Business Line Digital Lead, Earth & Environment (US)

This Opportunity

WSP in the US is seeking a Business Line Digital Lead for our Earth & Environment market. This role can sit out of any of our primary Earth & Environment offices across the US. In this role, you will Provide visible digital leadership for the US Earth & Environment business line. This role drives consistent, high quality Digital Project Delivery, shapes and grows client facing digital services, and enables revenue and margin growth in partnership with E&E leadership and regional teams. 

Key Responsibilities
Strategy & Governance

• Champion the Digital strategy within E&E and align Business Line plans to enterprise priorities and standards.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for digital strategy and services within E&E Business Line, coordinating with Corporate Digital, OneIT, and Marketing & Communications.
• Own the annual E&E Digital Business Plan (objectives, key results/OKRs, and an investment roadmap) to balance capability uplift and market growth.
• Identify and escalate delivery, commercial, and data governance risks; drive mitigation plans.

Business Unit Engagement & Value Proposition

• Engage with Business Line leadership team to refine the digital value proposition for each team, articulate differentiators, and align to client needs and market trends.
• Prioritize areas of opportunity and investment using clear criteria (client impact, ROI, scalability, risk) and maintain a transparent prioritization backlog.
• Support implementation of the digital strategy within each Business Unit, including operating model adjustments, enablement plans, and performance tracking.
• Identify areas of improvement in delivery of E&E services leveraging digital tools and collaborate on implementation.

Client Facing Activation

• Identify and track digital pipeline within CRM 
• Partner with Business Development and Global Client Program leads to identify and prioritize target Clients for digital engagement, ensuring alignment with strategic growth objectives.
• Communicate effectively our current digital offerings internally and externally and how they can add value to our clients and projects.
• Lead and contribute to client facing digital workshops to identify pain points, map customer journeys, and conceptualize solution options (platforms, products, and services).
• Translate workshop outputs into proposals with clear value hypotheses, success metrics, delivery approach, and resourcing plans in partnership with Client Directors and Pursuit teams.
• Support pursuit teams with development of digital approach, methodology, and pricing.
• Build repeatable playbooks and assets (problem framing, discovery templates, demo environments) to scale workshops across Clients and markets.

Capability & People

• Establish and nurture an E&E digital community of practice; coach and mentor emerging digital leaders.
• Define a skills roadmap and upskilling plan (digital literacy; data; visualization; GIS/Location Intelligence; automation; BIM/digital twins) with Technical Excellence leaders.
• Drive a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement across multi-disciplinary delivery teams.
• Manage and develop a team of digital delivery professionals in the US and in India that collaborates throughout the business to achieve the above goals.

Tools & Technology

• Develop and steward an E&E tools strategy (e.g., Autodesk, Bentley, GIS/Location Intelligence, data & visualization stacks) for effective, consistent use and licensing efficiency.
• Collaborate with AI and platform leads on product/platform roadmaps, integration patterns, and data governance.
• Support commercial models for digital tools, platforms, and productized services (pricing, packaging, margin tracking).

Services & Growth

• Maintain visibility of E&E digital services and platforms; set KPIs and dashboards for adoption, NPS, utilization, revenue, and gross margin.
• Foster cross selling across Business Units and adjacent markets; share wins, case studies, and best practices.
• Partner with Marketing & Communications to amplify E&E digital thought leadership and client references.
   

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (Digital Technology, Engineering, Environmental Science, Design, or Management)
• 12+ years leading project delivery in complex, client facing environments.
• Exceptional written and verb