WSP · 17 hours ago
Assistant Vice President, Management Consultancy
Los Angeles, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$123K/yr - $219K/yr
10+ years expWSP is a leading engineering and professional services firm dedicated to transforming the business of infrastructure. The Assistant Vice President will lead complex Advisory Services projects, ensuring project management and financial performance while fostering trusted advisor relationships with clients.
Responsibilities
Lead complex and large scale Advisory Services projects within the company, ensuring project management, budget, work product, quality control and financial performance meet company standards
Accountable for overall project performance, included timely completion, financial performance, quality of work product
Foster “trusted advisor” service and future-ready solutions for clients
Work directly with public and private sector clients to successfully deliver client objectives
Translate client concerns into actionable scopes, sequences of activities and associated deliverables
Familiarity with industry standard practices and methodologies
Understanding of capital delivery processes, particularly in a major events or venue management context. This would include moving through planning, design, procurement, construction, handover to operations
Guide and navigate ambiguous environments and have complex conversations with clients and leadership to define scope and keep the project on track
Ability to manage project and project team, including time management and working to deadlines
Ability to work in a matrixed environment and experience with influencing without authority
Independently perform complex qualitative and quantitative analysis, document findings, and present project outcomes to client executives
Work collaboratively with junior and senior team members to deliver to deliver excellent client services
Lead client meetings and interact directly and independently with clients to understand and address strategic needs for major capital projects
Take initiative in developing technical excellence in providing high quality level performance
Produce high-quality, professional deliverables independently on projects and proposals
Contribute and lead various national business development efforts end-to-end – from opportunity identification, proposal development, interview and negotiations
Provide leadership for proposals and project work scopes, pricing, budget, and performance metrics for the Advisory Services discipline
Serve as an Advisory Services representative/liaison to a variety of external entities including Federal, State, and Local Agencies, Clients, Subcontractors, industry-related groups, and various government and community entities
Build professional network across industry to support business development opportunities, marketing, proposals, and cross-selling of other WSP capabilities
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
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in relevant field
10+ years experience in directly relevant endeavors
Experience in designing and implementing process improvement practices
Strong written and oral communication skills
Strong interpersonal skills and high emotional intelligence
Proven experience in consulting or a comparable role within an organization
Hands-on leader, collaborator, individual contributor and strong team player, depending on context
Self-starter, who can get things done efficiently
Project Management experience - able to manage efforts within scope, schedule and budget
Preferred
Proven experience facilitating diverse groups through complex topics
Strong understanding of venue (e.g., stadium, arena, concert venue) transport and operational needs
Familiarity with technological solutions and tools that support automation and decision making within the public works environment
Certifications relevant to venue management or major events industry
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Disability
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
Company
WSP
We are one of the world’s leading professional services firms, uniting our engineering, advisory and science-based expertise to shape communities to advance humanity.
Founded in 2011New York, New York, USA
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$40.25MKey Investors
OneWest Bank
2013-09-02Corporate Round· $40.25M
Leadership Team
Michael Winterbottom
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Christopher Uckotter
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