- Manage multiple projects/project teams concurrently to build client relationships and deliver positive client outcomes
- Direct complex client delivery teams of internal and external stakeholders and provide technical direction and expertise
- Collaborate with clients to design and deliver solutions to achieve strategic priorities for high-profile sustainability initiatives
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- Demonstrated expertise with sustainability frameworks such as the GHG Protocol, LCA, SBTi, CDP, GRI, and/or TCFD
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- Demonstrated expertise in one or more of the following emerging sustainability domains; supply chain management, circularity, water stewardship, biodiversity, renewable energy procurement, zero-waste certification and strategy, water resource management, climate risk assessment, and life cycle assessment.
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Project Director, Sustainability, Energy and Climate Change - Seattle, WA, United States - WSP
Description
This Opportunity
WSP USA is looking for talented individuals to join our team as a Project Director to support the company's growing Sustainability, Energy and Climate Change Group. See for a description of our team and capabilities.
This position could work out of WSP's offices in Arlington, VA; Bethlehem, PA; Boulder, CO; Buffalo, NY; Chicago, IL; New York, NY; Portland, OR; San Diego, CA; San Francisco, CA; or Seattle, WA. Other WSP office locations or remote options may be considered for an exceptional candidate.
The individual will support a client–facing team in the design, implementation, and management of sustainability programs for a variety of clients, including Global 100 corporations. The ideal candidate will have the flexibility and capacity to work on a wide variety of projects and the demonstrated ability to work well with cross-functional teams. Candidates should be passionate about sustainability and climate, self-motivated and self-directed, collaborative, and able to produce high-quality work products.
Please include a cover letter describing your interest in sustainability.
Your Impact
Duties and Responsibilities
As a Project Director, you will be expected to join and lead teams to complete projects, working under the guidance of experienced senior leaders. Candidates are expected to be subject matter experts able to communicate with clients, design project scopes of work and deliver projects on time and on budget. Tasks will span a wide variety of disciplines and topics but are likely to include the following:
Who You Are
Required Qualifications and Skills
Preferred Qualifications and 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): $81,500 - $145,200
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): $81,500 - $136,290
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.
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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.
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.
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