Advisory & Planning Business Development Director

Job Description

This Opportunity

WSP USA is currently searching for a national Business Growth Director for our US Advisory & Planning Business Line.

WSP's Advisory & Planning (A&P) business line is dedicated to transforming the business of infrastructure across the transportation, property and buildings, water and environment, and energy markets. We guide our clients through some of their most complex infrastructure challenges by providing a unique combination of planning and engineering principles, technology, communication and management consulting skills.

A&P is comprised of three main practice areas : Management Consulting, Planning and Communications and Public Involvement (CPI).

• Our Management Consulting professionals are dedicated to developing innovative business and operational strategies solutions throughout the project lifecycle. Our trusted advisors provide game-changing solutions for clients to procure, plan, develop, manage, finance and invest in their programs and projects.
• Our Planning professionals collaborate with public agencies and private developers to map the transformation of their vision into reality through innovative policies, programs and projects. Our holistic approach to creating innovative and contextually responsible concepts for urban communities delivers Future Ready® solutions that respond to and define the natural, built, social, cultural and economic environment.
• Our Communications & Public Involvement Practice (CPI) is a full-service team of over 100 highly skilled communications and creative professionals, serving the stakeholder and public engagement needs for public and private clients through the use innovative tools and proven communications strategies.

The US Advisory & Planning Business Growth Director is responsible for driving top line growth as One WSP across the business and with our counterparts within the Transportation & Infrastructure, Earth & Environment, Property & Buildings, Power & Energy, and Federal end-markets. The A&P Business Growth Director is a member of A&P's Executive Leadership Team reporting directly to the A&P Business Line Executive (BLE).

The Business Growth Director role is strategic, client-focused, and market-facing. The position acts as the primary representative for the Advisory & Planning business line focused on growth. They actively promote the company's brand, values, and mission to clients, stakeholders, communities, and partners.

Approximately 60-70% of the Advisory & Planning Business Growth Director's activities will be externally focused including the developing and growing of external and internal key client relationships; the discovery of opportunities for building the pipeline for all services across A&P, across all WSP end-markets; and maintaining a strong brand image for WSP in the USA within the industry. Internal responsibilities will focus on delivering A&P Business Line's sales goals and key performance indicators, maintaining the growth orientation of A&P's leadership team, and participation in the development and execution of A&P's strategic business plan, including collaborating and partnering with all of WSP USA's Business Line leadership to build client engagement plans, and to drive positioning, teaming, and winning capture plans.

Our ideal candidate is familiar with A&P's capabilities with strong connections to and knowledge about WSP's clients in the infrastructure industry in order to expand and grow our services across all end-markets. Our ideal candidate also has connections with both private and public clients and can articulate the growth potential and opportunities we provide.

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. Come join us and help shape the future!

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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) : $178,100- $365,200

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.

Expected Salary (Colorado only) : $190,000-$391,100

WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and / or offer for this position within the state of Colorado, based on the successful applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, and 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 Us

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.

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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. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment / staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation - no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.

Salary : $178,100 - $365,200