Senior Track Design Engineer

This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for a
Track Design Engineer
for
our New York Broadway, NY Office
. Be involved in projects with our Transit and Rail Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our clients’ objectives and solves their challenges.

• Provide design leadership and direction for all track design facets of transit and railroad design projects and pursuits.
• Coordinate and lead engineering efforts on rail infrastructure projects ranging from planning and design to construction support and maintenance.
• Establish and maintain strong, effective relationships with external clients and market WSP services to transit agencies and local railroads.
• Sustain the growth of younger engineers by assigning appropriate technical tasks and promoting a culture of growing technical excellence.
• Supervise and integrate multidisciplinary rail teams.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, or closely related discipline.
• 7 to 10 years of experience in track design.
• Professional registration (P.E. License).
• Proven ability to deliver railroad and transit design projects in the role of lead designer or specialist.
• Demonstrated communications skills, both verbal and written. This includes the ability to present design concepts and principles in verbal and written form to audiences with a wide spectrum of backgrounds, from technical manager to ordinary citizen.
• Strong skills in track alignment design and CADD skills in both the Micro Station and AutoCAD platforms.

• Master’s degree in engineering.
• Working knowledge of design requirements for rail systems (e.g. traction power, catenary, signals).
• Working knowledge of track structure design principles and special trackwork details.
• Experience with design and testing of ballast‑less track forms.
• Experience in construction, maintenance or inspection of track.

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.

Expected Salary (all locations): $95,900 - $175,000

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.