Business Development Leader Data Center – Power Systems

WSP in the U.S.; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 197,500 - 271,080; Full time

Job summary

WSP seeks a Business Development Leader for Data Center – Power Systems to drive growth with data center clients. You will lead commercial and strategic initiatives, build a global internal network, and represent WSP at conferences as a senior business leader.

Ideal candidate has 15+ years in data center power systems, strong leadership and communication skills, and established client relationships. Travel will be required to engage clients and sector activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field.
• 15+ years of experience in data center power systems or critical facilities management in power generation and power delivery.
• Strong knowledge of power systems and power redundancy design.
• Proven leadership and team management skills.
• Excellent problem‑solving and communication abilities.
• Interpersonal and communication skills with engineering and non‑engineering audiences.
• Self‑leadership with multi‑tasking and prioritization in a dynamic environment.
• Strong client relationships and industry contacts.
• Travel to support employee engagement, clients, and sector activities.

Responsibilities

• Lead commercial and strategic initiatives in data center power market with organizational leaders and delivery teams.
• Build internal WSP network of resources across regions to deliver holistic client solutions.
• Represent WSP at conferences and with client teams as a business leader.
• Foster innovative business development strategies in data center power systems.
• Cultivate long‑term partnerships with clients, vendors, and ecosystem partners.
• Engage clients to build and expand key relationships.
• Oversee proposal preparation and market capture efforts to achieve customer goals.
• Facilitate commercial term negotiations and coordinate cross‑delivery efforts.
• Ensure ethical decision‑making and alignment with WSP’s Code of Conduct.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Power systems knowledge

Communication skills

Client relationships

Problem solving

Interpersonal skills

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

PMP certification

Job description

Job Description

This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Business Development Leader Data Center – Power Systems. We are seeking an experienced leader to drive the business development & growth of power systems with our data center infrastructure clients. This role will foster client facing communications and interact with multidisciplinary delivery teams ensuring client satisfaction and team connectivity.

Your Impact

• Lead commercial and strategic initiatives in data center power market in partnership with organizational leaders & delivery teams.
• Build internal WSP network of resources across business and global regions - mobilized to deliver holistic solutions for our customers.
• Represent WSP at conferences, as part of client teams and as a business leader.
• Foster innovative business development strategies in data center power systems market.
• Cultivate long‑term partnerships with clients, vendors, and ecosystem partners.
• Client‑facing engagement to build and expand key client relationships.
• Oversee proposal preparation and market capture efforts including validating execution strategies to achieve customer goals & objectives.
• Facilitate commercial term negotiations and coordinate efforts across delivery teams.
• Ensure ethical decision‑making and alignment with WSP's Code of Conduct.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering or related field; advanced degree preferred.
• 15+ years of experience in data center power systems or critical facilities management in power generation and power delivery.
• Strong knowledge of power systems and power redundancy design.
• Proven leadership and team management skills.
• Excellent problem‑solving and communication abilities.
• Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non‑engineering audience.
• Demonstrated high‑level of self‑leadership with diligence, multi‑tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities in a dynamic work environment.
• Strongly established relevant client relationships and industry contacts.
• Travel will be required to support employee engagement, clients, and/or sector activities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with large‑scale data center operations and power system needs.
• Familiarity with conventional and renewable energy integration and power monitoring tools.
• Project management certification (PMP).

WSP Benefits

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a 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; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

Compensation

Expected Salary: $197,500 - $271,080

WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position within the state of Colorado, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.

About WSP

WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.

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WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.

At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?

Equal Opportunity Employer

WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.

Work Authorization

The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.

Notice To Third Party Agencies

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.