WSP Global Inc.
Senior Vice President, Tolling & Mobility Solutions Technical Excellence Center
WSP Global Inc., San Francisco, California, United States, 94199
This Opportunity
WSP is currently initiating a search for a
Senior Vice President, Tolling & Mobility Solutions Technical Excellence Center (TEC) Leader
for our
San Francisco Bay Area
office. This position will also support clients and teams in Sacramento and San Jose.
This individual will provide leadership and oversight of NorCal Transportation’s reimagined Tolling and Mobility Solutions team.
At WSP, we are driven by inspiring the right people to be part of our future-focused business objectives. Our devotion to teamwork has allowed us to build communities. Here at WSP, anything is within our reach and yours as a WSP employee. Come join us and help shape the future!
The candidate will provide technical leadership and guidance for innovative tolling, mobility, and information technology systems and solutions for the Northern California Region and multi-sector providers, clients, and partners. The assigned roles and responsibilities may include multi-site/phase investigation, analysis, policy assessment, planning, engineering, design, and operation of streets, highways and other modes of transportation – with an emphasis on emerging pricing strategies such as managed lanes and all lane tolling. Tasks may include performing capacity analyses, leading design, concept development, and planning as well as construction and program management for multi-modal transportation and infrastructure systems.
The Tolling & Mobility Solutions Technical Excellence Center (TEC) Leader would assist in the project delivery and drive the development and implementation of region’s marketing and business growth strategy for the reimagined
Tolling and Mobility Solutions team . They will provide coordinated leadership with other local and national business line leaders for the pursuit of transportation and infrastructure-focused highway, bridge, roadway corridor, transit and rail, tolling and mobility solutions, as well as provide strategy and thought leadership to our clients and project opportunities.Your Impact
Involved from project inception to completion in the management of design, construction and program management of traffic, tolling, and mobility projects.
Oversee and monitor cross-functional teams of engineers, planners, and professionals to execute project work on mid-level and/or multiple concurrent projects, including project scope, deliverables and budgets.
Ability to innovate and re-think the conventional approach to tolling and mobility inclusive transportation and infrastructure systems.
Strong business acumen with an aptitude for improving processes and guiding market strategy.
Sound decision-making, strategic and visionary thinking, and creative business development capabilities across a multi-disciplined practice.
Ability to foster client relationships and industry contacts in the Northern California representative of Bay Area, SouthBay/San Jose and Sacramento Area.
Provide technical assistance on complex or larger-scale traffic and tolling engineering studies, capacity analyses, traffic complaint investigation, traffic plan review, signal system design, monitoring and control, and operations analysis to ensure roadways are designed in a safe and efficient way.
Coordinate, review and approve tolling and traffic design plans, ensuring data integrity and work is compliant with all applicable codes, ordinances, and regulations.
Work closely with clients as a “trusted advisor” to determine the impact that a new structure, development, or tolling and/or traffic infrastructure project might have and makes recommendations to mitigate or offset the impact.
Guide preparation of comprehensive technical reports and presentations that explain research, concepts, and recommendations to prevent, control, restore, or address engineering, design, and/or construction issues or opportunities.
Interact with regulatory agencies, subcontractors, and clients in a confident and professional manner.
Collaborate with professionals, other engineers, planners, and DOT authorities on Federal, State, regional, and locally funded road and transportation improvement and development projects, as well as proposal and business development opportunities.
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.
Commitment to internal and external client service.
Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.
People & Culture
Works with the Northern California Transportation Business Line Leadership to organize the Tolling and Mobility Solutions business with focus on vision and culture, talent development and building teams, client engagement and experience, and performance and growth strategy.
Collaborate with the Northern California Transportation Business Line team to foster a work environment that is collaborative, values inclusion and diversity and invites broad, creative thinking – crafting a more attractive place to work, grow and thrive.
Serving as the Tolling and Mobility Solutions Leader will serve as people leader, mentor, guide and develop staff in WSP’s Developing Professional Network (DPN)
Inspires, motivates, and promotes the best of WSP to our clients and communities to ensure strong employee engagement and morale.
Supports programs such as Quality, Safety, Sustainability and Ethics & Compliance; and Inclusion & Diversity and Guiding Principles.
Clients
Brings an expanded view and integrated response to complex challenges by leveraging our full suite of offerings across all end markets, and Tolling and Mobility Solutions Technical Excellence Center.
Utilizes our extended reach across regions, offices and the national teams to foster new and innovative client delivery.
Deploys our unique expertise and perspective to create new value for clients and provides civic and industry leadership within the local area.
Helps drives performance of the technical excellence practice, business and strategically grows our market share to ensure WSP is a preferred provider to our clients.
Expertise
Leverages our broad technical experience to enhance current and new service offerings with focus on transportation and infrastructure opportunities in all disciplines (planning, design, project/program management).
Collaborates with Business Line Leader, local business and district leadership in the development of new and emerging innovations to remain the trusted thought leaders in our industry.
Supports advancement of the strategic direction of the district and region in the location of responsibility for sustained and continued growth consistent within the context of the strategic plan.
Encourages, supports and promotes the technical and professional development of local WSP staff.
Who You AreRequired Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree with experience in the transportation industry with a strong focus in tolling and mobility.
15+ of relevant post education experience in engineering, traffic, tolling and/or design experience.
Prior demonstrated knowledge and experience with DOT advisory circulars and procedures, and prior knowledge and experience with Caltrans is preferred.
Proficient knowledge of traffic and/or tolling project management practices, process, and related communications systems.
Proven thought leader in the tolling and mobility solution industry with direct experience helping grow a local market and managing clients.
Assist in developing project scope of works and associated fee estimates and other business development efforts. Project/program management, prepare scopes and fees; manage staffing, schedule, changes, issues, quality, and budget.
Experience with roadway planning, design, and construction management; including project involvement in a variety of larger infrastructure projects.
Working knowledge of relevant roadway transportation construction laws, codes, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements.
Project management experience with small to mid-level projects including tracking hours and expenses for project work. Leading client project meetings.
Effective interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non-engineering audience.
Highly capable self-leadership with attention to detail, multi-tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities in a dynamic work environment.
Ability to work independently and provide guidance and leadership to junior team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC.
Developed critical thinking and problem-solving skills required to apply technical knowledge to reach conclusions from testing results, data collation, statistical analysis and arriving at the most effective, economical, and logical solution.
Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.
Preferred Qualifications
Master’s Degree in Engineering or closely related discipline.
Certified Project Management Professional (PMP)
Professional Engineering (PE) License
ITS experience
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): $179,000 - $300,410
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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WSP is currently initiating a search for a
Senior Vice President, Tolling & Mobility Solutions Technical Excellence Center (TEC) Leader
for our
San Francisco Bay Area
office. This position will also support clients and teams in Sacramento and San Jose.
This individual will provide leadership and oversight of NorCal Transportation’s reimagined Tolling and Mobility Solutions team.
At WSP, we are driven by inspiring the right people to be part of our future-focused business objectives. Our devotion to teamwork has allowed us to build communities. Here at WSP, anything is within our reach and yours as a WSP employee. Come join us and help shape the future!
The candidate will provide technical leadership and guidance for innovative tolling, mobility, and information technology systems and solutions for the Northern California Region and multi-sector providers, clients, and partners. The assigned roles and responsibilities may include multi-site/phase investigation, analysis, policy assessment, planning, engineering, design, and operation of streets, highways and other modes of transportation – with an emphasis on emerging pricing strategies such as managed lanes and all lane tolling. Tasks may include performing capacity analyses, leading design, concept development, and planning as well as construction and program management for multi-modal transportation and infrastructure systems.
The Tolling & Mobility Solutions Technical Excellence Center (TEC) Leader would assist in the project delivery and drive the development and implementation of region’s marketing and business growth strategy for the reimagined
Tolling and Mobility Solutions team . They will provide coordinated leadership with other local and national business line leaders for the pursuit of transportation and infrastructure-focused highway, bridge, roadway corridor, transit and rail, tolling and mobility solutions, as well as provide strategy and thought leadership to our clients and project opportunities.Your Impact
Involved from project inception to completion in the management of design, construction and program management of traffic, tolling, and mobility projects.
Oversee and monitor cross-functional teams of engineers, planners, and professionals to execute project work on mid-level and/or multiple concurrent projects, including project scope, deliverables and budgets.
Ability to innovate and re-think the conventional approach to tolling and mobility inclusive transportation and infrastructure systems.
Strong business acumen with an aptitude for improving processes and guiding market strategy.
Sound decision-making, strategic and visionary thinking, and creative business development capabilities across a multi-disciplined practice.
Ability to foster client relationships and industry contacts in the Northern California representative of Bay Area, SouthBay/San Jose and Sacramento Area.
Provide technical assistance on complex or larger-scale traffic and tolling engineering studies, capacity analyses, traffic complaint investigation, traffic plan review, signal system design, monitoring and control, and operations analysis to ensure roadways are designed in a safe and efficient way.
Coordinate, review and approve tolling and traffic design plans, ensuring data integrity and work is compliant with all applicable codes, ordinances, and regulations.
Work closely with clients as a “trusted advisor” to determine the impact that a new structure, development, or tolling and/or traffic infrastructure project might have and makes recommendations to mitigate or offset the impact.
Guide preparation of comprehensive technical reports and presentations that explain research, concepts, and recommendations to prevent, control, restore, or address engineering, design, and/or construction issues or opportunities.
Interact with regulatory agencies, subcontractors, and clients in a confident and professional manner.
Collaborate with professionals, other engineers, planners, and DOT authorities on Federal, State, regional, and locally funded road and transportation improvement and development projects, as well as proposal and business development opportunities.
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.
Commitment to internal and external client service.
Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.
People & Culture
Works with the Northern California Transportation Business Line Leadership to organize the Tolling and Mobility Solutions business with focus on vision and culture, talent development and building teams, client engagement and experience, and performance and growth strategy.
Collaborate with the Northern California Transportation Business Line team to foster a work environment that is collaborative, values inclusion and diversity and invites broad, creative thinking – crafting a more attractive place to work, grow and thrive.
Serving as the Tolling and Mobility Solutions Leader will serve as people leader, mentor, guide and develop staff in WSP’s Developing Professional Network (DPN)
Inspires, motivates, and promotes the best of WSP to our clients and communities to ensure strong employee engagement and morale.
Supports programs such as Quality, Safety, Sustainability and Ethics & Compliance; and Inclusion & Diversity and Guiding Principles.
Clients
Brings an expanded view and integrated response to complex challenges by leveraging our full suite of offerings across all end markets, and Tolling and Mobility Solutions Technical Excellence Center.
Utilizes our extended reach across regions, offices and the national teams to foster new and innovative client delivery.
Deploys our unique expertise and perspective to create new value for clients and provides civic and industry leadership within the local area.
Helps drives performance of the technical excellence practice, business and strategically grows our market share to ensure WSP is a preferred provider to our clients.
Expertise
Leverages our broad technical experience to enhance current and new service offerings with focus on transportation and infrastructure opportunities in all disciplines (planning, design, project/program management).
Collaborates with Business Line Leader, local business and district leadership in the development of new and emerging innovations to remain the trusted thought leaders in our industry.
Supports advancement of the strategic direction of the district and region in the location of responsibility for sustained and continued growth consistent within the context of the strategic plan.
Encourages, supports and promotes the technical and professional development of local WSP staff.
Who You AreRequired Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree with experience in the transportation industry with a strong focus in tolling and mobility.
15+ of relevant post education experience in engineering, traffic, tolling and/or design experience.
Prior demonstrated knowledge and experience with DOT advisory circulars and procedures, and prior knowledge and experience with Caltrans is preferred.
Proficient knowledge of traffic and/or tolling project management practices, process, and related communications systems.
Proven thought leader in the tolling and mobility solution industry with direct experience helping grow a local market and managing clients.
Assist in developing project scope of works and associated fee estimates and other business development efforts. Project/program management, prepare scopes and fees; manage staffing, schedule, changes, issues, quality, and budget.
Experience with roadway planning, design, and construction management; including project involvement in a variety of larger infrastructure projects.
Working knowledge of relevant roadway transportation construction laws, codes, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements.
Project management experience with small to mid-level projects including tracking hours and expenses for project work. Leading client project meetings.
Effective interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non-engineering audience.
Highly capable self-leadership with attention to detail, multi-tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities in a dynamic work environment.
Ability to work independently and provide guidance and leadership to junior team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC.
Developed critical thinking and problem-solving skills required to apply technical knowledge to reach conclusions from testing results, data collation, statistical analysis and arriving at the most effective, economical, and logical solution.
Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.
Preferred Qualifications
Master’s Degree in Engineering or closely related discipline.
Certified Project Management Professional (PMP)
Professional Engineering (PE) License
ITS experience
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): $179,000 - $300,410
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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