Project Manager – Transit Fare Collection Program

About the role

This Opportunity WSP is seeking an experienced Project Manager – Fare Collection Program to lead and support complex fare collection, transit technology, and mobility programs for South Florida transit agency clients. This position will serve as the primary day-to-day project management lead, coordinating activities among clients, technology vendors, contractors, and stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Project Manager for fare collection and transit technology projects.
• Act as the primary WSP point of contact with clients, vendors, and project stakeholders.
• Lead project planning, execution, monitoring, and reporting activities.
• Develop and maintain project schedules, budgets, action item logs, risk registers, and status reports.
• Facilitate meetings with agency executives, project teams, contractors, and vendors.
• Monitor project progress and identify risks, issues, and schedule impacts requiring management attention.
• Cook up activities among client staff, technology providers, systems integrators, and subcontractors.
• Prepare executive-level presentations, briefing materials, and project reports.
• Support testing, implementation, operational readiness, and transition planning activities.
• Lead stakeholder engagement and communication efforts.
• Support business development and proposal activities for future transit technology opportunities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, Information Technology, Transportation Planning, or related field.
• Minimum 10 years of post education project management experience.
• Minimum 5 years managing transit, transportation technology, fare collection, intelligent transportation systems (ITS), or large technology implementation projects.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating multiple stakeholders on complex programs.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience preparing executive presentations and project reports.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and project management tools.

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP certification.
• Experience with fare payment systems, account-based ticketing, AFC, or open payments programs.
• Experience working with transit agencies, including large metropolitan transit authorities.
• Familiarity with PMBOK project management practices.
• Experience with Primavera P6 and/or Microsoft Project.
• Knowledge of transit technology, systems integration, and implementation programs.

Benefits

Your Impact Serve as Project Manager for fare collection and transit technology projects. Act as the primary WSP point of contact with clients, vendors, and project stakeholders. Lead project planning, execution, monitoring, and reporting activities. Develop and maintain project schedules, budgets, action item logs, risk registers, and status reports. Facilitate meetings with agency executives, project teams, contractors, and vendors. Monitor project progress and identify risks, issues, and schedule impacts requiring management attention. Coordinate activities among client staff, technology providers, systems integrators, and subcontractors. Prepare executive-level presentations, briefing materials, and project reports. Support testing, implementation, operational readiness, and transition planning activities. Lead stakeholder engagement and communication efforts. Support business development and proposal activities for future transit technology opportunities.

Why Join WSP?

WSP supports some of North America's largest fare payment and transit modernization programs, bringing together project management, systems, and transit expertise to help agencies deliver transformative mobility solutions. Recent work includes major fare collection and transition programs supporting agencies such as SEPTA, MTA, and Miami-Dade Transit.

About WSP

ABOUT US 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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Contact

If you are interested in this opportunity, please submit your resume and cover letter detailing your relevant experience and qualifications. We look forward to hearing from you!