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Locations for this role includes but not limited to Kansas City, St. Louis, Chicago, Houston, Dallas, or Omaha office. This leadership role will be responsible for managing the successful delivery of comprehensive environmental services within the transportation and rail infrastructure space, while serving as a trusted advisor and key point of contact for the client.\nThe successful candidate will lead multidisciplinary programs, oversee account performance, and strengthen WSP's partnership with this important client through exceptional project execution, proactive communication, and a strong commitment to safety, quality, and commercial success. This position offers the opportunity to support critical rail infrastructure initiatives for one of North America's largest transportation networks.\nYour Impact\nServe as the primary account manager and client-facing lead for environmental services.\nIdentify opportunities to expand service offerings and support growth of the account and WSP’s strategic freight rail program within the Earth & Environment sector.\nBuild and maintain strong relationships with internal and client stakeholders, project sponsors, and operational leaders.\nDevelop account growth strategies and manage forecasting and financial performance while ensuring alignment with client expectations.\nLead multidisciplinary teams consisting of environmental and engineering professionals.\nCoordinate internal and external stakeholders to facilitate efficient project delivery and issue resolution.\nEnsure compliance with WSP and client standards, project requirements, regulatory requirements, and WSP quality processes.\nPartner with Project Controls teams to monitor schedules, forecasts, earned value metrics, resource utilization, and project safety metrics.\nPrepare and deliver executive-level account updates, performance reviews, and strategic client presentations.\nMentor project managers, coordinators, and technical staff while promoting a strong culture of safety, collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.\nSupport proposal development, strategic account planning, and business development activities associated with this key rail account and other rail clients.\nExercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources, and conduct and adhere to WSP's Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.\nPerform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.\nWho You Are\nRequired Qualifications\nBachelor's Degree in Environmental Science, Geology, Engineering or a related discipline.\n10+ years of progressive experience managing environmental programs for transportation, freight rail, or infrastructure clients.\nStrong commitment to safety. \nWorking knowledge of key environmental service offerings, such as emergency incident and spill response; environmental due diligence in support of real property transactions and mergers and acquisitions; survey and abatement of asbestos, lead and PCBs; management and evaluation of environmental liabilities; natural, cultural and historic resource survey, management and permitting, including NEPA; environmental remediation; geohazard mitigation; environmental, safety and health compliance; and, industrial wastewater treatment system design. \nProven experience managing strategic accounts, forecasting, business risks, and client relationships.Proven ability to develop and lead programs and strong internal teams across multiple disciplines and geographic locations.\n\nProven ability to identify and lead pursuit of strategic opportunities within the environmental consulting freight rail space. \nExcellent communication, presentation, negotiation, and stakeholder engagement skills.\nAbility to navigate complex operational environments and manage competing priorities.\nWorking knowledge of project delivery methodologies, project controls, and project governance practices.\nAbility to travel is required to support program, project and client needs.\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience supporting Class I railroad clients with environmental services, including UP, BNSF, Canadian National, Canadian Pacific Kansas City, or other major rail operators.\nDemonstrated success developing and growing strategic client relationships within the transportation and rail industry.\nRail safety training.","description_format":"text","description_chars":4458,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":10,"management_years_min":10,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Civil & Structural Engineering","Engineering Services"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-10T14:34:01Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":2,"expected_fill_days":55,"reasons":["conf:2","win:early","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-11T01:26:45Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/wsp-key-account-manager","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/wsp-key-account-manager.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-11T01:26:45Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":2161,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":2839,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-10-12T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1668012},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1668012"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fwsp-key-account-manager"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fwsp-key-account-manager"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fwsp-key-account-manager"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/wsp-key-account-manager\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fwsp-key-account-manager"}]}