Vice President, Local Business Leader

This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Local Business Lead (LBL) for our Earth & Environment Business in the  Plains District. This position would be based in Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, or Nebraska. The candidate will play a key strategic leadership role in the Plains District, working closely with the Plains District Business Line Leader and two other Plains District LBLs (Minnesota / Dakotas and Missouri / Iowa) as we continue to strengthen and expand our existing Earth & Environment practice within the Plains District and beyond. WSP is playing a critical role in the growth and development throughout the Plains District. In Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Nebraska our strategy is focused on state Departments of Transportation (DOTs), the oil and gas industry, renewable energy industry, municipal work, and many others. Services provided include soil and groundwater investigation and remediation, natural and cultural resources permitting and regulatory compliance, due diligence and environmental compliance, dam and levee inspection and design, planning and NEPA, and electric transmission and renewable energy routing and siting. The LBL role also is a leader in leveraging cross collaboration with other WSP business lines such as Property and Buildings (P&B), Energy, Water, Federal, Advisory Services, and PMCM to bring value to our clients.  WSP has over 700 professionals in Colorado between all these disciplines.

[At WSP, we are driven by inspiring the right people to be part of our Future Ready 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!

Your Impact

WSP’s vision is based on a passionate, thoughtful strategy that embraces the four pillars of our business: Clients, People & Culture, Operational Excellence, and Expertise:

Clients

• Drives performance of the Earth and Environment, Plains District business within the noted geographic area and strategically grows our market share to fulfill our goal that WSP become the preferred, trusted advisor to our clients.
• Manages local client coordination and cross-selling efforts in coordination with Team Leads, other LBLs, District, Region, National Business Lines, and Pursuit Management.
• Integrates as the “face of the company” locally and across the geographic region with clients, industry, and within WSP.
• 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 of technical and subject matter experts (SMEs) across regions, districts, offices and the globe to foster new and innovative client delivery.
   

People & Culture

• Works with designated Team Leads within the geographic area, other LBLs, and the District 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.
• Collaborates closely with Team Leads within geographic area to promote WSP culture, employee satisfaction, and performance.
• 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
   

Operational Excellence

• Optimizes the client and employee experience through regular reviews while embracing process improvement.
• Focuses on innovation and collaboration with a focus on maintaining and improving quality.
• Develops local growth, forecast and business development strategy in collaboration with Team Leads, LBLs, District, Region 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.
• Collaborates with regional, district leaders and other area leaders to strategically drive the business, assess and suggest improvements for project performance, oversee overhead expenditures, and focus on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs):   Sales, Funding, EBITDA, Staff Hiring and Retention, DSO, Utilization, Backlog, Inclusion & Diversity and Guiding Principles.
   

  Expertise

• Leverages our broad technical experience to enhance current and new service offerings.
• Fosters the development of new and