Transportation Survey Manager

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Transportation Survey Manager

Who We Are

At WSP, we are driven by inspiring future-ready pioneers to innovate. We're looking to grow our teams with people who are ready to collaborate in building communities and expanding our skylines. To do this, we hire candidates of all experiences, skillsets, backgrounds and walks of life. We actively foster a work environment and culture where inclusion and diversity is part of our fundamental structure. This is delivered behaviorally, through our policies, trainings, local partnerships with professional diverse organizations, internal networks and most importantly with the support and sponsorship of our leaders who help drive our commitment to an inclusive, diverse, welcoming and equitable work environment. Anything is within our reach and yours as a WSP employee. Come join us and help shape the future!

This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Transportation Survey Manager for our Latham, New York office. The following location will also be considered: Troy, New York. Be involved in projects with our Geospatial Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client's objectives and solves their challenges.

Your Impact

• Maintain responsible charge of all aspects of Surveying staff and transportation related projects within the region.
• Oversee the management, planning, scheduling, QA/QC and oversight of multiple Survey crews and projects for both internal WSP projects, as well as our external clientele.
• Coordinate with state and local municipalities to obtain proper certifications and permits for survey work within their jurisdictions.
• Provide Training and Mentorship to staff on the “best practices” of and training on up-to-date methodology.
• Provide oversight of any required subconsultants required for survey services, such as quality control and contract negotiations.
• Represent WSP at external meetings, conferences, and other business development-related activities.
• Administer Contracts and Proposals.
• Promote a positive work environment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Remain current in latest survey practices, methods, procedures, subject matter, and techniques.
• 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 Surveying, GIS, or a related field (or equivalent experience.)
• 7+ years of relevant post-education experience in the discipline with prior Survey Director responsibilities and/or Survey Project Management.
• High-level experience with both public and private sector work (e.g. state, city, county, utility districts, and private land development.)
• Proficiency with land survey principles, practices, processes, methods, and techniques.
• Highly proficient expertise with relevant codes, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements.
• Ability to work independently and provide guidance and leadership to mid-level to senior-level teams or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC.
• Experienced with providing critical reviews for documents and preparing technical deliverables with a high degree of complexity.
• Must successfully complete and pass WSP's Motor Vehicle screening.
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP's health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
• Ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek.
• Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree is preferred.
• Licensed Professional Land Surveyor in the state of New York.

WSP Benefits:

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.

Compensation:

Expected Salary (all locations): $92,800 - $155,210

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.

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Additional Requirements

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

Additional Details

• Travel Required: 25%
• Job Status: Regular
• Employee Type: Full
• Primary Location: LATHAM - TROY SCHENECTADY RD
• All locations: US-NY-Latham, US-NY-Troy

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.