Property & Buildings East Region Operations Leader

This position is part of our Business Line’s Operational Leadership Team with primary responsibility for overseeing the successful delivery of all projects and supporting the Business Line Executive with all aspects of the P&L, including revenue generation, project margin, EBITDA, DSO, project delivery, staff utilization, quality, and safety. This role can be based out of any WSP USA Property & Building office on the East Coast.

Responsibilities

General Operations Duties

• Partner with the Business Operation Director 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 Local Operations Leaders and Business Line Project Directors (PD) duties.
• Partner with Project Delivery for project operations consistency and reporting.
• 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.

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

• Monitor Business Line budgets and provide recommendations/corrective actions to stay within budgets.
• Effectively operationalize region growth strategies, forecasting, and funding strategy in collaboration with Business Line Executives.
• Track, support, and report project funding.
• Take necessary actions to lead and improve cash flow.
• Participate in the 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, safety, and other financial metrics.

Project Operations Duties

• Coordinate with Project Delivery Partners to:
  • Monitor that appropriate Project Reviews are being conducted in the Business Line.
  • Oversee PDs and confirm they are performing their duties.
  • Identify project execution risk.
  • Evaluate Project Manager performance.
  • Identify challenged projects tracking, financial impacts, and corrective action plans.
  • Conduct monthly MPR’s sufficiently.
• Lead work planning and negotiations sessions 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/Alternative Delivery 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.
• Develop recovery teams as necessary to correct unsatisfactory project performance.
• Ensure any needed corrective deficiencies identified in project audits are addressed.
• Provide independent research and contribution to the betterment of Project Operations procedures.

Key Performance Indicators include: EBITDA, Net Revenue, Organic Growth, Margin Erosion, DSO, Billability, Funding (Backlog), and Headcount growth.

Requirements

• 15+ years of experience in the MEP consulting industry.
• BA/BS Degree in Engineering, Planning, Architecture, Business, or equivalent discipline. MBA preferred.
• Experience as a major project manager or related role to understand project delivery issues and requirements.
• Strong understanding of project financials, team dynamics, client relationships, staffing and resource requirements, overhead elements, and performance expectations.
• Proactive problem-solving skills and helpful, open, and candid communication skills.
• Leadership skills that portray commitment, reliability, and accountability to desired outcomes.

Benefits

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include:

• Coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life.
• Retirement savings.
• Paid sick leave.
• Paid vacation (or other personal time).
• Paid parental leave.
• Paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

Pay

Expected salary (all locations): $182,500 - $250,000. WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location.