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Assistant Vice President, Senior Right of Way Manager

WSP
Lexington, KY Full Time
POSTED ON 1/21/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/7/2025

Job Description

This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Senior Right of Way Manager for our Kentucky Market .

Be involved in projects with our Kentucky Transportation Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client's objectives and solves their challenges.

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. Here at WSP, anything is within our reach and yours as a WSP employee. Come join us and help shape the future!

Your Impact

  • Establish and maintain strong client relationships with new and existing clients in the area.
  • Maintain a strong focus on business development and marketing for both new and existing clients.
  • Drive performance of the business, strategically grow our market share and become a preferred provider to our clients.
  • Advanced proficiency with structural engineering principles, practices, process, design / build, standard of care, and the application to permitting and project work-related issues.
  • Be a recognized leader in the local community.
  • 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.

Talent is the essence of meeting our client's objectives, goals and challenges. If this sounds like a fit for you, we'd love to have that first discussion of you joining our team.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelors Degree in Transportation Planning, Urban Planning, Environmental Planning, or a related field (or equivalent experience.).
  • 10 years of relevant post education experience in right of way acquisition management
  • Sound decision-making, strategic and visionary thinking, and creative business development capabilities across a multi-disciplined practice.
  • Commitment to internal and external client service.
  • Understanding of the role and all end market sectors within the A / E / C industry.
  • Motivational; staff development mindset; excellent leadership / managerial and mentoring / teaching skills.
  • Highly organized; detail oriented; skilled with implementation / logistics.
  • Budget management / enterprise business aptitude.
  • Strong working knowledge of the Uniform Act and right of way acquisition processes for federally funded and locally funded projects.
  • Strong working knowledge of the land rights acquisition process for utility and energy sector projects.
  • Works independently and provides guidance and leadership to mid-level to senior level team or project members, with strict adherence to QA / QC.
  • Excellent leadership and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to effectively, persuasively, and tactfully interact with employees at all levels of the organization.
  • 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 exits.
  • 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 is preferred.
  • 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.

    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. 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.

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