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About WSP:

WSP is one of the world's leading engineering professional services consulting firms. We are technical experts and strategic advisors including engineers, technicians, scientists, architects, planners, surveyors and environmental specialists, as well as other design, program and construction management professionals. With over 70,000 talented people in more than 600 offices, we engineer projects that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come.

WSP has an exciting opportunity for an experienced **Senior Vice President, Global Workplace Strategy** to join our **Global Workplace** team. This role can be based in any **WSP USA office** .

The Global WSP Real Estate portfolio includes more than 1,000 leases, in 59 countries with over 9 million rentable square feet. This is a very active portfolio driven by an explicit strategy which guides regional and global decisions.

Global Workplace is a strategic partner with all WSP Business Services. The focus of the Global Workplace Team is to ensure we provide an environment to attract and retain the best talent within our industry by enabling our professionals to work productively and collaboratively in an enjoyable working environment, while ensuring fiscal responsibility, flexible programs and design.

The Global Workplace team plays a critical role in supporting the Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) standards and goals established by WSP.

The VP of Global Workplace Strategy will report to the Senior global leader of Global Workplace and will support and partner with them. This role will deliver value by providing insight, building and expanding on the existing framework and implementing solutions for the Global WSP Workplace to achieve the WSP social, corporate and environmental goals.

Key Responsibilities:

+ Actively contribute to the development of WSP’s workplace strategy, ensuring a best in class working environment that retains and attracts top talent in our industries while maintaining effective cost management and value to our business.

+ Work actively with and lead the Corporate Real Estate (CRE), Facilities and Administration Regional leaders to build a cohesive framework that contributes to the overall WSP goals and supports the regional activity.

+ Facilitate close collaboration between the CRE Project and Facility Management teams to deliver optimal performance alongside partnering functions such as IT, Procurement, Finance and HR.

+ Create continual value propositions within the Workplace parameters.

+ Maintain reporting for Global CAPEX, OPEX, & RENT spend as well as alignment with the Global Strategic Plan.

+ Develop, implement and track management policies and processes as required to ensure all CRE projects are delivered to a high standard of operational efficiency.

+ Collaborate with the WSP Business Leaders to support the overall Business Strategy

+ Collaborate with other Global Business partners to support an Integrated Solution for WSP Offices.

+ Support M&A to provide due diligence reports and insights for Workplace.

+ Support and define integration post acquistion

+ Bring common solutions and tools for the Workplace Team

+ Responsible for Delegation of Authority approval processing.

Attributes Key for the Role:

+ Intimate knowledge of real estate transactions, including but not limited to market reviews, accounting treatments, portfolio management and broker relations.

+ Excellent Project Management Skills & stakeholder management skills

+ Knowledge and management of asset sales

+ Knowledge of construction management to include FF&E, IT, and A/V.

+ Knowledge of facilities management to include development of procedures, including but not limited to Physical Security, Repairs and Maintenance, Insourcing vs Outsourcing Solutions.

+ Working knowledge of design concepts for planning and the ability to bring new designs to support a flexible workplace.

+ Ability to assess large shifts in operations and develop programs that respond to those shifts.

+ Understanding the larger organization that includes Business Administration Management

+ Ability to think creatively and provide solutions to complex problems

+ Ability to lead diverse teams and to create, present and develop organizational structures

+ Knowledge of KPI’s for both CRE & FM

+ Must be able to travel and work in different cultures

Desired qualifications:

+ 15+ years of relevant professional experience in a similar role.

+ MBA/BS degree in CRE management related field would be an asset. Or equivalent years of relevant experience.

+ Membership of a relevant professional industry body (e.g. CoreNet, IFMA).

+ Experience managing large corporate refurbishment programs.

+ Experience managing commercial property negotiations / transactions within a large private organisation.

+ Detailed knowledge of CRE management industry best practices / market trends.

+ Analytical and financial skills necessary to develop and comprehend strategic plans and budgets.

+ Ability to manage through ambiguity and build a strong internal network.

+ Results-oriented with a desire to learn and support new technologies and processes.

+ Effective organizational skills with ability to prioritize and delegate and manage multiple projects under pressure.

+ Highly customer centric with excellent communication skills.

WSP Benefits

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a 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): $250,000 - $385,000

WSP 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): $250,000 - $340,000

WSP 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.

About WSP

WSP 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.

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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.