Project Manager - Train Control

WSP is seeking an experienced Project Manager - Train Control to oversee a major MTA NYCT Communications-Based Train Control program line. This senior role involves managing a multi-billion-dollar brownfield rail program, integrating CBTC with complex interlockings, track and switch work, communications infrastructure, tunnel lighting, power, and other enabling infrastructure within an active 24/7 transit environment.

The Project Manager will lead integration of scope, design, construction, schedule, cost, risk, contracts, systems integration, testing, commissioning, and operational readiness across multiple contractors and NYCT stakeholders.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing overall project management leadership for CBTC and associated interlocking, track, switch, communications, tunnel lighting, power, civil, structural, vehicle, and control-center work.
• Establishing and maintaining project governance, scope, execution plans, responsibilities, performance metrics, decision protocols, and escalation processes.
• Leading multidisciplinary teams involving NYCT, designers, consultants, construction contractors, CBTC suppliers, operations, maintenance, project controls, safety, quality, and commercial personnel.
• Directing systems integration and interface management across CBTC, complex interlockings, conventional signaling, track and Special Work Packages (SWP), radio and communications networks, rolling stock, power, tunnel infrastructure, and control-center systems.
• Coordinating track and switch modifications, ensuring alignment among track geometry, switches, interlockings, signaling, CBTC, traction power, construction sequencing, access, and testing requirements.
• Managing interfaces with Boldyn and other communications infrastructure, including radio, fiber/network infrastructure, equipment locations, power, access, installation, testing, and commissioning.
• Coordinating tunnel lighting and enabling infrastructure with CBTC installation, track work, power, outages, access, and construction sequencing.
• Directing multidisciplinary design management, including requirements, interfaces, configuration control, constructability, design reviews, technical submittals, verification and validation, and resolution of issues.
• Overseeing the Integrated Master Schedule, integrating design, procurement, manufacturing, software, SWP/track work, interlockings, communications, tunnel infrastructure, construction, outages, testing, certification, and revenue-service milestones.
• Leading project controls for scope, schedule, cost, risk, contingency, forecasting, change, and performance reporting.
• Managing contracts, changes, and commercial issues, including contractor notices, RFIs, change proposals, claims, entitlement, cost and schedule impacts, trends, and emerging commercial exposure.
• Leading brownfield construction integration, including track access, General Orders, outages, service diversions, staging, work trains, temporary systems, installation sequencing, and restoration of service.
• Directing integrated testing and commissioning across CBTC, interlockings, track and switches, communications, vehicles, and supporting infrastructure.
• Coordinating system safety, construction safety, cybersecurity, quality, verification and validation, safety certification, and operational readiness.
• Leading cutover and transition planning, including migration, fallback/rollback, operating procedures, maintenance readiness, training, emergency response, asset documentation, and service restoration.
• Providing concise executive reporting on project performance, critical path, cost, risk, contractor performance, commercial exposure, major interfaces, and decisions required.
• Leading resolution of complex issues spanning technical, construction, operational, contractual, and organizational boundaries.

The successful candidate will have:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or closely related discipline.
• 15+ years of progressively responsible experience delivering complex rail, transit, or major infrastructure projects.
• 10+ years of leadership experience involving CBTC, train control, signaling, or integrated rail systems.
• Senior project-management experience on a major rail or transit program valued at $200 million or more.
• Experience delivering brownfield rail systems projects in an active passenger-rail or metro environment.
• Experience integrating CBTC/signaling with complex interlockings, track, switches, communications, power, civil, structural, and supporting infrastructure.
• Demonstrated understanding of the full project lifecycle.
• Experience managing multiple contractors and complex technical, construction, schedule, and contractual interfaces.
• Strong experience with integrated master scheduling, project controls, risk management, change control, contract administration, claims avoidance, and schedule-impact assessment.
• Working knowledge of systems engineering, including requirements, interfaces, configuration management, verification and validation, and systems assurance.
• Working knowledge of applicable train-control standards and practices.
• Strong leadership, communication, negotiation, decision-making, conflict-resolution, and executive presentation skills.
• Proven commitment to construction, railroad, and system safety.

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, retirement savings, paid sick leave, paid vacation or personal time, paid parental leave, and other applicable paid leave.

Expected Salary Range: $194,900 to $280,860