Senior Technical Director, Stations Lead

WSP; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 251,000 - 323,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Retirement savings

Paid time off

Parental leave

Bereavement leave

Job summary

WSP is seeking a Senior Technical Director, Stations Lead to manage the GEC design team for underground station development and ensure deliverables meet project requirements.

The role is based in a client office in San Jose, requiring strong leadership, coordination with stakeholders, and extensive rail design experience across structures, MEP, civil/site, and roadways to optimize costs and schedules.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture or Civil Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Master’s Degree preferred.
• 15+ years of relevant post-education experience in large rail transit design and construction projects.
• 5+ years in a similar role preferred.
• Experience with transit, tunnels, and BART or similar.
• Strong ability to lead multi-project programs and communicate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Lead coordination for Station Design and SOE design efforts.
• Provide technical reviews of station designs across disciplines.
• Coordinate with CPs, BART, and external groups on design issues.
• Support facilities and engineering managers on program tasks.
• Monitor design activities and CP action items.
• Assist in construction RFP responsibilities.

Skills

Leadership

Interpersonal communication

Strategic thinking

Analytical skills

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Architecture or Civil Engineering

Master’s Degree preferred

15+ years post-education experience

5+ years in a similar role

Tools

MS Office suite (Word, Excel, Visio, Project, SharePoint)

PM tools

Job description

This Opportunity

The Senior Technical Director, Stations Lead will report directly to the program engineering manager through the facilities manager and support the program’s underground station development. Owner's Engineer and accountability that technical deliverables meet project requirements.

This role will be based in a client office in San Jose.

Your Impact

The stations lead will focus on the management of the General Engineering Consultant (GEC) design team and support for the areas noted below:

• Does not direct GEC engineering and architecture team but engages GEC team, as needed
• Lead coordination activities for Station Design team and SOE design efforts
• Prepare for and attend Community Working Group (CWG) meetings and stakeholder coordination meetings
• Provider review of design documents, coordinate with BART as needed on station design refinements
• Coordinate schedule of design delivery as well as construction schedule analysis with project controls team
• Understand and facilitate delivery of Contract Packages associated with this work by coordinating with Contract Leads, Specification Lead and Procurement Lead.
• Attend and facilitate design coordination meetings as needed.
• Support facilities engineering manager and engineering manager for program related tasks.
• Provide technical reviews of all station design documents including structures, architectural, MEP, civil/site, utilities, roadways, etc. to assure DCM compliance and maintain/reduce construction costs by facilitating cost reduction assessments.
• Liaison with other CPs on technical issues and inter- package interface definition Liaison with VTA Design Manager
• Liaison with External Affairs and other external VTA groups
• Point of contact to third Party Coordinator on issues related to CP
• Leads over-the-shoulder reviews with BART and other third parties
• Supports PM in monitoring overall design activities
• Responsible for tracking CP action items Responsible for communications beyond the CP team
• Construction RFP Responsibilities

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture or Civil Engineering, or a related major, or equivalent experience in a technical or engineering firm.
• Master’s Degree is preferred.
• 15+ years of relevant post education experience in related roles within our industry.
  • 5+ years in a similar role is preferred.
• Related experience must include experience in large rail transit design and construction projects. Experience in transit, tunnels, and BART (or similar) is preferred.
• Demonstrated exceptional ability with establishing, implementing, and managing multiple larger scale/complex projects, programs, documents, systems, and practices.
• Excellent self-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, subcontractors, consultants, suppliers, clients, and company-wide staff, including those with whom no formal hierarchical relationship exits.
• Advanced knowledge and proficiency with technical writing, office automation, relevant software, MS Office suite products (e.g., Word, Excel, Visio, Project, SharePoint), technology, spreadsheets, and PM tools.
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
• Strong ability to quickly adapt to change and demonstrate flexibility to a variety of schedules and hours to meet business needs.
• Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.
  

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): $250,500- $323,000

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.

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