National Bridges & Structures Practice, Director, Business and Strategic Development bei WSP USA Inc.
WSP USA Inc. · New York, Vereinigte Staaten Von Amerika · Onsite
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WSP is seeking a National Bridges & Structures Practice, Director, Business and Strategic Development for any mutually agreed upon WSP USA Office.
Work with Regional business leaders, project managers and other technical groups to pursue and win significant projects where bridges are a key component of the delivery.
This role will take a broad US market view but will have an initial focus on developing a larger market share in the state of California. Contributing to and supporting the National Bridges and Structures Practice Strategy, which in-turn underpins WSP's current 3-year strategic plan. Raising the profile of WSP's US Bridge team in the US Market and within WSP. Better integrating the US Bridge team with the Global Bridge team and international projects.
Your ImpactWork with the NBSP Director and the US Bridge TECs to develop areas where WSP can differentiate in the market:
- Client relationships
- Regional and TEC Collaboration
- Contractor relationships / Alternative Delivery
- Use of AI and ML in delivery
- Carbon Reduction
- Global talent access
- Technical Depth
- GCC Integration to projects
- Innovation
Project Roles
- Serve as PM/DM and Technical Advisory or Challenge Team roles on complex bridge projects
- Integrate a Technical Governance approach to quality management of complex and large bridge projects. Address technical risk and performance the same way we do commercial risk and performance.
Continued/expanded role as Global Bridge Lead
- Develops and drives global strategy for providing professional services in complex or advanced technology bridge projects.
- Brings international talent to US Bridge projects - both through WSP global staff and global partners working in the US.
- Provides opportunities for US staff to support global WSP projects
- Drives development of a global professional network of WSP staff
- Participation in international professional organization's and technical committees, conferences, etc.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, or closely related discipline.
- 15+ years of relevant post education experience in engineering, prior transit and rail experience, and infrastructure design.
- Engineer license required (multi-state preferred).
- Extensive, advanced proficiency with transit and rail engineering principles, practices, process, and design/build, standard of care, and the application to permitting and project work-related issues.
- Advanced knowledge of FRA, FTA, CPUC, AREMA, and other rail regulatory standards and procedures, codes, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements, and the business impact upon the organization.
- Demonstrated ability with establishing, implementing, and managing multiple larger-scale discipline-related programs, documents, projects, and practices for a line(s) of business.
- Excellent leadership and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to manage staff, and effectively, persuasively, and tactfully interact with employees at all levels of the organization.
- Strategic lateral thinking and strong analytical skills with attention to detail and prioritization of responsibilities in a pressure work environment.
- Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources, including senior management, clients, and company-wide staff, including those with whom no formal hierarchical relationship exits.
- Strong ability to quickly adapt to change and demonstrate flexibility to a variety of schedules and hours to meet business needs.
- Advanced knowledge and proficiency with office automation, discipline-specific design software (i.e., MicroStation, AutoCAD, Civil 3D, OpenRail), technology, math principles, predictive models, spreadsheets, and tools used in the corporate environment.
- 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
- Master’s Degree in Engineering.
WSP Benefits:
WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on 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: $130,000- $310,000
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.
Expected Salary (Colorado only): $130,000 - $310,000
WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position within the state of Colorado, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and 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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Company
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.
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.
