Manager, Coastal Engineering - Ports, Marine & Coastal

The Opportunity
WSP's Ports, Maritime and Coastal team is currently seeking a leader for our incredible team of Coastal Engineers & Scientists. Reporting to the VP, Ports, Marine & Coastal (PMC) this role is an opportunity to provide technical, financial and people leadership to a team of professionals and technicians. You will be an integral part of the delivery of our PMC services and in coordination with other leaders across Canada and globally.
You will play a critical role in delivering on our strategic and operational plan, and as such requires demonstrable experience optimizing strategic services, value-add project delivery, enabling the growth of the business both for our internal and external clients and ensuring client satisfaction and financial performance above all else.
Why choose WSP?

• We value and are committed to upholding a culture of inclusion and belonging
• Our Flexible Work Policy - we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours. We will support you on and off the job so you can be fully present in both your work and home lives.
• A Canadian success story - we're 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 - we're growing and pushing ourselves every day to be greater than yesterday - we're 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 it's like to be a part of our journey.
• We offer attractive pay, flexible work options, 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.

#WeAreWSP
What you can expect to do here:

• You will support the VP PMC to establish the Coastal Engineering strategy for the group within the overall PMC and WSP's 3 year strategic plan;
• You will support the VP PMC with the establishment of the annual budget for your group;
• Your Business Development strategy will be in support of meeting budget targets and the growth under the PMC strategy.
• Relying on your experience, you will provide leadership and operational expertise through clear communication of the vision, strategy, operating plan, budgets and targets. Working with your team leaders, you'll engage all employees in achieving the discipline's objectives, and ensure our people understand what key performance indicators contribute to our success as a whole;
• Accountable for the overall people, financial and operational performance of the team under your direction, including the achievement of Key Performance Indicators (KPI's), and employee and project performance;
• Supporting the PMC and business line strategy, you will cascade staff objectives, as well as the creation and implementation of action plans in support of achieving goals related to optimizing financial performance, quality, safety, culture and engagement;
• Monitor and manage overall workload and staffing levels within the department to maintain overall utilization at target levels. Work with the Leadership and other managers to support collaboration and resource/work sharing to balance workloads and meet project delivery objectives;
• You will provide operational expertise and oversight within the region to team leads, project managers, and other professionals;
• Lead, develop and empower a diverse group of professionals and technical support staff;
• You'll maintain and nurture key client relationships, seek to understand evolving client needs, local industry trends and upcoming opportunities to anticipate and plan for maximizing growth opportunities;
• You will act as a change leader, taking responsibility to understand the various national programs and practices which are being rolled out and providing support and training to staff to implement these locally;
• As part of effective talent planning, you'll understand the short and long-term workforce requirements, including identifying future skill sets aligned with the strategic vision, conducting a gap analysis, and proactively building a deep talent pool;
• Living our values every day, you'll put nothing above the safety of our employees; and
• Other duties as assigned/required.

What you'll bring to the role:

• An undergraduate in Engineering or other related technical discipline preferred;
• Senior level (10+) years of consulting expertise where you've previously managed or led operational teams in a matrix structure;
• Solid understanding of the Ports, Marine & Coastal markets;
• Your passion in taking the next step in your career to take on a leadership role;
• Your expertise in optimizing the financial, commercial, and project delivery performance of an existing business;
• Established people and leadership skills to effectively lead diverse teams and nurture relationships across a matrix structure; creating a climate where people want to perform through working collaboratively, empowering teams to identify and solve problems, creating a clear sense of identity within the company, holding teams accountable for meeting their collective goals;
• A history of delivering quality financial performance and results and a proven track record demonstrating good judgement, balanced with informed risk-taking; and
• Strong interpersonal skills including negotiation, communication, and client relationship.

Compensation
Expected Salary (all locations): $99,300 - $168,900
WSP Canada is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it will pay for this position based on the successful applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to the specific geographic location.
WSP is one of the world's leading professional services firms. Our purpose is to future proof our cities and environments.
We have over 65,000 team members across the globe. In Canada, our 12,000+ 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.
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

Please Note:
Health and Safety is a core paramount value of WSP. Given the importance of keeping one another safe it is expected that you comply with our Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) policy at all times as well as client HSE policies when working at client locations.
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.

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Engineering