Senior VP East Water Dams Lead

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WSP USA is currently initiating a search for a Senior VP, East Water Dam Lead in New York, NY. The following locations will also be considered: Baltimore, MD, Boston, MA, Buffalo, NY, Charlotte, NC, Herndon, VA, Morristown, NJ, Philadelphia, PA, Pittsburgh, PA, Raleigh, NC and Shelton, CT.

WSP is investing in transformational growth in our Water business with a focus on continued growth of our ENR ranked Dams & Reservoir engineering team. We are seeking a passionate, driven leader who will drive excellence as we deliver our existing portfolio of work and will help continue to grow our footprint in the water resources/dam engineering market. We are seeking a technical practice leader for our Water Dams Practice with a background in water resources, structural, or geotechnical engineering to provide leadership and expertise in the pursuit and delivery of complex dam, levee, civil works, and flood resiliency projects. Our ideal candidate has solid client relationships, a strong technical foundation, is committed to delivering quality products, and is passionate about building cohesive, best-in-class teams. They will drive growth, deliver excellence, and mentor staff in a collaborative environment with the business line leaders across U.S. operations.

WSP has hundreds of US office locations. The successful candidate will have options to operate from a mutually agreed office within the East region.

Your Impact

• Lead the growth strategy for the Dam & Reservoir market for the East Region. Identify priority clients, strategic projects, and areas of market investments targeted at the growth of the practice.
• Identify opportunities, preposition with clients, and lead pursuit development to drive annual 15-20% market growth targets.
• Lead the operations and project delivery for WSP's dam practice in the east. This practice provides services on a wide range of projects including dam safety services, dam rehabilitation, new dam design, levee design, floodwall design, penstocks, dam removal, and other related heavy civil works.
• Supervise staff, manage their development and performance, enhancing their engagement in our greater organization and promoting their professional development. Track and manage team financial KPIs and utilization goals. Manage backlog and staff workload.
• Recruit/hire staff and direct project staffing assignments to meet client, contract, and company business objectives.
• Manage projects to scope, schedule, and budget commitments, with health & safety and quality in the forefront of project delivery. Achieve target project metrics, including days sales outstanding and target direct labor multipliers.
• Travel, as needed, to client meetings, project sites, project meetings, public meetings, and professional conferences/meetings.
• Perform and review work products developed and prepared by junior staff, including dam safety inspections and prepare reports in conformance with state or federal regulatory guidelines.
• Demonstrated experience with dam stability analysis, seismicity issues, flood hydrology, mechanical design knowledge, geotechnical knowledge, dam monitoring and instrumentation, dam operations, and risk assessment preferred.
• Review and supervise development of the following: hydraulic, geotechnical, and structural design calculations, modeling studies, engineering drawings, reports, project standards and specifications, quantity take-offs, engineering cost estimates, and permit applications for projects involving hydraulic structures.
• Facilitate, direct, and/or perform field visits, site reconnaissance, and/or dam safety inspection services as dictated by project requirements.
• Apply regulatory knowledge with USACE, FEMA, NYSDEC, FERC, USBR, and other local, state, and federal agencies and regulators.
• Develop client relationships, pursue prospective projects, prepare proposals, and present at client interviews and industry forums.
• Strengthen WSP's brand through engaging in professional organizations, giving presentations at industry events, and developing online communication assets.
• 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.
• Drive technical excellence.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in dam engineering, preferably with at least 3 years of related experience in the East Region
• Bachelor's degree in Civil and/or Structural Engineering, or related field
• Licensed Professional Engineer, with ability to acquire additional states as needed via reciprocity
• Specialized dam engineering expertise with a strong background in the fields of geotechnical or structural engineering
• Strong analytical and design skills
• Experience building business through external client engagement and internal sales management processes
• Budget management / enterprise business aptitude
• Demonstrated experience of leadership, personal accountability, persistence and being goal-oriented
• Strong business acumen with an aptitude for improving processes
• Commitment to internal and external client service
• Motivational; staff development mindset; excellent leadership/managerial and mentoring/teaching skills
• Highly organized; detail oriented; skilled with implementation/ logistics
• Collaborative, drives consensus
• Strong communication skills, including excellent English technical verbal and written communication skills
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP's health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies

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.

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 (all locations): $149,200 - $300,410

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.

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:

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