Vice President, Earth - Vancouver, Canada - WSP

WSP

Verified Company

Vancouver, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

WSP is one of the world's leading professional services firms. Our purpose is to future proof our cities and environments.

We have over 65,000 team members across the globe.

In Canada, our 12,000+ people are involved in everything from environmental remediation to urban planning, from engineering iconic buildings to designing sustainable transportation networks, from finding new ways to extract essential resources to developing renewable power sources for the future.

The excellence we bring to our work and to our workplace has been recognized far and wide.

We are among the LinkedIn Top 25 Companies two years in a row, one of the Top 100 Sustainable Companies in the World (and among the Top 10 in Canada), and we earned Platinum Elite Recognition through our participation in more than half of Canada's Top 100 Infrastructure Projects.

At
WSP:

We value our people and our reputation
We are locally dedicated with international scale
We are future focused and challenge the status quo
We foster collaboration in everything we do
We have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable

VICE PRESIDENT, EARTH & ENVIRONMENT APPLIED SOLUTIONS
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WSP is one of the world's leading professional services firms. Our purpose is to future proof our cities and environments.

We have over 65,000 team members across the globe.

The excellence we bring to our work and to our workplace has been recognized far and wide.

We are among the
LinkedIn Top 25 Companies two years in a row, one of the
Top 100 Sustainable Companies in the World (and among the Top 10 in Canada), and we earned Platinum Elite Recognition through our participation in more than half of
Canada's Top 100 Infrastructure Projects.

The Opportunity:

Reporting to the Executive Vice President for Earth and Environment this position will be responsible for the performance of the business unit including financial performance, risk assessment and mitigation, commercial strategy, HSSE, project delivery performance and overall growth.

The role requires collaboration with other sectors and subsectors to meet the needs of our clients.

Why WSP?

We value and are committed to upholding a culture of Inclusion and Belonging
Our Flexible Work Policy we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours. We will support you on and off the job so you can be fully present in both your work and home lives.
A Canadian success story we're proud to wear the red and white of this beautiful country and show the world what Canada has to offer.
Enhance the world around you from the environment to the highways, to the buildings and the terrain, WSP is the fabric of Canada.
Outstanding career opportunities we're growing and pushing ourselves every day to be greater than yesterday we're open to your ideas and trying new things.
A phenomenal collaborative culture and a workforce filled with genuinely good people who are doing humbly important work. Come find out for yourself what it's like to be a part of our journey.

We offer attractive pay, flexible work options, a great corporate culture, comprehensive and employee-focused benefits including virtual healthcare and a wellness platform as well as great savings programs, and a clear vision for the future.

A day in the life,

You will develop the business line operating plans and financial forecasts in collaboration with the Executive Vice President Earth and Environment and the Vice President of Operations.
You will provide leadership by communicating the operating plan and targets, engaging all business line operational and project management employees in achieving the objectives for the business.
You will visibly champion the WSP programs of safety ( HSE) and ethics & compliance to ensure they are an overriding part of the organizational culture
You will manage the implementation of the operating plan and its objectives for the business, with primary efforts focused on project delivery excellence, financial performance, and adherence to the business line's strategic plan.
You are responsible for optimizing the performance of the business line's operations, including, project margin, staff utilization, DSO, and general administration costs.
With key support by the business line finance leader, forecasts the business line's financial performance, you will ensure accurate revenue recognition and preparation of monthly/ quarterly/annual forecasts.
You will define contracting strategies, commercial terms and measure to manage and mitigate risk during key pursuit processes including interacting directly w