ethical decision‑making and company policies. • Provide sector leadership to ensure quality technical deliverables and infrastructure projects. • Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal engineering, construction, financial, and safety regulations. • Lead transportation‑related disciplines, guiding project and site deliverables to successful outcomes. • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to act as trusted advisor and deliver future‑ready solutions. • Engage with public and private entities to address planning, engineering, and construction challenges. • Serve as primary liaison to federal, state, and local agencies, clients, subcontractors, and community groups. • Develop proposals, scopes, timelines, pricing, and budgets in line with applicable codes and best practices. • Interpret and summarize data to draw sound project and regulatory conclusions. • Provide strategic input to multidisciplinary project teams and advise clients at a high level. • Expand client base through business development, marketing, proposals, and cross‑selling WSP capabilities. • Uphold ethical decision‑making, adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct, and manage company resources responsibly. • Maintain strong knowledge of relevant laws, codes, regulations, and compliance practices. • Lead independent teams of mid‑ to senior‑level professionals while ensuring QA/QC. • Secure cooperation from senior management, clients, regulators, and staff across hierarchical lines. • Maintain a proven workplace safety record and comply with health, safety, and harassment policies.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸technical delivery
• ▸regulatory compliance
• ▸transportation lead
• ▸data analysis
• ▸qa/qc management
• ▸business development

What You Bring

Required qualifications are a bachelor’s degree in engineering, data sciences, business, urban or transportation planning, or a related field, plus 12+ years of relevant post‑degree experience in management or client advisory roles. Candidates must demonstrate advanced expertise in infrastructure planning, design, and construction management, strong knowledge of laws and regulations, independent leadership of senior teams, excellent communication, analytical thinking, safety compliance, adaptability, and occasional travel. Preferred experience includes managing the review and approval of discipline‑specific deliverables, certifications, and processes across multiple projects. • Hold a bachelor's degree in engineering, data sciences, business, urban/transportation planning, or related discipline. • Possess 12+ years of post‑degree experience in management or client advisory roles. • Demonstrate advanced proficiency in infrastructure planning, design, and construction management. • Exhibit excellent leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills. • Apply tactical lateral thinking, strong analytical abilities, and attention to detail under pressure. • Adapt quickly to schedule changes and travel occasionally as project demands require. • Preferred: Experience managing document review, approvals, certifications, and processes in multi‑project environments.

Requirements

• ▸bachelor's
• ▸12+ years
• ▸infrastructure
• ▸leadership
• ▸analytical
• ▸document review

Benefits

WSP USA, a leading global engineering and professional services firm, employs over 15,000 staff in more than 300 U.S. offices and delivers solutions across buildings, transportation, energy, water, and environment markets. The company offers a flexible, agile workplace model and a comprehensive benefits suite covering medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings to support employee health and financial stability.

Work Environment

Hybrid