Senior VP East Water Dams Lead

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Job Description

WSP USA is currently initiating a search for a

Job Description

WSP USA is currently initiating a search for a Senior VP, East Water Dam Lead in New York, NY. The following locations will also be considered:

Baltimore, MD, Boston, MA, Buffalo, NY, Charlotte, NC, Herndon, VA, Morristown, NJ, Philadelphia, PA, Pittsburgh, PA, Raleigh, NC and Shelton, CT.

WSP is investing in transformational growth in our Water business with a focus on continued growth of our ENR ranked Dams & Reservoir engineering team. We are seeking a passionate, driven leader who will drive excellence as we deliver our existing portfolio of work and will help continue to grow our footprint in the water resources/dam engineering market. We are seeking a technical practice leader for our Water Dams Practice with a background in water resources, structural, or geotechnical engineering to provide leadership and expertise in the pursuit and delivery of complex dam, levee, civil works, and flood resiliency projects.

Our ideal candidate has solid client relationships, a strong technical foundation, is committed to delivering quality products, and is passionate about building cohesive, best-in-class teams. They will drive growth, deliver excellence, and mentor staff in a collaborative environment with the business line leaders across U.S. operations.

WSP has hundreds of US office locations. The successful candidate will have options to operate from a mutually agreed office within the East region.

Your Impact

• Lead the growth strategy for the Dam & Reservoir market for the East Region. Identify priority clients, strategic projects, and areas of market investments targeted at the growth of the practice.
• Identify opportunities, preposition with clients, and lead pursuit development to drive annual 15-20% market growth targets.
• Lead the operations and project delivery for WSP’s dam practice in the east. This practice provides services on a wide range of projects including dam safety services, dam rehabilitation, new dam design, levee design, floodwall design, penstocks, dam removal, and other related heavy civil works.
• Supervise staff, manage their development and performance, enhancing their engagement in our greater organization and promoting their professional development. Track and manage team financial KPIs and utilization goals. Manage backlog and staff workload.
• Recruit/hire staff and direct project staffing assignments to meet client, contract, and company business objectives.
• Manage projects to scope, schedule, and budget commitments, with health & safety and quality in the forefront of project delivery. Achieve target project metrics, including days sales outstanding and target direct labor multipliers.
• Travel, as needed, to client meetings, project sites, project meetings, public meetings, and professional conferences/meetings.
• Perform and review work products developed and prepared by junior staff, including dam safety inspections and prepare reports in conformance with state or federal regulatory guidelines.
• Demonstrated experience with dam stability analysis, seismicity issues, flood hydrology, mechanical design knowledge, geotechnical knowledge, dam monitoring and instrumentation, dam operations, and risk assessment preferred.
• Review and supervise development of the following: hydraulic, geotechnical, and structural design calculations, modeling studies, engineering drawings, reports, project standards and specifications, quantity take-offs, engineering cost estimates, and permit applications for projects involving hydraulic structures.
• Facilitate, direct, and/or perform field visits, site reconnaissance, and/or dam safety inspection services as dictated by project requirements.
• Apply regulatory knowledge with USACE, FEMA, NYSDEC, FERC, US , and other local, state, and federal agencies and regulators.
• Develop client relationships, pursue prospective projects, prepare proposals, and present at client interviews and industry forums.
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