Stormwater & Resiliency Lead

This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Stormwater & Resiliency Lead for our Mid
- Atlantic Earth and Environment team
. The candidate will be a part of a growing organization that meets our clients’ objectives and solves their challenges.

• Serve as Client Account Manager for several existing Municipal Stormwater Clients
• Work closely within our Planning Team and with our Mid-Atlantic Engineering Team to mentor junior staff and deliver comprehensive solutions to our clients.
• Develop municipal stormwater business with existing clients and build additional business through new client relationships.
• Lead/Focus our Virginia/Mid-Atlantic Resiliency (water, climate, environmental) practice by identifying and implementing strategies, establishing client relationships and proposal opportunities.
• Respond to requests for proposals and assemble project teams to meet client needs.
• Successfully manage task-order based framework contracts (scope, schedule, budget, profit, cash flow, client satisfaction, repeat work, etc.).

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in planning, engineering, political science, public administration, environmental science, or natural resource management.
• 15+ years of relevant technical/professional experience.
• Demonstrated team leadership, goal-driven performance, and staff development.
• Solid project management experience including scheduling, budgeting, resource management, profit, cash flow, and client relations.
• Demonstrated experience/familiarity with client-focused resiliency program development, federal/state water quality (TMDLs, Chesapeake Bay, NPDES, MS4) and flood control programs.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrated experience with group facilitation.
• Strategic planning experience.
• Marketing experience and willingness to develop a long‑term client base.
• CFM certification.

• Master’s degree in planning, engineering, political science, public administration, environmental science, or natural resource management.
• Professional association/organization engagement to expand WSP market and reputation.