Senior Technical Director, Transit & Rail Systems Engineer

As a  
** Senior Technical Director, Transit & Rail Systems Engineer** , you will play a critical role in leading the planning, design, integration, and delivery of complex rail and transit systems. You will work collaboratively across engineering disciplines to ensure technical excellence, effective system integration, and reliable system performance. This is a dynamic position that requires work within many aspects of rail systems and signaling.

This position will sit within the Northwest Pacific Major Projects Team and supports active projects and on-going pursuits in the Seattle and larger regional transit and transportation market. This individual will work closely with our Transportation & Infrastructure Team and contribute to a growing organization that helps clients advance complex transit initiatives and solve their most pressing mobility challenges.

This position will require co-location working to one of the three  
** Puget Sound WSP offices (Seattle, Tacoma or Redmond)
** and the client facilities in the Seattle area.

** 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.

Systems Specific Work

** Systems Engineering & Integration*
* + Lead systems engineering activities including requirements development, traceability, system architecture, and interface management.

+ Key contributor integration planning, testing, verification, and validation activities.

+ Participate in and support technical and design reviews across project phases.

+ Coordinate system integration activities with project milestones and delivery stage gates.

** Technical Coordination & Quality*
* + Collaborate with subject matter experts across engineering disciplines to ensure coordinated technical support for client programs.

+ Ensure compliance with system performance requirements, applicable codes, standards, and client expectations.

+ Review manufacturer proposals and technical submittals and provide recommendations.

+ Support client systems programs through supplier site visits and the development and execution of inspection plans.

** Stakeholder & Client Engagement*
* + Communicate complex technical topics clearly with clients, stakeholders, and project teams.

+ Coordinate with internal WSP teams to align systems…