Assistant Vice President, Management Consultancy

Job Description

This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Senior Manager, Management Consultancy for our Austin, TX office. Be involved in projects with our US Advisory Services Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client's objectives and solves their challenges.


Your Impact

Guiding public agencies through the delivery of capital projects with a special focus on drinking water, water resources, and wastewater projects. The Senior Manager will advise utilities and other infrastructure owners on methods of project development and the financing of capital projects, with an emphasis on alternative delivery methods.

• Strategizing with agencies and project owners to evaluate project delivery methods and determine the optimal method to fit the owner's needs.
• With guidance from project leaders, interfacing with project owners to determine the goals and constraints for the implementation of their projects.
• Leading the development of procurement strategies and drafting of procurement documents for alternative delivery projects, including, for example, Requests for Information, Requests for Qualifications and Requests for Proposals.
• Advising public agencies and private clients through the procurement process to engage an entity to design, construct, operate, and maintain a capital asset, including in the drafting of evaluation criteria and evaluation strategies.
• Developing risk profiles for projects, which includes drafting risk matrices that identify critical risks, facilitating and attending risk workshops, and evaluating the allocation of identified risks for project delivery.
• Collaborating in a teaming environment with other members of project teams for the successful procurement of alternative delivery projects, including supporting communications with, and providing appropriate technical advice to engineers, investment bankers, financial analysts, legal counsel, and internal-client procurement teams
• Advising clients and recommend strategies regarding compliance with Federal requirements, including those arising from Federal grant and project financing programs including programs such as American Iron & Steel and Build America, Buy America. Advise on development of loan applications for programs like WIFIA.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's or equivalent degree in relevant field
• 10+ years' experience in directly relevant endeavors
• Experience with drinking water and wastewater projects
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Authorization to immediately work in the United States

Preferred Qualifications:

• Graduate degree in relevant field (P.E., M.S., J.D., M.B.A., Ph. D)
• 10+ years of direct experience with public sector procurement review and contracting and advising local, state and federal agencies
• Knowledge and application of federal environmental law, regulations, programs, processes, and grant administration and compliance

About Us

About WSP
WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.

WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee's career.


At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?


WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.


The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.


NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:


WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation - no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.