Senior Traction Power and Overhead Contact System (OCS) Engineer

This Opportunity

WSP is initiating a search for a Senior Traction Power and Overhead Contact System (OCS) Engineer to work out one of our Northeast Offices to lead complex Northeast Corridor railroad projects as part of our National Transit and Rail Systems Business and be a part of a growing organization that meets our clients’ objectives and solves their challenges.

Your Impact

• Lead cross-functional teams of engineers, planners, and other disciplines to execute multidisciplinary technical work including traction power and OCS design for multiple concurrent Amtrak and other Northeast Corridor railroad projects.

• Ensure that Systems Engineering concepts and processes are applied on railroad projects through the project life cycle, including concept development, preliminary design, final design, procurement, construction, integration, testing, commissioning, and transition to operation and maintenance.

• Review traction power and OCS concepts, technical designs, and specifications to assess compliance with specifications, standards, and sound engineering practices, review cost estimates, and coordinate with stakeholders and contractors.

• Remain current in latest traction power and OCS engineering techniques and practices.

• Lead or support business development opportunities and proposals.

• Participate in WSP’s quality process for all deliverables.

• Lead technical aspects of contract negotiation, presentations, and meetings.

• Lead meetings with clients and WSP colleagues to discuss project challenges and help the team achieve a satisfactory outcome.

• Manage and provide performance guidance and leadership to assigned staff.

• Collaborate with professionals across a variety of disciplines to provide “trusted advisor” services 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.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a closely related discipline.

• More than ten years of post-education experience in planning, design, procurement, installation, testing, commissioning, cutover, project management, and construction management for traction power and OCS systems for Amtrak or other Northeast Corridor railroads.

• Advanced written communication skills.

• Highly effective interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to explain intricate ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non-engineering audience and effectively, persuasively, and tactfully interact with clients, project managers, and employees at all levels.

• Highly proficient in systems engineering principles, practices, and processes.

• Experienced in providing critical review of documents and preparing technical deliverables and plans with a high degree of complexity.

• Well-developed critical thinking and problem-solving skills to help move toward the most effective, economical, and logical technical solution.

• Immediate availability to work in the US.

• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.

• Must be flexible to a variety of schedules to meet business needs and able to prioritize responsibilities and quickly adapt to change in a pressure work environment.

• Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in Engineering

• Professional Licensure/Certification

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): $115,800 - $205,000

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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About WSP

WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.

WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.

At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?

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.

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.