This Opportunity

WSP seeks to hire a Senior Vice President to lead WSP’s California Civil and Ground Engineering (CGE) Service Line (Local Business Leader) in our Earth & Environment Business Line , based in any of the large metropolitan centers in California. The candidate will play a key strategic leadership role in the California Region as we continue to strengthen and expand our civil, geotechnical, geohazards and ground-engineering services. WSP is playing a critical role in the growth and development throughout the powerhouse economy in California, partnering key public state and municipal government agencies and Fortune 500 private sector clients. The LBL role also is a leader in leveraging cross collaboration with other WSP business-lines such as Transport and Infrastructure (T&I), Property and Buildings (P&B), Energy, Water, Federal, Advisory Services, and Project Management and Construction Management (PMCM) to bring value to our clients. WSP has over 2200 professionals in California between all these business-lines.

At WSP, we are driven by inspiring the right people to be part of our Future Ready business objectives. Our devotion to teamwork has allowed us to build communities, expand our horizons and partner our clients. Here at WSP, anything is within our reach and yours as a WSP employee. Come join us and help shape the future!

Your Impact

WSP’s vision is based on a passionate, thoughtful strategy that embraces the four pillars of our business: Clients, People & Culture, Operational Excellence, and Expertise:

Clients

• Drives performance of the Civil, Ground Engineering (CGE) Service Line business and, working with other senior practitioners and business-lines, strategically grows our market share to fulfill our goal that WSP become the preferred, trusted advisor to our clients.

• Manages local client coordination and cross-selling efforts in coordination with the broader California Region and National Client and Sector Teams.

• Integrates as the “face of the company” across the State of California, attending civic and industry events, conferences, and forums ranging from ACEC, Chamber of Commerce, and other relevant industry organizations.

• Brings an expanded view and integrated response to complex challenges by leveraging our full suite of offerings across all end-markets.

• Utilizes our extended reach of technical and subject matter experts (SMEs) across the region, offices and the globe to foster new and innovative client delivery.

People & Culture

• Works with the Regional Business Line Leader to attract the best industry talent by fostering 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.

• Emphasizes employee training and development to create a unique work experience.

• Inspires, motivates and promotes the best of WSP to our clients and communities to ensure strong employee engagement and morale.

• Supports programs such as Safety, Sustainability and Ethics & Compliance

Operational Excellence

• Optimizes the client and employee experience through regular reviews while embracing process improvement.

• Focuses on innovation and collaboration with a focus on maintaining and improving quality.

• Develops regional growth, forecast and business development strategy in collaboration with Region Business-Line Leader and National Sector Leaders.

• Resolves conflict and other internal/external issues that may arise in the office, amongst WSP’s client base, or on projects.

• Collaborates with regional service line and business-line leaders to drive operating performance and growth of the CGE business. Responsible for overall profit and loss (P&L) and operating performance of the Service-Line, including improving performance of project portfolios, oversee overhead expenditures, and other Key Performance Indicators (KPIs): Sales, Funding, EBITDA, Staff Hiring and Retention, DSO, Utilization, Backlog, Quality, Safety, Inclusion & Diversity and Guiding Principles.

Expertise

• Leverages our broad technical experience to enhance current and new service offerings.

• Fosters the development of new and emerging innovations to remain the trusted thought leaders in our industry.

• Advances the strategic direction of the region in the service-line of responsibility for sustained and continued growth consistent within the context of the strategic plan.

• Encourages, supports and promotes the technical and professional development of local WSP staff, including participation in national/global technical practice area communities and industry organizations to reinforce WSP as a thought-leader in this space.

• Collaborates with professionals from a variety of disciplines to provide future ready solutions for clients.

• 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.

• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Geology or closely related discipline.

• 15+ years of relevant post education experience in the A/E/C industry with a strong focus in civil and ground engineering.

• Comprehensive experience in at least one or more of: general civil engineering in transportation & infrastructure, land development, site civil, mining and solid waste sectors.

• California Professional Engineer license required.

• Demonstrated experience of leadership, personal accountability, persistence, and growth.

• Ability to innovate and re-think the conventional approach to client and employee engagement.

• Strong business acumen with an aptitude for improving processes. Experience in managing group-level operations.

• Sound decision-making, strategic and visionary thinking, and creative business development capabilities across a multi-disciplined practice.

• Strongly established relevant client relationships and industry contacts in the local area.

• Commitment to internal and external client service.

• 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.

• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.

• Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.

Preferred Qualifications/Experience

• Ph.D. or master’s degree in Civil Engineering whose area of specialization is Geotechnical Engineering

• Licensed California Geotechnical Engineer

• 10+ years experience in engineering consultancy

• Strong track record in client development and business development

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): $149,600 - $367,800

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.

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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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WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.

At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?

WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.

The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.