WSP in Africa

Regional T&I Business Line Leader

WSP in Africa  •  $300k - $425k/yr  •  New York City, NY (Onsite)  •  4 hours ago
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Job Description

This Opportunity

WSP is currently seeking a Regional T&I Business Line Leader (RBL) to provide strategic, operational, and growth leadership for the Transportation and Infrastructure business line across the New York geographic region. The Regional Business Line Leader serves as the senior leader responsible for driving market growth, client engagement, operational performance, talent development, and profitable project delivery throughout the region.

This executive leadership role is accountable for advancing WSP's business objectives while promoting collaboration across business lines, practices, sectors, and geographies. The Regional Business Line Leader serves as the face of the business line within the region and plays a critical role in shaping strategy, delivering sustainable growth, and strengthening WSP's position as a trusted partner in the marketplace.

Your Impact

Strategic Leadership

  • Develop and execute regional business plans aligned with national and corporate growth strategies.
  • Establish and maintain a compelling vision for the business line within the region.
  • Identify emerging market opportunities, growth sectors, and strategic investments.
  • Collaborate with national leadership to position the business line for sustained revenue and profitability growth.
  • Drive innovation, differentiation, and thought leadership throughout the marketplace.

Business Growth & Client Development

  • Lead regional business development initiatives and strategic pursuits.
  • Build and strengthen relationships with key clients, teaming partners, and industry stakeholders.
  • Expand WSP's presence across public and private sector markets.
  • Serve as executive sponsor for major opportunities and strategic client accounts.
  • Promote cross-selling and collaboration among WSP business lines to deliver integrated solutions.

Operational Excellence

  • Maintain full accountability for regional financial performance, including revenue, backlog, profitability, utilization, and forecasting.
  • Ensure successful execution of projects consistent with WSP quality, risk, and delivery standards.
  • Drive operational efficiency and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Monitor key performance indicators and implement corrective actions where necessary.
  • Ensure compliance with corporate governance, risk management, safety, and Delegation of Authority requirements.

People Leadership

  • Attract, retain, develop, and engage high-performing teams.
  • Create an inclusive, collaborative, and high-accountability culture.
  • Mentor emerging leaders and support succession planning initiatives.
  • Foster employee development through coaching, training, and career growth opportunities.
  • Champion WSP's values and culture while promoting employee engagement and retention.

Technical & Project Leadership

  • Support technical excellence and consistent delivery of high-quality services.
  • Partner with practice leaders and technical directors to advance innovation and best practices.
  • Ensure projects meet client expectations, regulatory requirements, and company standards.
  • Provide executive guidance on complex projects, pursuits, and strategic initiatives.

External Representation

  • Serve as a visible ambassador for WSP throughout the region.
  • Represent WSP at conferences, industry associations, professional organizations, and client events.
  • Build strategic relationships that enhance WSP's reputation and market position.
  • Support recruiting efforts and employer branding initiatives across the region.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Planning, Architecture, Environmental Science, Business, or related field.
  • Professional registration or advanced degree
  • 15+ years of progressive leadership experience within consulting, engineering, infrastructure, or related professional services environments.
  • Demonstrated experience managing significant P&L responsibility.
  • Proven track record of growing revenue, backlog, and profitability.
  • Experience leading geographically dispersed teams and complex organizations.
  • Strong client relationships and demonstrated business development success.
  • Exceptional communication, leadership, collaboration, and strategic planning abilities.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Existing relationships with major regional clients and stakeholders.
  • Experience leading multidisciplinary teams across multiple service offerings.
  • Demonstrated success integrating acquisitions, building high-performing teams, or driving transformational growth.
  • Active participation in industry organizations and professional associations.

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): $300,000 - $425,000

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.

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.

www.wsp.com

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.

WSP in Africa

About WSP in Africa

We are one of the world’s leading professional services firms, uniting our engineering, advisory and science-based expertise to shape communities to advance humanity.

From local beginnings to a globe-spanning presence today, we operate in over 50 countries and employ approximately 73,000 professionals, known as Visioneers.​

Operating from South Africa, and with a team of over 650+ we deliver innovative projects across sectors: Transport & Infrastructure, Property & Buildings, Earth & Environment, Water, Power & Energy and Mining & Metals.​

Visit us at https://www.wsp.com/en-ZA/

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Industry
Consulting & Advisory
Company Size
501-1,000 employees
Headquarters
Johannesburg, ZA
Year Founded
1885
Website
wsp.com
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