Transportation Business Lead - Omaha - WSP USA

    WSP USA
    WSP USA Omaha

    1 week ago

    Description

    This Opportunity

    WSP is seeking a dynamic **Transportation Business Line Lead** to drive growth and leadership in the Nebraska market, with a particular focus on the Omaha metropolitan area. This role will oversee all transportation disciplines, serve as a market-facing leader, and act as the **Office Lead** for a team of 5-10 professionals. The successful candidate will collaborate closely with the Regional Transportation Lead to set and achieve business targets, lead operations and culture, and position WSP as a trusted advisor to key clients including **NDOT, City of Omaha, City of Lincoln, Douglas County, Sarpy County, Lancaster County, and the state MPOs** .

    This is a strategic leadership role in a growth market, combining technical expertise, project leadership, and business development to expand WSP's transportation practice while leveraging national business lines and resources.

    Your Impact

    + Serve as **Principal-in-Charge (PIC)** and **Project Manager (PM)** on major transportation projects, ensuring delivery excellence.

    + Lead the Omaha office's operations, culture, and growth strategy, fostering collaboration and innovation.

    + Partner with the Regional Transportation Lead and Lincoln office lead to establish and achieve business development targets.

    + Build and maintain strong client relationships with NDOT, municipalities, counties, and MPOs across Nebraska.

    + Provide technical expertise and collaboration across transportation disciplines, including highways, transit, rail, aviation, and planning.

    + Champion WSP's **Future Ready** approach, integrating sustainability, resilience, and innovation into projects.

    + Collaborate with national business lines to leverage resources and expand service offerings in Nebraska.

    + Represent WSP in industry organizations, conferences, and community engagements to enhance visibility and reputation.

    + Collaborate with other WSP offices across the Midwest District to deliver infrastructure projects throughout the project life cycle.

    Who You Are

    **Required Qualifications**

    + Minimum **15 years of experience** in transportation engineering, planning, or related fields.

    + Proven track record of **leadership in business development, client management, and project delivery** .

    + Professional Engineer ( **PE** ) license strongly preferred.

    + Prior experience working with **NDOT and local municipalities** in Nebraska.

    + Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and manage complex projects.

    + Strong understanding of transportation market trends, funding mechanisms, and regulatory environment.

    **Preferred Qualifications**

    + Strategic thinker with ability to identify and pursue growth opportunities in emerging markets.

    + Excellent communication and relationship-building skills with clients, partners, and staff.

    + Experience leading office operations, culture, and staff engagement.

    + Ability to balance technical expertise with business acumen.

    + Familiarity with WSP's **Future Ready** principles and commitment to advancing sustainable, equitable, and innovative transportation solutions.

    + Strong leadership presence with ability to represent WSP in Nebraska's transportation community.

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    **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.

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