Vice President, Transit

EXP; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 220,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

EXP seeks a Senior Vice President, Transit in Seattle to lead a portfolio of transit, rail, and infrastructure programs across the Pacific Northwest and beyond.

You will guide multidisciplinary teams, manage risk and delivery, and mentor leaders while partnering with clients, contractors, and public agencies to ensure quality and sustainability.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience leading complex transit, rail, or infrastructure projects.
• Professional Engineering license preferred.
• Experience delivering infrastructure projects with design and technical excellence, risk, and outcomes.
• Proven ability to build trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders.
• Experience leading projects via design‑build; CM/GC and progressive design‑build preferred.
• Transit, rail, and major infrastructure program experience; maintenance facility exposure desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior leadership to multidisciplinary teams and establish delivery frameworks for high‑quality outcomes.
• Champion QA and governance to manage technical, regulatory, and contractual risks.
• Shape business development to grow EXP’s transit portfolio in the Pacific Northwest.
• Represent EXP in regional transit and infrastructure markets with public agencies and partners.
• Foster collaboration and accountability across integrated project teams and support recruitment.
• Mentor project and technical leaders through coaching and promotions.
• Oversee project performance across schedule, budget, risk, and delivery outcomes.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Risk management

Mentoring

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering

Professional Engineering license preferred

Tools

CM/GC

Design‑Build delivery

Job description

Vice President, Transit

We are looking for a senior leader to join our Rail and Transit team in Seattle, supporting a portfolio of major transit, rail, and infrastructure programs across the Pacific Northwest and beyond.

As Vice President, Transit you will work closely with multidisciplinary teams, project managers, contractors, subconsultants, and public agencies to deliver complex projects that align with client objectives, EXP’s commercial goals, and our commitment to quality, safety, and sustainability. Your leadership will guide teams and clients through key phases of decision‑making, risk management, and execution across the project lifecycle.

Are you ready to design your future?

Key Responsibilities

• Provide senior leadership to multidisciplinary teams of engineers, designers, project managers, and subconsultants, establishing clear delivery frameworks that support consistent, high‑quality outcomes.
• Champion quality assurance and governance standards, providing oversight and independent review to ensure technical, regulatory, and contractual risks are effectively managed.
• Shape and support business development strategies to grow and diversify EXP’s transit portfolio in the Pacific Northwest and surrounding markets, cultivating trusted, long‑term relationships with key clients and partners.
• Act as a senior representative of EXP within the regional transit and infrastructure market, leading relationships with public agencies, industry partners, and selected organizations.
• Build and sustain a culture of collaboration, excellence, and accountability across integrated project teams, supporting workforce planning, senior recruitment, and succession.
• Mentor and develop project and technical leaders through coaching, performance feedback, and promotion processes.
• Provide strategic oversight of project and program performance across schedule, budget, risk, and delivery outcomes, intervening as needed to support resolution and successful execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering with 15+ years of experience leading complex transit, rail, or infrastructure projects.
• Professional Engineering or Architecture license preferred.
• Demonstrated experience delivering complex infrastructure projects with accountability for design and technical excellence, commercial performance, risk, and outcomes.
• Proven ability to build and sustain trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders, including transit agencies, owners, contractors, consultants, and public agencies.
• Experience leading major projects delivered through design‑build is required; experience with other alternative delivery models such as CM/GC and Progressive Design‑Build is preferred.
• Experience across transit, rail, and major infrastructure programs; maintenance facility experience is desirable but not required.
• Ability to manage multiple complex priorities, providing clarity, governance, and strategic focus in fast‑paced, high‑risk environments.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence, align, and advise senior stakeholders.

Pay Range

$220,000 to $260,000. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and specific work location. Salaries may differ in other locations due to local cost of living.

About EXP

With a mission to understand, innovate, partner, and deliver, EXP provides engineering, architecture, design, and consulting services to the world’s built and natural environments. Our heritage dates back to 1906, and thousands of creative professionals across EXP work together to deliver extraordinary experiences year after year.

Equal Employment Opportunity

EXP is an Equal Opportunity Employer that fully and actively supports equal access for all people regardless of Race, Color, Sex, Religion, Gender, Age, National Origin, Veteran Status, Disability, Genetic Information, Family and Medical Leave, Sexual Orientation, and Gender Identity or Expression. Should you need any special accommodations, please contact [e-mail] and we will arrange suitable accommodations based on your needs.