Hybrid Utah Civil Technical Excellence Center (TEC) Leader na WSP USA Inc.
WSP USA Inc. · South Jordan, Estados Unidos Da América · Hybrid
- Senior
- Escritório em South Jordan
Be involved in projects with our Utah’s Transportation Business Line and help grow all business lines to meet our client’s objectives.
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WSP is currently initiating a search for a Utah Civil Technical Excellence Center (TEC) Leader within our South Jordan-UT office. The candidate will assist with leadership of the Utah team and provide direct leadership of a multi-sector technical excellence team, provide leadership to ensure technical practices such as civil engineering, electrical, architecture, structures and others including technical deliverables and programs are delivered with quality and demonstrates technical excellence. Assist in the project delivery and the development and implementation of district’s marketing and business growth strategies, and coordinate workshare with offices across the region. They will provide coordinated leadership with other local and national business line leaders for the pursuit of transportation and infrastructure focused highway, bridge, roadway corridor, transit and rail, tolling and mobility solutions, and multi-modal; and aviation-based transportation improvements, as well as support our clients and project opportunities for all of WSP’s services.
Operational Excellence
- Optimizes the client and employee experience through regular review and implements process improvements, and provide leadership to ensure technical practices and programs are delivered with a level of quality that meets or exceeds acceptable industry standards, and which elevates the district’s technical excellence.
- Focuses on innovation and enhancing transportation and mobility solutions, project delivery and technical solutions.
- Responsible for subject matter expertise innovation and administration, and ensures technical and corporate compliance with standards.
- Collaborate with district leaders, technical excellence leaders and project/program management teams and other area leaders to establish quality and sustainable standards.
- Supports the development of local growth, forecast and business development strategy in collaboration with District, Region and National Business Line Leaders.
- Resolves conflict and other internal/external issues that may arise in the office, amongst WSP’s client base, or on projects.
- Collaborate with regional, district leaders and other area leaders to strategically drive the business with focus on business growth, manage project performance, oversee overhead expenditures, and meet operational, business performance, and financial metrics.
People & Culture
- Works with the Utah Business Line Leader to organize the business with focus on vision and culture, talent development and building teams, client engagement and experience, and performance and growth strategy.
- People leader with direct supervision of the Utah Civil Team
- Collaborate with 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.
- Provide proactive and strategic process and people leadership for the design, implementation and administration of engineering and technical disciplines’ project and program involvement across the district and within the organization.
- 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 Quality, Safety, Sustainability and Ethics & Compliance; and Inclusion & Diversity and Guiding Principles.
Clients
- Brings an expanded view and integrated response to complex challenges by leveraging our full suite of offerings across all end markets, and technical practices such as civil engineering, electrical, architecture, structures and others.
- Utilizes our extended reach across regions, districts, offices and the globe to foster new and innovative client delivery.
- Deploys our unique expertise and perspective to create new value for clients and provides civic and industry leadership within the local area.
- Drives performance of the technical excellence practices, business and strategically grows our market share to ensure WSP is a preferred provider to our clients.
- Leverages technical experience and leadership to support client engagement, and provides strategic direction and leadership of Client Engagement Teams (CET).
- Supports local client coordination and cross-selling efforts in coordination with Region, District, National Business Lines, and Pursuit Management.
Expertise
- Leverages our broad technical experience to enhance current and new service offerings with focus on transportation and infrastructure opportunities in all disciplines (planning, design, project/program management).
- Collaborates with Business Line Leader, local business and district leadership in the development of new and emerging innovations to remain the trusted thought leaders in our industry.
- Supports advancement of the strategic direction of the district and region in the location 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.
- Demonstrates technical experience to advance service offerings and technical excellence through direct project delivery demonstrated by set performance utilization goal as Technical Excellence Practices Leader.
- Key performance indicators include: EBITDA, Organic Growth, DSO, Utilization, Backlog and other performance measures focused on business growth.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in engineering, or closely relevant field.
- Minimum of 12 years of experience with a college degree; or equivalent experience with a strong focus in engineering, transportation, infrastructure, and/or project management/project delivery.
- Professional Engineer (P.E.) License Required.
- Advanced proficiency with civil engineering principles, practices, process, design/build, standard of care, and the application to permitting and project work-related issues.
- Advanced proficiency with making technical computations and calculations involving the application of engineering principles, understanding plans and specifications and making factual comparisons to the appropriate regulations.
- Demonstrated experience of leadership, personal accountability, persistent and goal oriented.
- Ability to innovate and re-think the conventional approach to client and employee engagement.
- Strong business acumen with an aptitude for improving processes.
- Sound decision-making, strategic and visionary thinking, and creative business development capabilities across a multi-disciplined practice.
- Advanced proficiency with office automation, discipline-specific design software (i.e., MicroStation, AutoCAD, Civil 3D, ArcGIS, InRoads, Geopak, GeoSlope, ANSYS, STADD, HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS), technology, math principles, predictive models, spreadsheets, and tools.
- 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.
- Strong ability to quickly adapt to change and demonstrate flexibility to a variety of schedules and hours to meet business needs.
- Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s Degree in Engineering.
- Strong experience in managing the review and approval of documents and discipline-specific deliverables, certifications, processes, and plans in a multi-project environment is highly desirable.
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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.
