This Opportunity WSP is looking for a **Senior Vice President/ Vertical Transportation Technical Excellence (TEC) Lead** for our Northern California Transportation Business Line. Serving as the Vertical Transportation TEC Lead the candidate will play a key leadership role in the **California Region** as we continue to strengthen and expand our Transportation practice, promote collaboration and teamwork with a focus to build our local team, and drive solutions in support our clients, and communities. This position can be based out of our any of WSP's Northern California offices: **San Francisco-CA, Roseville/Sacramento-CA, Oakland-CA or San Jose-CA** . The Vertical Transportation TEC Lead will assist with technical project delivery, assist in developing and implementing marketing strategies, support business service delivery through WSP’s strategy focused on four pillars of success: Clients, Expertise, People & Culture and Operational Excellence, and assist in delivering services and solutions to bring value to our clients. The **Northern California Transportation Business Line** is broadening its expertise to further support our clients, deliver solutions, and lead innovation in the Vertical Transportation sector, encompassing design of complex systems. The Vertical Transportation TEC Lead is a newly imagined role that will serve as the external face of Northern California Transportation’s Vertical Transportation market service and may bring Regional or National Leaders to support growing the business to meet annual tactical and long-term strategic objectives. The candidate will provide direct leadership of a multi-discipline technical excellence team, provide leadership to ensure technical practices such as mechanical and electrical engineering, and vertical transportation solutions including technical deliverables and programs are delivered with quality and demonstrates technical excellence. The candidate may lead or assist on technical proposals and business development activities, attend, or facilitate internal or external client meetings, perform project management of projects and assigned staff, design simple to complex projects, coordinate among various disciplines, and develop contract documents. Assist in the project delivery and the development and implementation of Region’s marketing and business growth strategies, and coordinate workshare with offices across the Northern California, and technical excellence offices across Transportation and Infrastructure and other WSP business services and offices. 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. Operational Excellence + Optimizes the client and employee experience through regular review and implements process improvements and provide leadership to ensure technical practices and programs are delivered with a level of quality that meets or exceeds acceptable industry standards, and which elevates the district’s technical excellence. + Focuses on innovation and enhancing mechanical and electrical systems including vertical transportation technical solutions for transportation and infrastructure market services including aviation and others such as property and buildings, federal programs, advisory services, and project management/construction management. + Focuses on the latest advancements in vertical transportation systems and technology to deliver innovative, cost-efficient and integrated applications to meet project and clients’ needs. + Drives technical excellence, quality and optimization for mechanical and electrical design, delivery, quality management and assurance. + Responsible for subject matter expertise innovation and administration and ensures technical and corporate compliance with standards. + Collaborate with region leaders, technical excellence leaders and project/program management teams and other area leaders to establish quality and sustainable standards. + Supports the development of local growth, forecast and business development strategy in collaboration with 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. + Collaborate with regional, district leaders and other area leaders to strategically drive the business with focus on business growth, manage project performance, oversee overhead expenditures, and meet operational, business performance, and financial metrics. + Support the overall long-term strategy, growth, and pipeline development of work for WSP in assigned area of responsibility, with a focus on Vertical Transportation opportunities in all disciplines (planning, design, strategic consulting, and program/construction management). People & Culture + Collaborates with the Region Business Line Leader and other area leaders 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. + Provides direct leadership for a multi-discipline technical excellence team and guides the development and growth for the Vertical Transportation business service and team. + Provide proactive and strategic process and people leadership for the design, implementation and administration of engineering and technical disciplines’ project and program involvement across the district and within the organization. + Manage and provide performance guidance and leadership to assigned staff. + Emphasizes employee training and development to create a unique work experience. + Encourages, supports and promotes the technical and professional development of local WSP staff. + Inspires, motivates and promotes the best of WSP to our clients and communities to ensure strong employee engagement and morale. + Supports programs such as Quality, Safety, Sustainability and Ethics & Compliance, and Inclusion & Diversity and Guiding Principles. Clients + Brings an expanded view and integrated response to complex challenges by leveraging our full suite of offerings across all end markets, and technical practices. + 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. + Drives performance of the technical excellence practices, business and strategically grows our market share to ensure WSP is a preferred provider to our clients. + Supports local client coordination and cross-selling efforts in coordination with Region, National Business Lines, and strategic business plan. Expertise + Provide leadership to ensure technical practices and programs are delivered with a level of quality that meets or exceeds acceptable industry standards, and which elevates the region’s technical excellence. + Provide proactive and strategic leadership for the vertical transportation, mechanical and electrical discipline and function, offering direction, expertise, and support to ensure project and work site deliverables are successfully achieved within the business sector. + Perform high-level review and approval of design plans and specifications, integrated management plans, and periodic construction inspections, to ensure that they comply with applicable state and/or federal regulations and engineering practice and standards. + Lead larger-scale discipline on more complex projects ensuring contributors know what they are required to do and by when, preparing and overseeing relevant project budgets, monitoring external events, tracking timelines, hours and expenses, ensuring satisfactory performance, and supervising subcontractors, contract work, and employees. + Responsible for the pursuit and development of business and the successful execution of work for current and potential work within a geography specifically for the large projects within the area. + Lead technical aspects of contract negotiation, presentations, and meetings. + Responsible for the profitable performance of the individual projects and the successful completion of the projects within the specified area. + Assist with the preparation of an annual update to business tactical action plans within the specified area. + Meet with various public or private entities or individuals to discuss issues relating to a variety of design/construction challenges and programs. + Ensure that discipline certifications, accreditations, and value proposition is developed and continuously improved. + Conduct needs analyses and client value surveys to align the discipline’s function with business and project strategy, identifying and addressing any skill gaps or risks within the sector business operations. + Schedule technical discipline meetings, providing updates and recommendations to ensure that all reasonable and proper measures are taken to inculcate discipline expertise and innovation into project work. + Serve as one of the discipline’s lead representatives/liaisons to a variety of external entities including Federal, State, and Local Agencies, Clients, Subcontractors, industry-related groups, and various government and community entities. + Develop and inform proposal and project scopes, timelines, pricing, and budgetary metrics – and accountable for planning, development and management of projects in compliance with all applicable City/State/Federal codes and regulations, and in accordance with all acceptable engineering practices. + Interpret and summarize data, including reports and documents that result in sound conclusions. + Provide verbal and/or written inputs to multi-disciplinary project teams and contribute to providing high level strategic advice to clients. + Develop a client base for providing vertical transportation, mechanical and electrical services including identifying additional business development opportunities, and cross-selling of other WSP capabilities. + Mentor staff to support their growth and professional development. + Remain current in latest discipline techniques and practices. + Collaborate with professionals from a variety of disciplines to provide “trusted advisor” service and future ready solutions for clients. + Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures. + Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs. + Leverages our broad technical experience to enhance current and new service offerings with focus on transportation and infrastructure opportunities in all disciplines (planning, design, project/program management). + Collaborates with the Region Business Line Leader, local business and district leadership in the development of new and emerging innovations to remain the trusted thought leaders in our industry. + Supports advancement of 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. Who You Are **Required Qualifications** + Bachelor’s in Mechanical, Electrical or relevant Engineering Degree. + Minimum of 15 years of relevant post education experience in learned discipline. + Professional Engineer (P.E.) License in CA. + Advanced proficiency with Vertical Transportation and mechanical or electrical principles, practices, process, design/build, standard of care, and project work-related issues. + Strong working knowledge of relevant construction laws, codes, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements, and the business impact upon the organization. + Advance proficiency with making technical computations and calculations involving the application of engineering principles related to area of expertise, understanding plans and specifications and making factual comparisons to the appropriate regulations. + Advanced proficiency with office automation, discipline-specific design software, technology, math principles, graphics, spreadsheets, and tools. + Works independently and provides guidance and leadership to mid-level to senior level team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC. + Demonstrated experience of leadership, personal accountability, persistent and goal oriented. + Excellent interpersonal communication skills with the ability to effectively, persuasively, and tactfully interact with employees at all levels of the organization. + Ability to innovate and re-think the conventional approach to client and employee engagement. + Tactical lateral thinking and strong analytical skills with attention to detail and prioritization of responsibilities in a pressure work environment. + Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources, including senior management, clients, regulators, and company wide staff, including those with whom no formal hierarchical relationship exists. + Strong ability to quickly adapt to change and demonstrate flexibility to a variety of schedules and hours to meet business needs. + Strong business acumen with an aptitude for improving processes. + Sound decision-making, strategic and visionary thinking, and creative business development capabilities across a multi-disciplined practice. + Strongly established relevant client relationships and industry contacts in the local area. + Commitment to internal and external client service. + Commitment to travel to workshare locations and offices across the Northern California to support leadership of teams across the region. + Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures. + Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies. **Preferred Qualifications** + Master’s Degree in Engineering. + Strong experience in managing the review and approval of documents and discipline-specific deliverables, certifications, processes, and plans in a multi-project environment is highly desirable. 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): $179,00 - $300,410 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. \#LI-RF1 **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 markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper. www.wsp.com WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started? WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status. The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States. **NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:** WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. 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