CBTC Project Commercial Manager

WSP in the U.S.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 265,000 - 323,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

WSP is seeking a CBTC Project Commercial Manager to support New York MTA CBTC projects where WSP plays a key role. This full‑time onsite role is based in New York and focuses on delivering commercial outcomes across the project lifecycle.

You will collaborate with project management, operations, legal, and finance to integrate best practices for schedule, cost, and risk, and to protect schedule, quality, and financial results.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, or related field.
• 15 years of experience in major infrastructure, aviation, transportation, and/or water/utility capital projects.
• Demonstrated expertise in construction contract change management, claims analysis, and commercial negotiations.
• Strong background in project controls, cost forecasting, schedule analysis, and risk management.
• Ability to produce and present executive‑level cost, schedule, risk, contingency allocation, and performance reporting.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with experience advising and influencing senior leadership and clients.
• Demonstrated experience in controlling and mitigating projects costs and risk exposure.

Responsibilities

• Provide commercial and project controls oversight on CBTC projects from start‑up through execution, closeout, and dispute resolution.
• Recommend and support the PMT in applying strategies for proper project setup to align with project control standards.
• Prepare, implement, and update the CMP covering how the PMT shall manage all commercial aspects of contracts and agreements.
• Establish a Performance Oversight Management Program to monitor progress and performance.
• Conduct value engineering evaluations.
• Perform cost management functions and required payment and invoicing.
• Perform risk management as required for the project.
• Provide oversight of contractor achievement and reporting of diversity goals.

Skills

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Executive reporting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

MBA or MS in engineering/construction management/business

Tools

Primavera P6

Power BI

Cost management systems

Job description

This Opportunity

WSP is seeking a CBTC Project Commercial Manager to support one or more CBTC projects for New York MTA on which WSP plays a significant role.

This role will be full time onsite at an MTA office.

Your Impact

In this role, you will work closely with the project management team, operations, legal, and finance to integrate standardized best practices for schedule, cost, and risk, and related contingency management into a strong commercial outcome across the project’s lifecycle. You will support the CBTC PMT project team by integrating commercial strategy with data‑driven project controls, as well as help the team proactively identify risk, manage performance, and protect schedule, quality and financial outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide commercial and project controls oversight on CBTC projects from start‑up through execution, closeout, and dispute resolution.
• Recommend, and support the PMT project team in applying, strategies for proper project setup to align with applicable project control standards.
• Prepare, implement, and update the Commercial Management Plan (“CMP”) covering how the PMT shall manage all commercial aspects of the Program Line Contracts, Force Account and any other relevant contracts and agreements required to keep the CBTC Program on schedule and within budget.
• Establish a Performance Oversight Management Program to monitor the progress of the Program Line Design‑Builders and performance of the PMT to determine if the CBTC Program is operating on schedule and within budget.
• Conduct value engineering evaluations.
• Perform applicable cost management functions.
• Perform required payment and invoicing functions.
• Perform risk management as required for the project.
• Provide oversight of contractor achievement and reporting of diversity goals.

Who You Are

You are an experienced commercial leader with proven background in large-scale project delivery, project controls, contract change management, and contractor claims management. You are a commercially‑driven professional who understands how project management, contracts, risk, and financial performance at the project level align with broader business objectives. You are collaborative, analytical, and confident operating in fast paced and complex delivery environments.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, legal studies or business management or a related field.
• 15 years of experience supporting major infrastructure, aviation, transportation, and/or water/utility capital projects.
• Demonstrated expertise in construction contract change management, claims analysis, and commercial negotiations.
• Strong background in project controls, cost forecasting, schedule analysis, and risk management.
• Ability to produce and present executive‑level cost, schedule, risk, contingency allocation, and performance reporting.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with experience advising and influencing senior leadership and clients.
• Demonstrated experience in controlling and mitigating projects costs and risk exposure.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret complex contractual or technical information.
• Detailed, organized, and able to manage multiple tasks in a fast‑paced environment.

Preferred Skillsets/Qualifications

• Advanced degree such as an MBA or MS in engineering, construction management, legal studies or business management.
• Experience within owner, developer, general contractor, or commercial advisory environments.
• Advanced proficiency in project controls and reporting tools (e.g., Primavera P6, Power BI, cost management systems).
• Experience developing and reviewing legal and contractual documents, including MOUs, IGAs, RFQs, SOQs, RFPs, proposals, and contractor correspondence.
• Strong background developing and implementing contract strategy, as well as leading claims and dispute management efforts.
• Professional presence and customer service mindset when interacting with contractors, consultants, leadership, and stakeholders.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team while maintaining a strong sense of ownership over assigned tasks.

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): $264,900-$323,100/year

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.