Rail Systems & Integration Lead

WSP USA; Ireland; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Wellbeing programme (Thrive)

Gymflex discounts

Chartership support

Disability Confident recruitment

Job summary

WSP is recruiting an Associate Director - Systems for Ireland to lead the delivery of rail systems and multidisciplinary integration across major programmes. You will provide technical leadership, client advisory, and delivery oversight, ensuring systems are effectively defined and delivered.

You will work with clients, contractors, and teams across the full lifecycle—from early-stage development through design, construction, testing, and commissioning.

Qualifications

• Experience in rail, metro, or light rail with lifecycle delivery.
• Client-facing experience advising senior stakeholders.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams on large-scale projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead systems engineering and integration across rail programmes.
• Provide technical leadership and assurance across design, integration, and delivery phases.
• Advise clients and support decision making and programme outcomes.
• Oversee definition, management, and integration of system requirements across teams.
• Coordinate interfaces across rail, civils, MEP, and operations.
• Support and guide teams in applying systems engineering best practice.
• Lead technical reviews, assurance processes, and governance frameworks.
• Manage stakeholder relationships with clients, contractors, and regulators.
• Identify and manage technical risks and opportunities for delivery.
• Contribute to work-winning in the Irish rail sector.
• Mentor and develop early-career engineers.

Skills

Systems engineering

Rail industry

Stakeholder management

Client advisory

Leadership

Multidisciplinary coordination

Design assurance

Project lifecycle

Governance

Risk management

Education

Chartered Engineer (desirable)

Job description

WSP is recruiting an Associate Director - Systems for Ireland to lead the delivery of rail systems and multidisciplinary integration across major programmes. You will provide technical leadership, client advisory, and delivery oversight, ensuring systems are effectively defined and delivered.

You will work with clients, contractors, and teams across the full lifecycle—from early-stage development through design, construction, testing, and commissioning.