Senior Vice President, Resilience

WSP in the U.S.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 200,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP seeks a Senior Vice President, Resilience to lead and expand the national Transportation Resilience practice. This full-time role is based in any major WSP office in the United States and will guide clients through climate adaptation and resilience planning for transportation infrastructure.

The position combines strategic leadership with technical excellence across planning, engineering, economics, policy, risk analysis, and implementation, driving growth and delivering integrated

Qualifications

• Strong combination of technical excellence, industry influence, client leadership, and business development.
• Ability to guide growth of transportation resilience business across planning, engineering, economics, policy, risk analysis, and implementation services.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a thought leader in transportation resilience for WSP.
• Advance industry best practices related to climate adaptation, transportation resilience, risk-informed decision making, and infrastructure investment planning.
• Guide development and application of resilience solutions for transportation projects.

Skills

Technical Leadership

Thought Leadership

Client Leadership

Job description

Job Description

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Senior Vice President, Resilience to support and expand our growing Resilience Services Practice. This is a full-time position located in any major WSP office in the United States.

This leadership position will serve as a nationally recognized thought leader in transportation resilience, helping clients prepare for and adapt to climate change, extreme weather, and other evolving risks to transportation infrastructure systems. The successful candidate will provide strategic leadership across planning, engineering, economics, policy, risk analysis, and implementation services, while guiding the growth of WSP's transportation resilience business.

The role requires a strong combination of technical excellence, industry influence, client leadership, business development, and team-building capabilities. The successful candidate will work collaboratively across WSP's transportation, infrastructure, water, energy, environmental, and advisory practices to deliver integrated resilience solutions for clients.

Your Impact

• Technical Leadership
  • Serve as a thought leader in transportation resilience for WSP.
  • Advance industry best practices related to climate adaptation, transportation resilience, risk-informed decision making, and infrastructure investment planning.
  • Guide development and application