# Vice President, Environmental Business Development

**Company**: WSP
**Location**: Kennesaw, GA, GA
**Experience**: executive
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Consulting
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

WSP is seeking a Vice President, Environmental Business Development for its Earth & Environment business line based in Atlanta, GA.

In this role, you will provide strategic leadership for business growth by building and strengthening client relationships, developing and executing capture strategies, leading key pursuits, and collaborating across WSP business lines to deliver integrated solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

- Lead business development efforts for WSP's environmental services practice.

- Develop and maintain strong client relationships, identify emerging opportunities, and expand WSP's market share through strategic account management and targeted growth initiatives.

- Responsible for sales planning, opportunity identification, pursuit management, and revenue growth for environmental consulting services.

- Collaborate across WSP business lines to identify, develop, and win multidisciplinary projects.

- Develop and execute client-specific growth plans, key account strategies, and business development campaigns.

- Lead proposal development, executive presentations, interviews, contract negotiations, and project pursuit strategies.

- Build and maintain a robust pipeline of opportunities while supporting forecasting, revenue planning, and performance tracking.

- Serve as a trusted advisor to clients by understanding their business objectives, regulatory challenges, capital programs, and sustainability goals.

- Participate in industry organizations, conferences, and professional associations to enhance WSP's visibility and strengthen strategic relationships.

- Mentor and support technical and client-facing staff in business development best practices.

- Partner with operational and technical leaders to ensure successful project delivery and client satisfaction.

- Support recruitment, retention, and development of talent necessary to achieve business growth objectives.

Requirements:

- Bachelor's degree in environmental engineering, environmental science, geology, civil engineering, chemical engineering, natural resources, business administration, or a closely related field.

- 12+ years of experience in environmental consulting, business development, client management, or a related professional services environment.

- Demonstrated success in developing client relationships, generating sales, and growing environmental consulting revenues.

- Proven experience managing strategic accounts and leading complex pursuits.

- Strong understanding of environmental permitting, compliance, remediation, due diligence, sustainability, environmental planning, or related consulting services.

- Exceptional communication, presentation, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Master's degree in environmental engineering, environmental science, business administration, geology, or a related field.

- Existing relationships with industrial, manufacturing, energy, data center, transportation, utility, commercial, or government clients throughout the Southeast.

- Professional licensure or certifications such as PE, PG, CHMM, PMP, or other relevant credentials.

## Skills

### Required
- environmental engineering
- environmental science
- geology
- civil engineering
- chemical engineering
- natural resources
- business administration
- client management
- strategic account management
- proposal development
- contract negotiations
- project pursuit strategies
- pipeline management
- revenue forecasting
- profitability
- business planning

### Nice to have
- Master's degree in environmental engineering
- professional licensure
- certifications such as PE
- PG
- CHMM
- PMP

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