This Opportunity
WSP is currently initiating a search for a Vice President, Project & Program Management for our Salt Lake City, Utah , office to be involved in projects with our Energy Sector Team. Be a part of a growing organization that meets our client's energy and decarbonization challenges.
Your Impact
The successful candidate should expect to manage projects across a wide variety of project supporting the Energy Transition underway in the United States, including but not limited to:
Transmission, Distribution, and Substation design and implementation across the western U.S.
Solar and wind renewables design and implementation across the western US.
Electrification sites for public and fleet charging, transit agencies, electrified trucking, shorepower, mining, and other industrial electrification.
Emerging project areas such as hydrogen development.
Clients
Sets clients at the center for all we do, helping them be -Future Ready- through sustainable planning and design, and prepared for emerging market disrupters.
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 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 district.
Manages client coordination and cross-selling efforts across all business lines in coordination with Region, District, National Business Lines, Strategic Growth Team and Pursuit Management.
Pulls together the best teams to maximize productivity including bringing in technical expertise as applicable to best solve client challenges.
People & Culture
Attracts 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.
Participates in strategic recruitment, promotional programs and performance management focused on the employee experience, wellness and safety.
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
Develops district growth, forecast and business development strategy in collaboration with Region Business Line Leaders and National Business Lines.
Prioritizes investments to enhance WSP's ability to deliver high quality, sustainable projects for clients bringing the best tools and practices available to market.
Optimizes the client and employee experience through regular review and implements process improvements and automation.
Focuses on innovation and enhancing health & safety, quality and sustainable standards.
Assembles the best teams to maximize productivity including bringing in technical expertise as applicable to best solve client challenges.
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.
Who You Are
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in a related discipline.
12+ years of related professional experience.
Strong client and project delivery experience in the Energy sector, with an understanding other market sectors within the A/E/C industry.
Experience building business through external client engagement and internal sales management processes.
Experience with budget management and an enterprise business aptitude.
Demonstrated experience of leadership, personal accountability, persistence and being goal-oriented.
Ability to innovate and re-think the conventional approach to client and employee engagement.
Experience with change management with a strong business acumen and an aptitude for improving processes.
Experience with key performance indicators including EBITDA, Organic Growth, Days Sales Outstanding, Utilization, Backlog, promoting Inclusion & Diversity initiatives.
Commitment to internal and external client service.
Strong communication skills, collaborative, and drive consensus.
Motivational with a staff development mindset and excellent leadership/managerial and mentoring/teaching skills.
Highly organized, detail oriented, and skilled with implementation/logistics.
Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP's health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
This role may be subject to a client-mandated drug/alcohol testing policy. As such, employee may be subject to random drug/alcohol tests.
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