Description
WSP is currently seeking a Deputy Project Manager for a rail transportation project in the New York City region. The Deputy Project Manager supports the Project Manager in the day-to-day technical, commercial, and coordination activities required to successfully deliver a complex design-build transportation project.
Key Responsibilities
- Project Management & Coordination: Support the Project Manager in overall project execution, planning, and reporting across design, installation, testing, and commissioning phases. Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams to confirm alignment with contract scope and interfaces. Track progress against schedule and milestones, identify risks and issues, and support mitigation planning.
- Project Controls & Performance Monitoring: Support implementation of Project Controls Plan, including schedule control and progress measurement, cost tracking, forecasting, and burn rate monitoring, and KPI development and performance oversight.
- Technical Oversight & Systems Integration: Support systems engineering activities, including requirements management, design reviews, and technical stage gate readiness. Confirm design deliverables are consistent with contract requirements, applicable standards, and approved concepts of operations.
- Construction, Installation, Testing & Commissioning: Coordinate with construction and installation teams to confirm engineering intent is correctly implemented in the field. Support planning and execution of installation, testing, cutover, and commissioning activities, including review of procedures and reports.
- Commercial & Contract Management: Support change management, variation evaluation, and claims analysis. Assist in review and validation of payment applications, change orders, and contractor correspondence.
- Safety, Quality & Compliance: Confirm compliance with System Safety Certification process, Quality Management Plan, and environmental and regulatory requirements. Support audits, readiness reviews, and certification milestones.
- Stakeholder & Governance Interface: Interface with MTA C&D leadership, NYCT operations, and authorities having jurisdiction. Support preparation for executive-level briefings and decision forums.
- Document Control & Reporting: Confirm all project documentation is properly tracked, reviewed, approved, and archived. Oversee completeness of submittals, technical deliverables, and close-out documentation.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, architecture, or Business Administration or Project Management or equivalent.
- Minimum of 7-10 years of experience on large mission-critical infrastructure or rail projects, preferably in a design-build environment.
- Demonstrated experience supporting project management functions on multidisciplinary engineering projects.
- Strong technical foundation with the ability to interface between engineering and project management.
- Excellent coordination, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, safety-critical environment.
- Proficient in project reporting tools, document control systems, and standard engineering software.
Benefits
- Comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee's career, including medical, dental, vision, disability, and life coverage, retirement savings, paid sick leave, paid vacation, and paid parental leave.
Compensation
- Expected Salary Range: $122,700 - $182,200