Regional Director of Alternative Delivery – T&I

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The Regional Director of Alternative Delivery is entrusted with supervising both the pursuit and execution phases of design delivery for heavy highway and transportation projects pursued through fixed price design/build (DB), public-private partnerships (P3), or progressive design-build (PDB) procurement methods. This position is responsible for ensuring that all design tasks are completed successfully, managing multidisciplinary teams—including areas such as roadway, drainage, structures, geotechnical, utilities, maintenance of traffic/sequencing, and traffic/ITS—comprising both in-house and subcontracted designers.

The director coordinates closely with contractor and/or concessionaire teams to achieve project goals, adhere to established schedules and budgets, and engages with owners and third parties to facilitate timely approvals.

This position can be based out of any WSP office in Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona
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The Regional Director of Alternative Delivery typically works in a project office setting with frequent visits to project sites and meetings with clients or stakeholders. The role may require travel to project locations and flexibility to accommodate project needs and deadlines.

• Work closely with WSP’s National Director of Alternative Delivery on business and program/project strategy, partnerships, and staff recruitment and retention. Ability to engage on other regional pursuits and projects that need additional focus beyond what is present on the WSP team at that time.

• Oversee and direct both the pre- and post-award execution phases of complex transportation projects that are procured with alternative delivery methods. This includes getting teamed with contractors and/or concessionaires, managing pre-award design to win the work, supervising post-award execution to deliver the project successfully, and overseeing design services during construction. The role ensures all client specifications, regulatory standards, and project timelines are consistently met.

• Supervise, mentor, and assign tasks to teams of engineers and technical staff while monitoring progress and providing technical guidance to ensure high-quality deliverables.

• Engage collaboratively with contractors, concessionaires, sub-consultants, owners, and additional project stakeholders to ensure effective integration of design and construction activities and to secure timely approvals from relevant third parties.

• Conduct thorough reviews and grant approval of the production of design plans, specifications, and calculations. Ensure adherence to all relevant codes, standards, and industry best practices.

• Establish and maintain rigorous project-wide quality control protocols, coordinate interdisciplinary design evaluations, and ensure the incorporation of comments from constructability reviews to reduce errors, enhance constructability, and ensure high standards of quality.

  Serve as the primary point of contact for contractor regarding design topics, ensure effective task force meetings and collaborative team reviews, and maintain open communication to address questions, solve problems, and guide client expectations and manage change.

• Lead the team in defining the project's scope, schedule, and associated fees from initial pursuit through post-award delivery. Track progress and changes, manage project budgets and timelines, identify potential risks and implement strategies to address them, and update senior management on status.

• Manage the preparation of design documentation for permit submissions, ensuring all designs are fully compliant with applicable local, state, and federal regulations.

Promote the use of Alternative Technical Concepts (ATCs), innovative design solutions, use new technologies, and application of industry best practices to enhance project outcomes in both winning more, making more money, and mitigating risk.

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or related field.

• Professional Engineer (PE) license required. Working technical proficiency in complex structures is preferred.

• Minimum of 12+ years of post education experience in a role within our…