# Inclusive Business Partnerships Manager **Company**: WSP **Location**: Portland, OR, OR **Work arrangement**: hybrid **Experience**: senior **Job type**: full-time **Salary**: $93,000 - $138,050 **Category**: Consulting **Industry**: Consulting **Apply**: https://emit.fa.ca3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_2001/job/96130?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_824bcefc-0dd ## Description The Inclusive Business Partnerships team at WSP is seeking a highly motivated, relationship-oriented professional to support and expand small business engagement, mentorship, capacity-building, and inclusion initiatives across the Mountain Pacific region. The ideal candidate is an experienced professional with a strong understanding of the transportation, infrastructure, engineering, construction, or consulting industries. They should be comfortable coordinating executive-level events, managing complex programs, supporting business development efforts, monitoring compliance requirements, and building trusted relationships with diverse stakeholders. Key Responsibilities: - Lead and coordinate inclusive business partnership initiatives across the Mountain Pacific region - Develop and maintain trusted relationships with small businesses, clients, industry partners, and internal stakeholders - Manage the planning, coordination, and execution of Partnership 360 events and other small business engagement programs - Coordinate participation in client, industry, and community events focused on small business development and inclusion - Oversee regional mentorship program activities and support the development of new capacity-building initiatives - Serve as a primary point of contact for small businesses seeking partnership opportunities with WSP - Support internal staff in identifying, engaging, and collaborating with qualified small business partners - Monitor client and agency requirements related to supplier diversity, small business participation, and inclusion commitments - Collaborate with business development, project management, and proposal teams to support pursuit strategies and strengthen client-facing inclusion approaches - Contribute to the development and maintenance of inclusion plans, proposal content, and related documentation - Utilize diversity compliance and contractor management systems to monitor participation commitments and maintain accurate records - Partner with project teams, project managers, and operations leadership to address participation shortfalls and compliance challenges - Support the development and maintenance of dashboards, reporting tools, and performance tracking systems Requirements: - 7+ years of relevant professional experience, preferably within the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry, transportation sector, public infrastructure, consulting, or related fields - Demonstrated experience managing programs, initiatives, or projects involving multiple stakeholders and competing priorities - Experience supporting business development, client engagement, community engagement, or strategic partnership initiatives - Strong understanding of small business, supplier diversity, mentorship, and/or capacity-building programs - Competent critical thinking and problem-solving skills - Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills - Demonstrated high-level of self-leadership with attention to detail, multi-tasking, and adjusting readily to changing priorities - Excellent written and verbal communication skills - Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP's health, safety, and drug/alcohol and harassment policies Benefits: - Comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and financial stability - Coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life - Retirement savings - Paid sick leave - Paid vacation or other personal time - Paid parental leave - Paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings Compensation: - Expected Salary: $93,000 - $138,050 ## Skills ### Required - project management - business development - client engagement - supplier diversity - small business development - mentorship - capacity-building - inclusion initiatives --- Source: [Apply at emit.fa.ca3.oraclecloud.com](https://emit.fa.ca3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_2001/job/96130?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)