Vice President, Building Sciences - Jobs in Ottawa, ON

Job Description

WSP is one of the worlds leading professional services firms. Our purpose is to future proof our cities and environments.We have over 55,000 team members across the globe. In Canada, our 9,800+ people are involved in everything from environmental remediation to urban planning, from engineering iconic buildings to designing sustainable transportation networks, from finding new ways to extract essential resources to developing renewable power sources for the future.The excellence we bring to our work and to our workplace has been recognized far and wide. We are among the LinkedIn Top 25 Companies two years in a row, one of the Top 100 Sustainable Companies in the World (and among the Top 10 in Canada), and we earned Platinum Elite Recognition through our participation in more than half of Canadas Top 100 Infrastructure Projects.At WSP :

• We value our people and our reputation
• We are locally dedicated with international scale
• We are future focused and challenge the status quo
• We foster collaboration in everything we do
• We have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable

The Opportunity:The Vice President, Building Sciences will lead a team across Canada leading both the strategy and execution of people, delivery and operations across Building Sciences. The Vice President Building Sciences will develop and execute the vision, strategy, and objective of our Building Sciences business while integrating services to our clients needs.This opportunity invites a leader who is experienced coordinating client and business development activities across Canada linking various leaders, employees and subsectors together. In WSP Canada, the Building Sciences team is focusing on an organic growth strategy and increasing market share in design areas of Existing Building Restoration/Renewal, Building’s enclosure engineering including Facades and Roofing, Property Condition Assessments, Commissioning, etc.We are seeking a leader who is keen to develop, communicate, and implement best practices in order for team members to continue to grow Technical Expertise, while assessing risks & develop options with budgets & recommendations. The Vice-President will ensure that the business is properly managed at all levels and is ultimately responsible for the financial performance of budgets. The Vice President Building Science will work with his/her leadership team to drive employee motivation, productivity, health and safety, social responsibility, and respect of the environment while upholding the company’s core values. With National responsibilities, this role is flexible to be based in one of our Canadian locations.Why WSP

• A Canadian success story - were proud to wear the red and white of this beautiful country and show the world what Canada has to offer,
• Enhance the world around you - from the environment to the highways, to the buildings and the terrain, WSP is the fabric of Canada;
• Outstanding career opportunities - were growing and pushing ourselves every day to be greater than yesterday - were open to your ideas and trying new things;
• A phenomenal collaborative culture and a workforce filled with genuinely good people who are doing humbly important work. Come find out for yourself what its like to be a part of our journey.

We offer attractive pay, a great corporate culture, comprehensive and employee-focused benefits including virtual healthcare and a wellness platform as well as great savings programs, and a clear vision for the future.#WeAre WSPA day in the life:KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Use extensive knowledge and expertise to drive new business, make strategic decisions, and foster innovation across the business.
• Approve policies, operational budgets and spending in the subsector.
• Development and execution of strategic plans.
• Work with executive leadership to make final decisions on operational/business strategies, objectives, and goals.
• Develop a high performing Building Science business through strategic recruitment and developing expertise within the team;
• Lead, guide, and mentor team members.
• Negotiate contracts with clients, suppliers, and other service providers.
• Prepare and execute business development plans, develop market strategies, win new work.
• Advise senior leadership on Building Science matters.

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead and educate the Buildings community and wider WSP business on the value add services of Building Science;
• Determine project needs and monitor inter-office, inter-provincial and inter-regional (worldwide) coordination;
• Work collaboratively with stakeholders to sustain a mature and disciplined culture with consistent enterprise delivery of processes that contribute to increased client satisfaction and financial results;
• Achieve interdisciplinary coordination with the various Buildings Service Lines (inclusive of Quebec Operations, Structural, Project Management, Architectural, Telecom & Technology, Mechanical and Electrical);
• Act as a key interface for change management, project management, risk management, and issue resolution;
• Manage improvement processes for services delivery and provide both tactical and strategic leadership (challenges the status quo and collaboratively sets new standards)
• Provide continuous constructive feedback on performance results & project deliverables against business line goals;
• Reviews and approves project evaluations and post-implementation reviews. Implements associated continuous improvement initiatives;
• Responsible for optimizing profitability and company growth in terms of sales and market share (achieve sales, revenue, DSO, Utilization and operating margin targets.)

Wed love to hear from you if you have...KNOWLEDGE

• Market & industry intelligence within Building Science including key clients, trends, and service standards
• Optimizing the financial, commercial, and project delivery performance of an existing business;
• Project management software applications;
• Project accounting and resource allocation techniques;
• Project risk management and mitigation techniques;
• Quality management systems;
• Enterprise Resource Planning systems (ERP) including integrated financial/accounting, procurement, payroll and human resources systems;
• Change Management of people and processes

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• +15 years Industry related experience within the built environment
• University degree or equivalent
• Bi-lingual is considered an asset
• Experience influencing senior leaders and comfortable working in matrix management models
• Confidence to influence a high caliber team to drive a business to higher performance levels
• Advanced people and leadership skills to effectively manage relationships which may be indirect in order to achieve consensus, direction and achievement of results
• A track record of creating an environment where people want to do their best through working collaboratively, empowering teams to identify and solve problems, creating a clear sense of identity with the company, and holding teams accountable for meeting their collective goals
• Ability to thrive in a fast paced and multi-task work environment
• Strong ability to create and sustain strong client relationships by proactively identifying opportunities in the market whereby WSP can provide Building Science services
• Critical thinker using facts and data in identifying problems, drawing valid conclusions and generating a range of alternative solutions and courses of action;
• Results oriented; decision maker; pro-active leader;
• A strategic thinker with ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing; ability to communicate with customers, associates and management;
• Excellent analytical, conceptual and problem solving skills to evaluate business problems and apply knowledge to identify appropriate solutions;
• Solid teamwork and interpersonal skills with the ability to navigate through ambiguity;
• Strong presentation skills; ability to present and discuss strategies and technical information in a manner that establishes rapport and influence

Health and Safety is a core paramount value of WSP. Given the importance of keeping one another safe and the growing list of our clients including vaccination status as part of their mandated health and safety requirements to work with them, you will be required to provide proof of full COVID-19 vaccination to WSP as a condition of employment. You may also be required to undergo additional immunization to maintain a fully vaccinated status against COVID-19 whenever local Public Health Authorities recommend additional immunization.Offers of employment for safety-sensitive positions involving fieldwork are contingent upon candidates being able to perform key physical tasks of the job as described in the job posting and interview. This may include the ability to work in a variety of environmental conditions, such as remote or isolated areas, working alone, and in inclement weather (within safe and reasonable limits).WSP welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.WSP is committed to the principles of employment equity. Only the candidates selected will be contacted.WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. For more information please READ THE FULL POLICY.WSP Canada Inc.Ottawa, ONExecutiveQuick Apply

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