Assistant Vice President, Transportation Planning

About This Role

This is a key strategic role to strengthen and expand WSP's transportation planning practice in Southern California. The Assistant Vice President will play a critical role in the growth and development throughout California, working with key public agencies.

Responsibilities

• Grow market share to establish WSP as the preferred, trusted advisor to clients.
• Manage local client coordination and support cross-selling efforts.
• Attend civic and industry events, conferences, and forums.
• Leverage WSP's full suite of offerings across all end markets to bring an expanded view and integrated response to complex challenges.
• Utilize WSP's extended reach of technical and subject matter experts (SMEs) to foster new and innovative client delivery.
• Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and diverse work environment that invites broad, creative thinking.
• Emphasize employee training and development to create a unique work experience.
• Inspire, motivate and promote WSP to clients and communities to ensure strong employee engagement and morale.
• Support Safety, Sustainability, and Ethics & Compliance programs.
• Optimize client and employee experience through regular reviews and process improvement.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience with a Bachelor's Degree in Planning, Public Policy, or related discipline, or equivalent experience in the A/E/C industry with a focus on infrastructure projects
• Experience with professional environmental services as a consultant or client, developing scopes of work, directing work, issuing or responding to RFP or RFQs
• Demonstrated experience of leadership, personal accountability, persistence, and growth
• Ability to innovate and re-think the conventional approach to client and employee engagement
• Strong business acumen
• Sound decision-making, strategic and visionary thinking, and creative business development capabilities
• Strongly established relevant client relationships and industry contacts in the local area, including ability to lead pursuits and proposals
• Commitment to internal and external client service
• 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

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Planning, Public Policy, or related discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in the A/E/C industry with a focus on infrastructure projects.

Nice to Have

• Master's Degree
• Essential professional licensure/certification

Benefits