Natural Resources Technical Leader

Overview

This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Natural Resources Technical Leader for our Earth & Environment Business in the Plains District (Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa, North & South Dakota, and Minnesota). This position would be based in our South Plains Kansas City, MO office. Other locations will be considered:
Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, or Nebraska.

The candidate will play a leadership role in the South Plains, working closely with the Plains Leadership Team and other Senior Technical Leaders with a focus on growing our Natural Resources and Permitting (NRP) capabilities and offerings in support of our efforts to strengthen and expand our existing Earth & Environment practice within the Plains District and beyond. In Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Nebraska our strategy is focused on the oil and gas industry, energy industry, municipalities, industrial development, state Departments of Transportation (DOTs), and many others.

The candidate would work with other service leaders on the team to expand current natural resource service offerings in South Plains and diversify our client base. Current natural resources services within South Plains include natural and cultural resources permitting and regulatory compliance (CWA Section 404, NHPA section 106 and beyond), protected species surveys and consultation (ESA sections 7 and 10 and state authorizations), planning and NEPA, and SWPPP compliance.

The selected candidate would also leverage cross collaboration with other WSP business lines such as Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I), Property and Buildings (P&B), Energy, Water, Federal, Advisory Services, and PMCM to bring value to our clients.

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

WSP’s vision is based on a passionate, thoughtful strategy that embraces the four pillars of our business:
Clients, People & Culture, Operational Excellence, and Expertise:

• Assist with driving growth strategy for Plains District business within the noted geographic area of the South Plains and strategically grow our Natural Resources and Permitting (NRP) services.

• Manage local client coordination and cross-selling efforts in coordination with South Plains Leadership Team, Plains Leadership Team, and Regional Leader.

• Integrate as the “face of the company” locally and across the geographic region with clients, industry, and within WSP.

• Expand our existing client base, offering NRP services to existing and new clients.

• Utilize our extended reach of technical and subject matter experts (SMEs) across regions, districts, offices and the globe to foster new and innovative client delivery.

• Work with the South Plains Leadership Team, Plains Leadership Team, other Business Leaders and the Regional Leader to attract the best industry talent by fostering a work environment that is collaborative, values inclusion and diversity and invites broad, creative thinking – crafting a more attractive place to work, grow and thrive.

• Collaborate closely within South Plains to promote WSP culture, employee satisfaction, and performance.

• Emphasize employee training and development to create a unique work experience.

• Inspire, motivate and promote the best of WSP to our clients and communities to ensure strong employee engagement and morale.

• Support programs such as Safety, Sustainability and Ethics & Compliance

• Optimize the client and employee experience through regular reviews while embracing process improvement.

• Focus on innovation, collaboration and improving quality.

• Assist with development of local growth, and contribute to business development strategy in collaboration with Team Leads, Local Business Leaders, Region and National Business Line Leaders.

• Collaborate with Leadership to strategically drive the business, assess and suggest improvements for project performance.

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