Williams brings more than 30 years of experience in rail infrastructure management to his new role at WSP. He has spent the past two decades in multiple leadership roles with Network Rail, which owns and operates the UK railway infrastructure, including the past five years as an associate vice president leading Network Rail Consulting in Boston.
“Gordon has been a key player in delivering transformational business and cultural change in rail operations nationally and internationally to improve safety, performance and productivity,” said Eryca Dinsdale, WSP vice president, enterprise management and strategy. “His broad career has allowed him to specialize in many different fields, and he brings an impressive record of performance improvement, management, and innovative leadership to WSP.”
Before moving to the U.S., Williams led the change program for Network Rail’s high output track renewal team, delivering technology innovation as well as lean process changes to improve safety and increase output by over 50 percent. He was the principal systems engineer for the Crossrail project in the UK, responsible for integrating Network Rail’s work for the project’s tunnel infrastructure and operations.