Senior Director, Local Business Leadership

This Opportunity

Lead, guide, and support a portfolio of projects in Texas Transportation and help grow all business lines to meet our client’s objectives.
 
At WSP, we are driven by inspiring the right people to be part of our future-focused business objectives. Our devotion to teamwork has allowed us to build communities and expand our skylines. Here at WSP, anything is within our reach and yours as a WSP employee. Come join us and help shape the future!
 
WSP is currently initiating a search for a Transportation Director/Local Business Line Lead for our San Antonio, TX office. The candidate will play a key strategic leadership role in Texas as we continue to strengthen and expand our Transportation practice.  WSP is playing a critical role in the growth and development of South and Central Texas, specifically with key public agencies, Texas Department of Transportation, Alamo Area MPO, VIA, Bexar County, Alamo RMA, City of San Antonio, City of New Braunfels and others.  This role will also serve as a leader to leverage cross collaboration with Property and Buildings, Energy, Water, Federal, Advisory Services, and PMCM to bring value to our clients.

Your Impact

Operational Excellence

• Optimizes the client and employee experience through regular review and implement process improvements
• Focuses on innovation and enhancing health & safety, quality and sustainable standards
• Develops local growth, forecast and business development strategy in collaboration with Local, Regional 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, manage project performance, oversee overhead expenditures, and meet operational financial metrics

People & Culture

• Works with the 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
• 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 Safety, Sustainability and Ethics & Compliance

 Clients

• 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 local area
• Drives performance of the business and strategically grows our market share to ensure WSP is a preferred provider to our clients
• Manages 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
• Fosters the development of new and emerging innovations to remain the trusted thought leaders in our industry
• Advances 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
• Key performance indicators include:  EBITDA, Organic Growth, DSO, Utilization, Backlog, Inclusion & Diversity and Guiding Principles

Who You Are

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