Senior Professional, Management Consultancy

This Opportunity

The WSP US Advisory practice is dedicated to transforming the business of infrastructure across the transportation, buildings, energy, water, environment, and power sectors. We provide our clients with the full range of strategic planning, organizational development, economic and financial analysis and project development and delivery services supported by WSP's engineering expertise in all infrastructure markets.

With changing economic conditions, evolving government priorities, aging assets and emerging technologies, clients rely on the Advisory Services team for its unique combination of infrastructure delivery expertise and management consulting leadership. We help clients develop, procure, manage, finance and invest in infrastructure assets to successfully deliver programs and projects.

We are looking for a motivated individual to join our Business Transformation service area. This individual will join a group of trusted advisors in delivering business and operational solutions while helping to shape the future growth of the nation’s built environment.  WSP is currently initiating a search for a Senior Consultant, Advisory Services. This position can sit anywhere in the US that has an advisory hub. 
 

Your Impact

• Support Advisory Services projects within the company, ensuring project management, budget, work product, quality control and financial performance meet company standard
• Develop high quality technical and professional deliverables on projects and proposals
• Lead tasks for deliverable on projects
• Perform complex qualitative and quantitative analysis
• Actively contribute to client meetings and develop solid client relationships
• Contribute to management of scope, schedule and budget for smaller projects
• Contribute to thought leadership and subject matter collateral development under direction
• Demonstrate commitment to keeping up-to-date with technical knowledge of current and emerging practices 
• Seek opportunities to serve as mentor to junior staff 
• Participate in proposal preparation and marketing activities 
• Proactively identify technical issues and take actions to mitigate risk 
• Adhere to WSP's Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
   

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• In recognition of the full strategic suite of services offered by Advisory Services, the following degree requirements apply:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Data Sciences, Business, Economics, Finance, Urban or Transportation Planning, Environmental Studies, Liberal Arts, Public Policy, Operations Research, or closely related discipline.
• 5 to 7 years of relevant post education experience in discipline and in a management consulting or client advisory capacity.
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and high emotional IQ
• Collaborative and strong team player
   

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proven experience in consulting or a comparable role in developing organizational capability, performance improvement and/or process improvement from within an organization
• Understanding of government agency operations
• Experience in designing and implementing process improvement practices
• Project Management Professional (PMP) 
• Lean Six-Sigma certification (or similar)
• Prosci certification (or similar)

 

WSP Benefits:  

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a 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): $83,200 - $164,800

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. 
 

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 advi