Senior Vice President, Alternative Delivery Project Director - Federal Programs

Job-ID: 90876Category: Project and Program ManagementLocation: Arlington, VA, United States; Virginia Beach, VA, United States; Denver, CO, United States; Tacoma, WA, United States; San Diego, CA, United States; Dallas, TX, United States; San Antonio, TX, United StatesPosted: 2026-07-09This OpportunityWSP is currently initiating a search for a Senior Vice President, Alternative Delivery Project Director – Federal Programs to join our Federal Alternative Delivery Team. This senior leadership role will focus on advancing WSP’s federal alternative delivery and contractor-led design-build practice. This position has the potential to work out of any WSP office, which could include Arlington, VA; Virginia Beach, VA; Denver, CO; Tacoma, WA; San Diego, CA; Dallas, TX; or San Antonio, TX.Be involved in projects with our Federal Programs AEC Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our clients’ objectives and solves their challenges. At WSP, we are driven by inspiring the right people to be part of our future-focused 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!The Alternative Delivery Project Director – Federal Programs (ADPD FP) provides executive leadership for a portfolio of alternative delivery pursuits and active projects in the federal and Department of War (DoW) markets, combining proactive market engagement with executive project oversight. Working closely with Federal business line leadership and the U.S. Alternative Delivery team, you will help grow WSP’s federal design-build consulting practice by selecting the right opportunities and partners, aligning delivery strategy, and overseeing procurement and post-award execution to manage risk and compliance, achieve schedule and margin objectives, develop talent, and strengthen delivery capabilities across multidisciplinary horizontal and vertical construction projects.The ADPD FP may also hold national and/or regional contractor account management responsibilities for designated contractor clients, developing relationship and teaming plans that leverage WSP’s geographic presence and technical expertise and position WSP as a preferred design partner for long-term federal and DoW programs.Your ImpactIn this role, you will guide federal alternative delivery pursuits and projects from early positioning and procurement through execution and closeout. You will support go/no-go and teaming decisions, help shape capture strategy, pricing and negotiation approaches, and delivery outcomes, and promote collaboration and continuous improvement across WSP’s Alternative Delivery practice.You are an accomplished executive leader with experience shaping, winning, and delivering large, complex federal contractor-led design-build programs. You bring strategic judgment, commercial perspective, federal market insight, and delivery discipline, with the ability to align business priorities, contractor expectations, government requirements, delivery practices, and organizational processes across a matrixed, multidisciplinary environment.Additional responsibilities include:Provide executive leadership for federal and DoW alternative delivery pursuits and projects, balancing capture strategy, teaming, proposal positioning, negotiations, phase transitions, delivery outcomes, margin performance, compliance, and risk management.Lead federal business development and capture efforts in collaboration with regional and national teams, including project selection, contractor teaming, pre- and post-award work planning, RFQ/RFP interpretation, source-selection requirements, fee development, assumptions and exclusions, interview preparation, and negotiation support.Provide executive oversight during project execution through periodic project reviews, proactive risk identification, contingency and recovery planning, alignment with commercial, contractual, and financial objectives, and support for favorable CPARS outcomes.Engage contractor executives through regular strategic discussions and project reporting, coordinating with WSP leadership as appropriate.Lead after-action reviews to capture lessons learned and contribute to firmwide alternative delivery best practices and standard operating procedures that promote continuous improvement and organizational learning.Represent WSP in industry organizations and events relevant to alternative delivery and the federal marketplace, including DBIA, SAME, and targeted contractor and infrastructure forums.Adhere to internal processes, ethical standards, and company policies, and perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.Who You AreRequired QualificationsMinimum of 15 years of progressive experience leading contractor-led design-build projects and pursuits for federal and/or DoW clients and large, complex, multidisciplinary infrastructure or facilities programs exceeding $500 million in construction value.Bachelor’s degree in engineering, architecture, construction management, or equivalent; advanced degree preferred.Professional licensure, such as PE, RA, or equivalent, preferred; certifications such as PMP, DBIA, or similar credentials considered a plus.Understanding of federal and/or DoW design-build contractual frameworks, including design responsibility, risk allocation, performance specifications, compliance requirements, technical reviews, approvals, security considerations, stakeholder coordination, and CPARS.Demonstrated executive leadership experience across pre-award and post-award phases, including pursuit strategy, source-selection criteria, commercial negotiations, and delivery oversight.Proven ability to develop and maintain senior-level client and contractor partner relationships, with a track record of originating and securing strategic opportunities, building repeat client relationships, and supporting federal market growth.Strong business acumen and executive-level written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate complex technical, contractual, financial, and commercial concepts.Entrepreneurial and adaptive leadership style, with advanced organizational and decision-making skills and effectiveness in environments requiring initiative and limited structure.Active engagement in alternative delivery-related professional and federal marketplace organizations or industry forums, such as DBIA or SAME.Proficiency in Microsoft Office and relevant project management, project delivery, and collaboration tools.Demonstrated commitment to workplace safety, professional ethics, quality, inclusion, and compliance with company policies.WSP Benefits: WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings. Compensation:Expected Salary (all locations): $168,900 - $264,500WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.Expected Salary (Colorado only): $168,900 - $248,200WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position within the state of Colorado, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.#LI-AW1About the companyAbout WSPWSP 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.