Assistant Vice President, Management Consultancy

This OpportunityWSP is currently initiating a search for an Assistant Vice President, Management Consultancy. 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.Provides high level technical assistance and guidance for multi-site/phase due diligence, programs, and projects for clients who develop, procure, manage, finance, and invest in infrastructure assets. Tasks include transforming the business of infrastructure across the transportation, buildings, energy, water, environment, and power sectors through a full range of strategic planning, organizational development, economic and financial analysis, and project development services. Substantiates reports and documentation regarding project engagements. Ensures that responsibilities are delivered and adhered to with a level of quality that meets or exceeds acceptable industry standards for design, safety, and functionality.Your Impact Provide guidance with collecting, compiling, and analyzing data from the physical work site, surveys, blueprints, spreadsheets, financial documents, federal legislation, grant requirements, and other matrices for project development, design, consultation, and construction. Apply high-level management consulting and client advisement to identify improvements for various infrastructure project phases including concept development, preliminary design, final design, procurement, construction, and operation. Develop plans, specifications, and cost estimates for more complex or involved initiatives; preparing construction phasing plans, process reengineering within large infrastructure organizations, and updating infrastructure layout plans that require coordination with owners, other disciplines, external stakeholders, sub-consultants, and clients. Involved from project inception to completion in the management of design and construction of infrastructure projects, including project approval, funding, rehabilitation and/or reconstruction, new construction, oversight, advisement, and analysis. Develop and incorporate advanced technologies, building materials, modeling techniques, concept development, design requirements, innovative practices, and operating strategies to account for the financial viability, approval, safety and functionality of end-users, and project success for clients. Actively collaborate with professionals from a variety of disciplines to foster and provide "trusted advisor" service and future-ready solutions for clients. Oversee and monitor cross-functional teams of engineers, planners, and scientific professionals to execute project work on mid-level and/or multiple concurrent projects, including budgets, tracking hours and expenses, task completion, cost and quantities of materials/equipment/labor, technical calculations, permit applications, construction, collaboration with thought leaders, compliance documentation, and regulatory and technical requirements. Lead business case preparation for infrastructure development and initiate client advisement on funding, finance, and delivery of capital projects. Prepare data and visualizations such as tables, charts, quantitative/qualitative analyses, spreadsheets, accurate reports, calculations, and/or illustrations for the interpretation or presentation of more complex data, findings, or analyses. Conduct and apply research using demonstrated skills and relevant experience in planning, transportation, environmental, energy, or related discipline. Maintain quality control standards and procedures for accurate and precise measurements, statistical and financial analysis, organizational development, and reporting. Provide guidance and training to junior-level staff. Lead and/or participate in client meetings and interact directly and independently with clients to understand and meet requirements for projects. Proactively apply knowledge regarding the range of services provided by the various Advisory Services business lines in support of marketing efforts, business development pursuits, leads, and proposals. Prepare comprehensive technical reports and presentations that explain research, concepts, and recommendations to prevent, control, restore, or address environmental, design, and/or construction issues or opportunities. Analyze, evaluate, and interpret data obtained during site/field investigations, offering input with developing action plans for moderate- to high-level risk mitigation activities. Comply with regulatory requirements pertaining to the data integrity, documentation, procedures, training, monitoring systems, and record compliance and retention. Interact with regulatory agencies, subcontractors, and clients in a confident and professional manner. Remain current in the latest management consulting and advisory services techniques and practices. 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. Who You AreRequired Qualifications In recognition of the full strategic suite of services offered by Advisory Services, the following degree requirements apply: Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Data Sciences, Business, Economics, Finance, Urban or Transportation Planning, Environmental Studies, Liberal Arts, Public Policy, Operations Research, or closely related discipline. 7 to 10 years of relevant post education experience in discipline and in a management consulting or client advisory capacity. Proficient with infrastructure planning, design, and construction management; including active involvement in a variety of rehabilitation and new design projects. Extensive knowledge of management consulting and ability to coordinate with clients, agency regulators and understand requirements. Well-defined specific knowledge of relevant laws, codes, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements. Well-developed ability to make technical computations and calculations involving the application of financial principles, legislation, plans and specifications, and making factual comparisons to the appropriate regulations. Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to a technical and non-technical audience. Demonstrated high-level of self-leadership with attention to detail, multi-tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities in a dynamic work environment. Works independently with minimal oversight and provides guidance and leadership to junior team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC. Proficient with technical writing, office automation, discipline-specific design software, technology, math principles, predictive models, data science, spreadsheets, and tools. Well-developed critical thinking and problem-solving skills required to apply technical knowledge to reach conclusions from testing results, data collation, computations, statistical analysis and arriving at the most effective, economical, and logical solution. Demonstrated effectiveness at coordinating and assertively directing subcontractors and others to consistently complete tasks safely and efficiently. Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP's health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies. Ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek. Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements. Preferred Qualifications: Master's Degree is preferred. WSP Benefits:WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on 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): $122,700 - $218,680WSP 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): $122,700 - $205,260WSP 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.#LI-SY1About WSPWSP 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.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.

Created: 2026-03-04