Transportation Project Manager

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WSP USA is seeking a Senior Manager to join our Transportation team in our Collinsville, IL office. This is an opportunity to build and grow a team of engineers, delivering complex and impactful transportation projects in southern Illinois and the metropolitan St. Louis area. Our Collinsville team focuses on delivering projects for our clients while mentoring and developing team members to prepare them for future opportunities.

• Utilize relationships with clients to achieve WSP's business development goals
• Develop working relationships with clients and consultant partners
• Build a local team to support client needs
• Lead tasks and design teams in the execution of projects
• Provide technical expertise in various stages of project, including preliminary design, final design, and contract documentation including cost estimates and specifications
• Discuss and propose solutions to technical issues during design
• 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
• Collaborate with key staff across disciplines (e.g., drainage, structures) as required

• B.S. in Civil Engineering or closely related field
• 10+ years of experience in the Transportation engineering field
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Professional Engineer’s License in Illinois;
  Missouri desired
• Hands-on experience in Open Roads Designer
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word and Excel
• Ability to implement WSP's Quality Control Procedures

• Master’s degree in engineering
• Experience managing small to mid-size projects
• Leadership experience working with IDOT and other local agencies
• Business development experience
• Experience in leading and mentoring a team
• The selected candidate must have the ability to work in the United States immediately
• Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career, including medical, dental, vision, disability, life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation or other personal time; paid parental leave; and paid time off for bereavement, voting, and naturalization proceedings.

Expected Salary: $121,100 - $205,900

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, and internal equity and geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to 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.

WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world’s leading engineering and professional services firms. We design lasting solutions in buildings, transportation, energy, water and environmental markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper. Visit

WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are 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. 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.

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  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.