Senior Transportation Program Director

WSP in the U.S.; Exton (PA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Disability and life insurance

Retirement savings plans

Job summary

WSP USA is seeking a Technical Director, Project Management in Exton, Pennsylvania, to lead delivery of major transportation infrastructure programs across Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic region. The role emphasizes client relations, technical excellence, and staff development within a multidisciplinary team.

The position focuses on delivering transit, rail, bridge, and highway projects from planning through construction, with strong involvement in public-sector clients such as SEPTA, PennDOT,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Construction Management, or related field.
• Approximately 15+ years of progressively responsible experience in project management, transportation infrastructure delivery, engineering consulting, program management, construction management, or related transportation fields.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex transportation projects involving transit, rail, bridge, highway, roadway, station, facility, or multimodal infrastructure improvements.
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and manage project scope, schedule, budget, risk, quality, and client expectations.
• Experience working directly with public-sector transportation agencies, contractors, municipal stakeholders, and multidisciplinary technical teams.
• Strong understanding of transportation project development and delivery processes, including planning, design, procurement, construction, and program implementation.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including experience leading meetings, presentations, negotiations, and executive-level discussions.
• Ability to develop and maintain strong client relationships while supporting project execution and business growth objectives.
• Ability to work from the Philadelphia office and support clients and projects throughout Pennsylvania and the broader Mid-Atlantic region, as needed.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Project Manager, Program Manager, Task Lead, Client Service Manager, or Technical Director on transit, rail, bridge, highway, multimodal, facility, and transportation infrastructure assignments.
• Lead multidisciplinary project teams and provide oversight of scope, schedule, budget, quality, risk management, and overall project performance.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to key transportation clients, including SEPTA, PennDOT, Amtrak, NJ TRANSIT, DRPA/PATCO, local municipalities, and other public agencies.
• Manage project planning, design delivery, construction support, program management, and owner's representative assignments throughout the project lifecycle.
• Coordinate work among engineers, planners, environmental specialists, construction managers, contractors, client representatives, utilities, and third-party stakeholders.
• Provide leadership for transportation infrastructure projects involving rail corridors, stations, passenger facilities, maintenance complexes, bridges, roadways, complete streets, and multimodal transportation systems.
• Support development and implementation of project management plans, risk management strategies, stakeholder coordination plans, delivery schedules, and quality management procedures.
• Lead project meetings, executive briefings, client presentations, technical workshops, and coordination efforts with internal and external stakeholders.
• Support procurement activities, contract administration, consultant management, task order development, change management, and project controls activities.
• Help identify project risks, schedule impacts, funding challenges, stakeholder concerns, and technical issues while developing practical solutions that support successful project delivery.
• Support SEPTA-facing delivery expectations, including strong communication, responsiveness, coordination, and understanding of public-sector project development and implementation processes.
• Participate in proposal development, capture planning, staffing strategies, project interviews, and growth initiatives supporting transportation infrastructure opportunities throughout the region.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Public-sector experience

Client relationship management

Multidisciplinary teams

Communication skills

Philadelphia region knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) license

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

eBuilder

Power BI

SharePoint

Bluebeam

Job description

WSP USA is seeking a Technical Director, Project Management in Exton, Pennsylvania, to lead delivery of major transportation infrastructure programs across Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic region. The role emphasizes client relations, technical excellence, and staff development within a multidisciplinary team.

The position focuses on delivering transit, rail, bridge, and highway projects from planning through construction, with strong involvement in public-sector clients such as SEPTA, PennDOT,