Digital Infrastructure Director

This Opportunity

WSP’s Advisory and Planning business line is seeking a Director, Digital Infrastructure & Mobility Innovation to lead our strategy, client delivery, and industry engagement in the rapidly evolving digital transportation landscape. Ideally, the candidate should possess proven leadership in connected vehicle systems, intelligent transportation, and digital infrastructure innovation, helping agencies and industry partners (e.g. telecommunication and automotive partners) prepare for a future shaped by connectivity, automation, and emerging mobility solutions.

Your Impact

• Define and execute WSP’s vision for digital infrastructure transformation across transportation systems.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to federal, state, and, especially industry clients on connected and automated systems, safety, and mobility solutions.
• Represent WSP in national and international forums, shaping standards, policies, and industry guidance.
• Build partnerships across government, telecom, automotive, and infrastructure owner/operators to plan and accelerate deployment.
• Contribute to business development through industry leadership, client engagement, and ecosystem building.
• Mentor and inspire staff, fostering a culture of innovation and technical excellence.
   

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• 15+ years of leadership in transportation technology, digital infrastructure, and intelligent systems.
• Recognized industry leaders with committee leadership in national organizations preferred.
• Proven track record of client engagement at federal, state, national or international levels.
• Extensive experience in standards development, policy shaping, and deployment strategies.
• Strong communication, facilitation, and executive advisory skills.
   

Preferred Qualifications 

• Record of innovation and peer-reviewed publications in transportation and communications.
• Experience in consulting industry.
• Familiarity with AI/ML applications, edge computing, and digital communications architectures.
• Recognized honors at the national level.

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): $147,500 - $272,580
 

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.

Expected Salary (Colorado only): $147,500 - $255,860

WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position within the state of Colorado, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and 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.
 

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.

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