Vice President, Transportation Director/Local Business Lead

WSP Global Inc.; Anchorage (AK); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP in Anchorage, AK is seeking a Vice President, Transportation Director/Local Business Lead (LBL) to shape the Mountain Pacific region's transportation practice.

Based in the Anchorage office, you will guide client strategy, expand market share with public agencies like the Alaska DOT and Municipality of Anchorage, and drive cross‑line collaboration across National Transportation and Infrastructure Business Lines.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 12 years of experience in A/E/C with a focus in transportation.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Planning, Business, or related discipline.
• Proven leadership, accountability and growth capabilities.
• Ability to innovate and rethink client and employee engagement.
• Strong business acumen and process improvement skills.
• Decision-making, strategic and visionary thinking with cross-disciplinary collaboration.
• Established local client relationships and industry contacts in Alaska.
• Commitment to internal and external client service and ethical conduct.
• Safety policies compliance and professional conduct.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Alaska Transportation practice and drive growth.
• Collaborate with regional and national leaders to deliver complex projects.
• Build and maintain client relationships with public agencies and contractors.
• Foster a culture of safety, ethics, and high performance.
• Represent WSP at civic and industry events.

Skills

Leadership

Business acumen

Strategic thinking

Client relationships

Decision making

Innovation mindset

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering/Planning/Business

Job description

This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Vice President, Transportation Director/Local Business Lead (LBL) for the Alaska geography, based in the WSP Anchorage-AK office. The candidate will be our key strategic leader in the Mountain Pacific Region with focus on strengthening and expanding our Transportation practice. WSP is playing a critical role in the growth and development throughout the state of Alaska, specifically with key public agencies such as the Alaska Department of Transportation and Municipality of Anchorage as well as contractor clients. The LBL will also drive collaboration across the National Transportation and Infrastructure Business Lines (NBL-including Maritime, Aviation, Rail, etc.) and other WSP business lines such as Property and Buildings, Energy, Water, Federal, Advisory Services, and Program Management Construction Management 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!

Your Impact

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:

Clients

• Drives performance of the transportation business and strategically grows our market share to fulfill our goal that WSP becomes the preferred, trusted advisor to our clients.
• Manages local client coordination and cross-selling efforts in coordination with Region, District, National Business Lines, and Pursuit Management.
• Integrates as the “face of the company” locally and across the State of Alaska, attending civic and industry events, conferences, and forums ranging from ACEC, ASCE, WTS, APWA, Chamber of Commerce, and many more.
• Brings an expanded view and integrated response to complex challenges by leveraging our full suite of offerings across all end markets.
• Utilizes our extended reach of technical and subject matter experts (SMEs) across regions, districts, offices and the globe to foster new and innovative client delivery.

People & Culture

• Works with Business Line Leaders 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.
• Emphasizes employee training and development to create a unique work experience.
• Inspires, motivates and promotes the best of WSP to our clients and communities to ensure strong employee engagement and morale.
• Supports programs such as Safety, Sustainability and Ethics & Compliance

Operational Excellence

• Optimizes the client and employee experience through regular reviews while embracing process improvement.
• Focuses on innovation and collaboration with a focus on maintaining and improving quality.
• Develops local growth, forecast and business development strategy in collaboration with District, Region and National Business Line Leaders.
• Resolves conflict and other internal/external issues that may arise in the office, amongst WSP’s client base, or on projects.
• Collaborates with regional, district leaders and other area leaders to strategically drive the business, assess and suggest improvements for project performance, oversee overhead expenditures, and focus on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs): Sales, Funding, EBITDA, Staff Hiring and Retention, DSO, Utilization, Backlog, Inclusion & Diversity and Guiding Principles.

Expertise

• Leverages our broad technical experience to enhance current and new service offerings.
• Fosters the development of new and emerging innovations to remain the trusted thought leaders in our industry.
• Advances the strategic direction of the district and region in the location of responsibility for sustained and continued growth consistent within the context of the strategic plan.
• Encourages, supports and promotes the technical and professional development of local WSP staff.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 12 years of experience with a college degree or equivalent experience in the A/E/C industry with a strong focus in transportation.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Planning, Business, or related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience of leadership, personal accountability, persistence, and growth.
• Ability to innovate and re-think the conventional approach to client and employee engagement.
• Strong business acumen with an aptitude for improving processes.
• Sound decision-making, strategic and visionary thinking, and creative business development capabilities across a multi-disciplined practice.
• Strongly established relevant client relationships and industry contacts in the local area.
• Commitment to internal and external client service.
• 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.
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
  

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