Vice President Civil Engineer - NYC Transportation

WSP; New York (NY); On-site; USD 160,300 - 240,790; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision coverage

Retirement savings plan

Paid time off

Job summary

WSP USA is seeking a Vice President, Civil Engineering to lead our Northeast Civil Transportation team in NYC/Valhalla, NY. This role drives strategy, project execution, and client relations across major infrastructure programs, ensuring compliance and profitability.

The position requires senior leadership, deep technical expertise, and the ability to manage multi-project portfolios while mentoring staff and advancing safety and quality standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or closely related field.
• 12+ years of post-education experience in civil and infrastructure design.
• Advanced proficiency in civil engineering principles, practices, and permitting.
• Advanced infrastructure design experience and regulatory knowledge.
• Strong leadership, communication, and QA/QC capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for the civil engineering discipline and function.
• Lead large-scale projects, manage budgets, hours, and subcontractors.
• Develop business pipelines and oversee execution of infrastructure work.
• Lead contract negotiations, presentations, and client meetings.
• Mentor staff and ensure QA/QC and safety compliance.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

QA/QC

Analytical thinking

Project coordination

Budget management

Client relations

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Tools

Civil 3D

MicroStation

OpenRoads

Job description

Vice President Civil Engineer - NYC Transportation

Job Description

This Opportunity

WSP USA is currently initiating a search for a Vice President, Civil Engineering to join and grow our Northeast Civil Transportation team. The position is available in both our New York City and Valhalla, NY offices.

• Provide proactive and strategic leadership for the civil engineering discipline and function, offering direction, expertise, and support to ensure project and work site deliverables are successfully achieved within the business sector.
• Perform engineering review of permit applications, engineering design plans and specifications, standby plans and engineering contracts, integrated management plans, and periodic construction inspections, to ensure that they comply with applicable state and/or federal regulations and sound engineering practice and standards.
• Lead larger-scale more complex civil engineering projects ensuring contributors know what they are required to do and by when, preparing and overseeing relevant project budgets, monitoring external events, tracking hours and expenses, ensuring satisfactory performance, and supervising subcontractors, contract work, and employees.
• Responsible for the pursuit and development of business and the successful execution of work for current and potential infrastructure work within a geography specifically for the large projects within the area.
• Lead technical aspects of contract negotiation, presentations, and meetings.
• Support the overall long-term strategy, growth, and pipeline development of Civil Engineering work for WSP in assigned area of responsibility, with a focus on infrastructure opportunities in all disciplines (planning, design, and strategic consulting and program/construction management).
• Responsible for the profitable performance of the individual projects and the successful completion of the projects within the specified area.
• Meet with various public or private entities or individuals to discuss issues relating to a variety of engineering/construction challenges and programs.
• Schedule engineering discipline meetings, providing updates and recommendations to ensure that all reasonable and proper measures are taken to inculcate discipline expertise and innovation into project work.
• Serve as one of the engineering discipline’s lead representatives/liaison to a variety of external entities including Federal, State, and Local Agencies, Clients, Subcontractors, industry-related groups, and various government and community entities.
• Develop and inform proposal and project scopes, timelines, pricing, and budgetary metrics – and accountable for planning, development and management of projects in compliance with all applicable City/State/Federal codes and regulations, and in accordance with all acceptable engineering practices.
• Interpret and summarize data, including reports and documents that result in sound engineering and regulatory conclusions.
• Provide verbal and/or written inputs to multi-disciplinary project teams and contribute to providing high level strategic advice to clients.
• Mentor staff to support their growth and professional development.
• Manage and provide performance guidance and leadership to assigned staff.
• Remain current in latest civil engineering techniques and practices.
• Collaborate with professionals from a variety of disciplines to provide “trusted advisor” service and future ready solutions for clients.
• Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, or closely related discipline.
• 12+ years of relevant post education experience in engineering, civil and infrastructure design.
• Advanced proficiency with civil engineering principles, practices, process, design/build, standard of care, and the application to permitting and project work-related issues.
• Advanced proficiency with infrastructure design.
• Strong working knowledge of relevant civil construction laws, codes, regulations, compliance practices, and record‑keeping requirements, and the business impact upon the organization.
• Advanced proficiency with making technical computations and calculations involving the application of engineering principles, understanding plans and specifications and making factual comparisons to the appropriate regulations.
• Works independently and provides guidance and leadership to mid‑level to senior level team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC.
• Excellent leadership and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to effectively, persuasively, and tactfully interact with employees at all levels of the organization.
• Tactical 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, clients, regulators, and company‑wide staff, including those with whom no formal hierarchical relationship exits.
• Advanced proficiency with office automation, discipline‑specific design software (i.e. Autodesk Civil 3D, Bentley MicroStation, Bentley OpenRoads Designer, etc.) technology, math principles, predictive models, spreadsheets, and 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong experience in managing the review and approval of documents and discipline‑specific deliverables, certifications, processes, and plans in a multi‑project environment is highly desirable.

Benefits

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): $160,300.00 - $240,790.00

Job Info

• Job Identification 91274
• Posting Date 07/15/2026, 06:02 PM

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.