Assistant Vice President, Quality and Audit

This Opportunity

WSP is seeking an Assistant Vice President, Quality & Audit. This position is preferred to be based out any of our Northeast WSP USA offices, but open to considering other WSP regional office locations. Preference will be given to candidates in the DC area, but not required.

Your Impact

• Implement Regional Quality Plan to monitor, track, and report on quality metrics/KPIs
• Work collaboratively with regional leadership to drive improvement in support of the Regional Quality Plan
• Development and implementation of the Quality Assurance Program in the Region
• Conduct Drop-in Assessments; support audit program
• Support Regions with project quality and proposals
• Coach project teams on developing and implementing project quality plans, as well as corrective action plans
• Partner with regional operations to monitor and report on compliance and progress through regular audits of above quality metrics
• Participate in select Monthly Project Reviews (MPRs) and engage in recovery efforts where needed
• Establish workflows for quality engagement in pursuits and project delivery
• Collaborate with the technical leaders on standards and best practices for implementation specific to design services
• Identify training needs in collaboration with operations leaders and deliver as required
• Supervise, mentor, guide and oversee DQM performance (as needed)
• Report quality concerns or deficiencies/improvements in QA/QC system to the Quality Director
• Promote, guide and document award program nominations
• Approve exceptions and modifications to mandatory regional QC requirements 
• Coordinate with project managers (PMs) and project delivery managers (PDMs) to ensure client surveys are conducted in a timely manner
• Perform and document, as needed, root cause analysis, lessons learned / best practice reviews to support continuous improvement initiatives
• Provide early notification to senior management and Quality Director on projects with Quality concerns or issues
• Facilitate Quality training for all new employees and refresher training at required intervals
• Meet and report regularly with the Quality Director to review metrics, schedules, action items and follow ups
• Support national Quality related continual improvement initiatives
• Global audit support

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Have at least 10 years’ experience in the field of Quality in multi-disciplinary activities including Construction, Engineering and Project Management. 
• 5+ years in a management role working closely with leadership teams.
• Working knowledge of Federal projects and programs.
• Working knowledge of HSEQ integrated systems.
• Hold a Diploma and or BSc / MSc or equivalent 
• Internal / external auditing qualification, ISO 45001, 14001 or 9001 preferred. 
• Experienced with ISO certification requirements and coordination thereof.
• Adept at using Microsoft Office programs, especially Outlook, PowerPoint, Word and Excel.

Preferred Qualifications

• HSEQ related qualification preferred.   
• Chartered Member of a professional body i.e. ASQ, IOSH etc preferred.

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): $112,000-$180,000
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 market