Assistant Vice President, Quality and Audit (Earth and Environment)

This Opportunity

This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Assistant Vice President, Quality and Audit to support our Earth and Environment team. The candidate may work out of any WSP US office.  
Be a part of growing team of leaders, pioneers, and engineers with huge global support to accelerate your career to new heights.  WSP is a happy and healthy work environment with a great attitude towards flexibility, support, inclusion, balance, and promoting leading innovation.

Your Impact

Metrics and KPIs  

• Implement the US Quality Plan to monitor, track, and report on quality metrics/KPIs.
• Work collaboratively with US leadership to drive improvements in support of the US Quality Plan.
   

Key Roles and Responsibilities
 

• Work with the Earth and Environment Business Line Quality Director to develop and implement the US Health, Safety, Environment, and Quality (HSEQ) Manual.
• Conduct drop-in assessments and support the internal audit program, including audit corrective action plans.
• Support the business line with project quality and proposals.
• Coach project teams on developing, guiding, and verifying the implementation of project quality plans, as well as escalating audit corrective action plans as needed.
• Assist with business line operations to monitor and report on compliance and progress through regular audits.
• Participate in select Monthly Project Reviews (MPRs) and engage in recovery efforts where needed.
• Establish and support workflows for quality engagement in pursuits and project delivery.
• Collaborate with 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.
• Report quality concerns or deficiencies/improvements in the QA/QC system to the Quality Director.
• Promote, guide, and document award program nominations.
• Coordinate with project managers (PMs) and project directors (PDs) to ensure client surveys are conducted in a timely manner.
• Perform and document root cause analysis, lessons learned, and best practice reviews as needed to support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provide early notification to the 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 and global quality-related continual improvement initiatives.
• Provide global audit support.
• Participate in project management and planning meetings.
• Share knowledge with peers.
• Demonstrate commitment to staying up-to-date with current and emerging practices in technical knowledge.
• Develop and manage high-quality technical and professional deliverables on projects.
   

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Have at least 10 years of 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 T&I projects and programs.
• Working knowledge of HSEQ integrated systems.
• BSc/MSc or equivalent
• Adept at using Microsoft Office programs, especially Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, and Excel.
   

Preferred Qualifications

• HSEQ-related qualification.
• Internal/external auditing qualification, ISO 45001, 14001, or 9001.
• Experience with ISO certification requirements and coordination thereof.
• Member of a professional body, e.g., ASQ, IOSH, etc.

 

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): $104,200 - $185,680
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 t