WSP is seeking an experienced Environmental Client Service Leader in the greater Los Angeles Area market to lead the development and execution of an environmental business strategy focused on growth, client service excellence, and market leadership. This role is central to expanding WSP’s presence across Southern California by increasing sales with existing clients and strategically broadening our client base.
The ideal candidate brings established relationships with LA Metro, LADWP, LADPW, Caltrans, and/or CAHSR, along with a broad environmental background spanning compliance, geotechnical, planning/permitting, natural and cultural resources, water, waste, and/or remediation. Experience working across multiple markets—power, water, state/municipal, federal, and industrial/commercial—is essential to success in this role.
This position is a true seller‑doer opportunity with a strong emphasis on business development, strategic growth, and client relationship management. You will lead client engagement strategies, identify and pursue new opportunities, and collaborate with technical and operational leaders to position WSP for long‑term success. In addition, you will oversee client service delivery across a diverse portfolio, ensuring high‑quality outcomes and consistent alignment with client expectations.
As a key member of the Earth & Environment California Region leadership team, you will contribute to regional strategy, mentor emerging leaders, and help shape the future of our environmental practice. This role offers the ability to influence major infrastructure and environmental programs across Southern California while working within a collaborative, high‑performing team.
Required Qualifications
Demonstrated success mentoring and developing staff, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
WSP Benefits:
WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on 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): $138,100 - $186,400
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 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.
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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.
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.
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