Senior Vice President - US Advisory and Planning Operations Director

Job-:
Leadership

Location:

United States;
Dallas, TX, United States Posted:
Senior Vice President – US Advisory and Planning Operations Director The Business Line Operations Director is part of WSP USA's Advisory and Planning Leadership Team with primary responsibility for supporting the Business Line Executive (BLE) with all aspects of the P&L, including revenue generation, staff utilization, EBITDA, DSO, quality, safety, and project performance. The Operations Director, in addition to working closely with the BLE, works hand in hand with the Finance and Project Delivery team to deliver the business line’s KPIs.

This position can be based out of any of our WSP USA offices. General Operations Duties Partner with the Business Line Executive on all operational aspects of the business.

Communicate and coordinate with Local Leaders and other managers on operational aspects of the business. Assist in monitoring P&L, project performance, and staffing. Collaborate with Strategic Growth Team (SGT), HR Partners, Finance Managers and Project Accounting.

Oversee Regional Operations Leaders (ROL) and the Project Delivery Director. Support and promote a consistent approach to project delivery, operational reporting, quality, and other key initiatives. Deliver training and mentoring support for project managers and staff.

Act as a key leader in the Business Line. People and Culture Work to support staff hiring and attrition goals

Monitor staff billability/billable hour goals and take corrective action when needed Assist in developing corrective plans to address deficiencies identified in project performance

Support work sharing across regions/business lines Support HR as needed with personnel issues. Support programs such as Safety, Sustainability and Ethics & Compliance.

Operational Excellence Profit and Loss (P&L) Duties:

Monitor Business Line budgets and provide recommendations/corrective actions to stay within budgets.

Effectively operationalize growth strategies, forecasting and funding strategy in collaboration with Business Line Executive.

Track, support and report project funding

Take necessary actions to lead and improve cash flow Participate in development of the annual budget process to include forecasting, monitoring, analysis and recovery planning.

Responsible for executing on the Business Line P&L priorities and strategies, including revenue generation, project margin, EBITDA, DSO, project delivery, client satisfaction, staff billability/billable hour goals and safety and other financial metrics

Project Operations Duties:

Coordinate with Project Delivery Director and Project Delivery Team to:

Monitor that appropriate Project Reviews are being conducted in the Business Line Confirm that project directors (PDs) are performing their duties

Identification of project execution risk Evaluation of Project Manager performance

Identification of challenged projects tracking, financial; impacts and corrective action plans

Lead pricing strategies and pricing reviews for key projects.

Lead Readiness Reviews for large or high-risk projects   Ensure appropriate proactive project reviews are being conducted on high risk/large value projects and any necessary follow up is done Identify projects that are in distress (challenged projects) and provide the oversight necessary to correct the issues

Oversee aspects of Project Manager and Delivery Training are being conducted and the Project Delivery processes are being followed

Provide independent research and contribution to the betterment of Project Operations procedures Key Performance Indicators include:
Net Revenue, EBITDA, utilization, Organic Growth, Margin Erosion, DSO, Billability, Funding (Backlog), and Headcount growth.

Qualifications
17+ years of experience BA/BS…