# Senior Vice President - US Advisory and Planning Operations Director

**Company**: WSP USA
**Location**: Dallas, TX
**Experience**: executive
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $192,000 - $367,000
**Category**: Consulting
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

The Senior Vice President – US Advisory and Planning Operations Director is part of WSP USA's Advisory and Planning Leadership Team. The role supports the Business Line Executive (BLE) with all aspects of the P&L, including revenue generation, staff utilization, EBITDA, DSO, quality, safety, and project performance.

**General Operations Duties**

- Partner with the Business Line Executive on all operational aspects of the business.

- Communicate and coordinate with Local Leaders and other managers on operational aspects of the business.

- Collaborate with Strategic Growth Team (SGT), HR Partners, Finance Managers, and Project Accounting.

- Oversee Regional Operations Leaders (ROL) and the Project Delivery Director.

- Support and promote a consistent approach to project delivery, operational reporting, quality, and other key initiatives.

- Deliver training and mentoring support for project managers and staff.

- Act as a key leader in the Business Line.

**People and Culture**

- Work to support staff hiring and attrition goals.

- Monitor staff billability/billable hour goals and take corrective action when needed.

- Assist in developing corrective plans to address deficiencies identified in project performance.

- Support work sharing across regions/business lines.

- Support HR as needed with personnel issues.

- Support programs such as Safety, Sustainability, and Ethics & Compliance.

**Operational Excellence**

- Monitor Business Line budgets and provide recommendations/corrective actions to stay within budgets.

- Effectively operationalize growth strategies, forecasting, and funding strategy in collaboration with Business Line Executive.

- Track, support, and report project funding.

- Take necessary actions to lead and improve cash flow.

- Participate in the development of the annual budget process.

- Responsible for executing on the Business Line P&L priorities and strategies.

**Project Operations Duties**

- Coordinate with Project Delivery Director and Project Delivery Team.

- Monitor that appropriate Project Reviews are being conducted in the Business Line.

- Confirm that project directors (PDs) are performing their duties.

- Identify project execution risk.

- Evaluate Project Manager performance.

- Identify challenged projects and provide oversight.

- Lead pricing strategies and pricing reviews for key projects.

- Lead Readiness Reviews for large or high-risk projects.

- Ensure appropriate proactive project reviews are being conducted on high-risk/large value projects.

- Identify projects that are in distress and provide oversight.

- Oversee aspects of Project Manager and Delivery Training.

**Key Performance Indicators**

- Net Revenue, EBITDA, utilization, Organic Growth, Margin Erosion, DSO, Billability, Funding (Backlog), and Headcount growth.

**Qualifications**

- 17+ years of experience.

- BA/BS Degree in Engineering, Planning, Architecture, Business, or equivalent discipline.

- Experience as a major project manager or related role.

- Strong understanding of project financials, team dynamics, client relationships, staffing, and resource requirements.

- Proactive problem-solving skills and strong communication skills.

- Leadership skills that portray commitment, reliability, and accountability.

## Skills

### Required
- project management
- financial management
- leadership
- communication
- problem-solving

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