Job Description

Forge ahead with WSB. We are seeking a Damage Prevention Director to lead or established and growing team. In this role you would provide strategic and operational leadership for damage prevention programs within the utility and gas industry, overseeing multiple levels of staff, ensuring strong performance, collaboration, and delivery excellence across gas line locating activities. This role translates organizational growth strategies into actionable plans, manages financial and operational outcomes, and ensures the team is resourced and aligned for success. WSB was founded on the understanding that culture drives results, and we've dedicated ourselves to the value of strong relationships, collaboration, and forward-thinking ideas. We've inspired each other to discover thoughtful and creative solutions that look beyond the needs of today to the opportunities of tomorrow. We invite you to forge ahead with us.

What you will do:

• Lead the scaling of regional, functional, and/or client operations.
• Translates overall growth strategy into specific team goals and annual operational plans.
• Provide senior-level oversight of damage prevention operations, ensuring accurate gas line locating practices and consistent adherence to client requirements, regulatory standards, and company policies.
• Ensure organizational compliance with applicable state one-call laws, client specifications, and excavation safety standards, including tolerance zones and required marking protocols.
• Lead investigations of damage incidents and near-miss events, directing root cause analysis and implementing corrective and preventive actions to reduce risk and recurrence.
• Partner with executive leadership to develop, standardize, and continuously improve policies, procedures, tools, and best practices across damage prevention service areas.
• Oversee program-level reporting, including audit results, quality metrics, corrective actions, and performance trends, providing actionable insights to leadership and clients.
• Serve as a senior liaison with clients, contractors, supervisors, project managers, and internal stakeholders to resolve complex issues, strengthen partnerships, and improve overall damage prevention outcomes.
• Maintain an active field presence as needed, conducting site visits to assess work quality, safety conditions, and adherence to established standards.
• Traverse job sites having uneven terrain, slopes, confined spaces, or reinforced trenches.
• Conduct visual assessments of task quality and job site safety.
• Own and leads client relationships and key accounts, ensuring strong partnerships, retention, and growth.
• Develop and executes account strategies to expand services and strengthen client engagement.
• Identify and drives cross-selling opportunities through internal collaboration.

What you will bring:

• Bachelor's degree in related field, or equivalent experience.
• 10–15+ years of experience in utility locating, damage prevention, natural gas distribution, or related field, with at least 5 years leading others.
• Possession of a valid driver’s license with a clean driving record and the ability to operate a motor vehicle is required.
• Ability to use data and software to drive resource deployment and deliver superior client service

Who We Are:

WSB is a design and consulting firm specializing in Transportation, Community Planning, Environmental, Energy, Municipal, and Construction services. We provide solutions for the places, spaces and systems that support our lives. We offer services in more than 50 complementary areas across the nation.

Full time WSB employees qualify for competitive compensation and benefits package, including medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, company paid short-and long-term disability, 401K with match, paid time off, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, and opportunities for professional growth and development. Part time employees can participate in the 401K plan and applicable earned paid leave.

As an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran or disability status.

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