VP, Asset Management Advisory — Maintenance & Reliability

WSP in the U.S.; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP US Advisory is seeking a senior maintenance advisory leader to head the AMBA practice, driving strategy and client relationships across transit, highways, aviation, and utilities. You will shape solutions and lead cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact maintenance programs that improve safety, efficiency, and public service outcomes in the United States.

You will mentor staff, develop methodologies, and manage complex engagements, bringing expertise in reliability-centered maintenance

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, Industrial or Systems Engineering or closely related and applicable discipline.
• 10+ years of post-education experience on closely related and applicable role.
• Minimum of 8 years directly managing hands-on maintenance teams, reliability engineers or workshop supervisors in asset intensive organizations.
• Proven track record running heavy maintenance operations (i.e. rolling stock depots, power plant operations).
• Demonstrated success implementing maintenance strategy and operational changes in multi-million dollar asset intensive organizations.
• Experience in developing and overseeing condition-based or reliability-centered maintenance programs in one or more infrastructure sectors.
• Demonstrated success in achieving critical maintenance related Key Performance Indicators such as Mean Time Between Failure, Maintenance Cost Optimization, Percentage of PM Tasks performed on time, Increased Operational Availability.
• Experience utilizing asset hierarchies, asset data standards, asset definition and data dictionaries and other similar protocols in various different EAM Systems to develop maintenance-related Key Performance Indicators.
• Extensive experience and demonstrated success pursuing new business opportunities, developing technical proposals and winning maintenance related work across a variety of industry clients.
• Excellent facilitation, presentation, and communication skills both in person and remote.
• High quality standards with an innate attention to detail.
• Strong analytical skills including experience with asset performance data, financial data and asset lifecycle cost analysis.
• Demonstrated mastery of ISO55001, international RAM standards and EN 15341 and their implementation within agencies operationally.
• Strong interpersonal skills and high emotional intelligence.
• Strong team player who can get things done under competing client priorities.

Responsibilities

• Develop opportunities and lead strategic consulting services for Maintenance Advisory. Support the overall long-term strategy, growth, client pipeline, and market positioning of the Asset Management Business Advisory team within Management Consulting and Advisory Services.
• Originate, sell, and deliver Maintenance Advisory work by developing trusted client relationships, identifying opportunities, shaping solutions, leading pursuits, and supporting revenue and growth objectives.
• Provide executive-level strategic advice to clients and WSP Advisory leadership on maintenance-related trends and cutting edge methodologies. Lead client presentations, workshops, interviews, and leadership meetings with confidence and credibility.
• Serve as proposal lead and technical advisor on maintenance related projects, ensuring teams understand objectives, scope, deliverables, timelines, budgets, and quality expectations.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams in developing high-quality deliverables, including maintenance assessments, asset maintenance optimization, reliability centered maintenance, condition-based maintenance, asset condition assessments, asset lifecycle strategies, maintenance budget forecasts, fleet optimization models, asset management plans, staff optimization models, FMECA, preventive maintenance time studies, etc.
• Lead and mentor project teams and staff, fostering a collaborative, inclusive, high-performance culture focused on quality, innovation, accountability, and professional growth.
• Lead Reliability-Centered Maintenance studies and Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) for transit, highways, aviation, ports, energy, water, utilities and other infrastructure and asset intensive sectors.
• Develop Asset Management Business Advisory maintenance-related methodologies and conduct internal training for team members on those methodologies.
• Lead the design of full life-cycle maintenance, modifications and overhaul strategies for transit, highways, aviation, ports, utilities and other infrastructure and asset intensive sectors.
• Lead optimization of preventive and corrective maintenance schedules to extend operational life of aging infrastructure and assets
• 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
• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Client relations

Executive communication

Project leadership

Data analysis

Asset management

Maintenance optimization

Reliability engineering

Team mentoring

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

MS in Engineering Management

Tools

Maximo

Infor

Trapeze

Job description

WSP US Advisory is seeking a senior maintenance advisory leader to head the AMBA practice, driving strategy and client relationships across transit, highways, aviation, and utilities. You will shape solutions and lead cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact maintenance programs that improve safety, efficiency, and public service outcomes in the United States.

You will mentor staff, develop methodologies, and manage complex engagements, bringing expertise in reliability-centered maintenance