This Opportunity Provides leadership within a sector of organization to ensure transportation security and special systems design subject matter, technical deliverables, projects, and programs are delivered with a level of quality that meets or exceeds acceptable industry and company standards for design, safety, and functionality. Responsible for SME innovation and administration, ensuring corporate compliance with all Local, State, and Federal engineering, construction, and safety regulations, and providing pragmatic direction to address current and future challenges in a rapidly-changing and complex business climate. Your Impact * Provide proactive and strategic leadership for the discipline and function, offering direction, expertise, and support to ensure project and work site deliverables are successfully achieved within the business sector. * Perform QC review of design plans and specifications, standby plans and engineering contracts, integrated management plans, and periodic construction inspections, to ensure that they comply with applicable state and/or federal regulations and sound engineering practice and standards. * Lead larger-scale more complex technology and systems projects ensuring contributors know what they are required to do and by when, ensuring satisfactory performance, and supervising subcontractors, contract work, and employees. * Lead technical aspects of presentations and meetings. * Support the overall long-term strategy, growth, and pipeline development of Transportation Systems for WSP in assigned area of responsibility, with a focus on opportunities in all disciplines (planning, design, and strategic consulting and program/construction management). * Support the profitable performance of the individual projects and the successful completion of the projects within the specified area. * Schedule technical discipline meetings, providing updates and recommendations to ensure that all reasonable and proper measures are taken to inculcate discipline expertise and innovation into project work. * Serve as one of the technical discipline's lead representatives/liaison to a variety of external entities including Federal, State, and Local Agencies, Clients, Subcontractors, industry-related groups, and various government and community entities. * Develop and inform proposal and project scopes, timelines, pricing, and budgetary metrics - and accountable for planning, development and management of projects in compliance with all applicable City/State/Federal codes and regulations, and in accordance with all acceptable engineering practices. * Interpret and summarize data, including reports and documents that result in sound engineering and regulatory conclusions. * Provide verbal and/or written inputs to multi-disciplinary project teams and contribute to providing high level strategic advice to clients. * Mentor staff to support their growth and professional development. * Manage and provide performance guidance and leadership to assigned staff. * Remain current in latest transportation security and special systems techniques and practices. * Collaborate with professionals from a variety of disciplines to provide "trusted advisor" service and future ready solutions for clients. * 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. * Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs. Who You Are Required Qualifications * Bachelor's degree in engineering, science, or a related major, or equivalent experience in a technical or engineering firm. * 12+ years of relevant post education specific and documented experience in design and deployment of security access control and video management systems, high availability IP networks, wireless networks, server storage and workstation hardware, communications and passenger information displays, structured cabling, A/V, and operations centers for transportation facilities including airports, rail stations, bridges and tunnels. * Strong working knowledge of relevant construction laws, codes, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements, and the business impact upon the organization. * Advanced proficiency with making technical computations and calculations involving the application of engineering principles, understanding plans and specifications and making factual comparisons to the appropriate regulations. * Works independently and provides guidance and leadership to mid-level to senior level team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC. * Excellent leadership and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to effectively, persuasively, and tactfully interact with employees at all levels of the organization. * Tactical lateral thinking and strong analytical skills with attention to detail and prioritization of responsibilities in a pressure work environment. * Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources, including senior management, clients, regulators, and company-wide staff, including those with whom no formal hierarchical relationship exits. * Proficiency with office automation, AutoCADD , Visio or similar software, technology, math principles, predictive models, spreadsheets, and tools. * Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP's health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies. * Strong ability to quickly adapt to change and demonstrate flexibility to a variety of schedules and hours to meet business needs. * Extensive travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements. * Strong experience in managing the review and approval of documents and discipline-specific deliverables, certifications, processes, and plans in a multi-project environment Preferred Qualifications * Current or recent network training and certifications, vendor training or certifications for security access control, and video management systems and products used in Transportation systems. * Extensive contacts in security and IT vendor and integrator community * Strong knowledge of security door hardware and locks, low voltage electric power, and