Assistant Vice President, Transportation Planning

Description

• Optimizes the client and employee experience through regular reviews while embracing process improvement.
• Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
• Resolves conflict and other internal/external issues that may arise between staff, amongst WSP’s client base, or on projects.
• Fosters a work environment that is collaborative, values inclusion and diversity and invites broad, creative thinking – crafting a more attractive place to work, grow and thrive.
• Manages local client coordination and supports cross-selling efforts in coordination with Local and Regional leadership and Pursuit Management.
• Advances the strategic direction of the region in the location of responsibility for sustained and continued growth consistent within the context of the strategic plan.
• With Business Line Leaders support, utilizes our extended reach of technical and subject matter experts (SMEs) across regions, districts, offices and the globe to foster new and innovative client delivery.
• Coordinate with leads and specialists in other business lines and regions (particularly Transportation & Infrastructure) to engage in projects and pursuits and leverage a broader based of staff support.
• Inspires, motivates and promotes the best of WSP to our clients and communities to ensure strong employee engagement and morale.
• Attends civic and industry events, conferences, and forums such as WTS, APA, ACEC, Chamber of Commerce.
• Supports programs such as Safety, Sustainability and Ethics & Compliance.
• Leverages our broad technical experience to enhance current and new service offerings.
• Track changes in federal environmental law and policy in coordination with specialists and evaluate implications for projects, pursuits and staffing.
• In collaboration with Business Line Leaders, develops local growth, forecast and business development strategy.
• Encourages, supports and promotes the technical and professional development of local WSP staff.
• Fosters the development of new and emerging innovations to remain the trusted thought leaders in our industry.
• Grows our market share to fulfill our goal that WSP become the preferred, trusted advisor to our clients.
• Collaborates with Local Business Lead and other area leaders to strategically drive the business, assess and suggest improvements for project performance, oversee overhead expenditures, and focus on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs): Sales, Funding, EBITDA, Staff Hiring and Retention, DSO, Utilization, Backlog, Inclusion & Diversity and Guiding Principles.
• Brings an expanded view and integrated response to complex challenges by leveraging our full suite of offerings across all end markets.

Requirements

• Strongly established relevant client relationships and industry contacts in the local area, including ability to lead pursuits and proposals.
• Ability to innovate and re-think the conventional approach to client and employee engagement.
• Experience with professional environmental services as a consultant or client, developing scopes of work, directing work, issuing or responding to RFP or RFQs.
• Sound decision-making, strategic and visionary thinking, and creative business development capabilities.
• Strong business acumen.
• Master’s Degree is preferred.
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
• Essential professional licensure/certification.
• Demonstrated experience of leadership, personal accountability, persistence, and growth.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience with a Bachelor’s Degree in Planning, Public Policy, or related discipline, or equivalent experience in the A/E/C industry with a focus on infrastructure projects.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance