Senior Vice President, Civil Technical Excellence Center; TEC Leader

Senior Vice President, Civil Technical Excellence Center (TEC) Leader

Be involved in projects and our team in the California’s Transportation Business Line. WSP is looking for a Senior Vice President, Civil Technical Excellence Center (TEC) Leader within our Southern California offices. Serving as the Civil TEC Leader the candidate will play a key leadership role in the California Region as we continue to strengthen and expand our Transportation and Infrastructure practice, promote collaboration and teamwork with a focus to build our local team, and drive solutions in support of our clients, and communities.

At WSP, we are driven by inspiring the right people to be part of our future‑focused business objectives. Our devotion to teamwork has allowed us to build communities. Here at WSP, anything is within our reach and yours as a WSP employee. Come join us and help shape the future!

• Optimizes the client and employee experience through regular reviews and implements process improvements, and provides leadership to ensure technical practices and programs are delivered with a level of quality that meets or exceeds acceptable industry standards, and which elevates the region’s technical excellence and delivery of infrastructure projects.
• Provides leadership of project delivery and technical solutions for teams delivering plans, designs, and reports for construction and maintenance of infrastructure projects in the California region with a focus on Southern California.
• Supports in the implementation of alternative delivery principles and practices.
• Directly in engaged in project delivery, project management, and oversight for cross discipline transportation and infrastructure projects.
• Develop and inform proposal and project scopes, timelines, pricing, and budgetary metrics – and accountable for planning, development and management of projects in compliance with all applicable City/State/Federal codes and regulations, and in accordance with all acceptable engineering practices.
• Perform engineering review of permit applications, engineering design plans and specifications, standby plans and engineering contracts, integrated management plans, and periodic construction inspections, to ensure that they comply with applicable state and/or federal regulations and sound engineering practice and standards.
• May serve as project manager and technical lead for PA&E/PS&E projects.
• Responsible for subject matter expertise, innovation and administration and ensures compliance with technical and corporate standards.
• Collaborate with regional leaders, technical excellence leaders, project/program management teams and other area leaders to establish quality, technical, and sustainable standards.
• Supports the development of local growth, forecast and business development strategy in collaboration with Region and National Business Line Leaders.
• Resolves conflict and other internal/external issues that may arise in the office, among client base, and/or on projects.
• Collaborates with regional, local leaders and other members of the leadership team to strategically drive the business with focus on business growth, manage project performance, oversee overhead expenditures, and meet operational, business performance, and financial metrics.
• Provides leadership of talent development, workforce forecasting, and recruitment/hiring for the Southern California Civil TEC and team.
• 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.

• Works with the California Region Business Leader to organize the business with focus on vision and culture, talent development and building teams, client engagement and experience, and performance and growth strategy.
• Provides proactive leadership of recruiting, mentoring, and developing high‑performing teams.
• Collaborates with Region Business Leader to attract the best industry talent by fostering a work environment that is collaborative, values inclusion and diversity and invites broad, creative…