This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Facilities Architecture Technical Excellence Center Lead for our Northern California Transportation Business Line in the San Francisco, CA office. Be involved in projects within our Region and help grow all business lines to meet our client’s objectives.

At WSP, we are driven by inspiring the right people to be part of our future-focused business objectives. Our devotion to teamwork has allowed us to build communities. Here at WSP, anything is within our reach and yours as a WSP employee. Come join us and help shape the future!

The Facilities Technical Excellence Center (TEC) Lead provides leadership within a sector of organization to ensure architectural subject matter, technical deliverables, building and infrastructure projects and programs are delivered with a level of quality that meets or exceeds acceptable industry and company standards for design, safety, sustainability, structural integrity, and functionality. Responsible for SME innovation and administration, ensuring corporate compliance with all Local, State, and Federal construction, environmental, and safety regulations, and providing pragmatic direction to address current and future challenges in a rapidly-changing and complex business climate. The candidate may lead or assist on technical proposals and business development activities, attend, or facilitate internal or external client meetings, perform project management of architectural projects and assigned staff, design simple to complex projects, including above and below ground structures, coordinate among various disciplines, and develop contract documents. They will provide coordinated leadership with other regional and national business line leaders for the pursuit of transportation and infrastructure focused highway, bridge, roadway corridor, transit and rail, tolling and mobility solutions, and multi-modal; and aviation-based transportation improvements, as well as support our clients and project opportunities for all of WSP’s services.

Your Impact

• Oversee detailed drawings for highly visible, larger-scale, complex projects showing both the external and internal appearance and structure.

• Provide leadership to ensure technical practices and programs are delivered with a level of quality that meets or exceeds acceptable industry standards, and which elevates the region’s technical excellence.

• Provide proactive and strategic leadership for the architecture discipline and function, offering direction, expertise, and support to ensure project and work site deliverables are successfully achieved within the business sector.

• Perform high-level review and approval of permit applications, design plans and specifications, integrated management plans, and periodic construction inspections, to ensure that they comply with applicable state and/or federal regulations and sound architectural practice and standards.

• Lead larger-scale more complex architecture and building projects ensuring contributors know what they are required to do and by when, preparing and overseeing relevant project budgets, monitoring external events, tracking timelines, hours and expenses, ensuring satisfactory performance, and supervising subcontractors, contract work, and employees.

• Responsible for the pursuit and development of business and the successful execution of work for current and potential buildings, architecture, and infrastructure work within a geography specifically for the large projects within the area.

• Lead technical aspects of contract negotiation, presentations, and meetings.

• Support the overall long-term strategy, growth, and pipeline development of Architectural/Facilities work for WSP in assigned area of responsibility, with a focus on building opportunities in all disciplines (planning, design, strategic consulting, and program/construction management).

• Responsible for the profitable performance of the individual projects and the successful completion of the projects within the specified area.

• Assist with the preparation of an annual update to business tactical action plans within the specified area.

• Meet with various public or private entities or individuals to discuss issues relating to a variety of architectural/construction challenges and programs.

• Ensure that discipline certifications, accreditations, and value proposition is developed and continuously improved.

• Conduct needs analyses and client value surveys to align the discipline’s function with business and project strategy, identifying and addressing any skill gaps or risks within the sector business operations.

• Schedule architecture discipline meetings, providing updates and recommendations to ensure that all reasonable and proper measures are taken to inculcate discipline expertise and innovation into project work.

• Serve as one of the architecture discipline’s lead representatives/liaisons to a variety of external entities including Federal, State, and Local Agencies, Clients, Subcontractors, industry-related groups, and various government and community entities.

• Develop and inform proposal and project scopes, timelines, pricing, and budgetary metrics – and accountable for planning, development and management of projects in compliance with all applicable City/State/Federal codes and regulations, and in accordance with all acceptable architectural practices.

• Interpret and summarize data, including reports and documents that result in sound conclusions.

• Provide verbal and/or written inputs to multi-disciplinary project teams and contribute to providing high level strategic advice to clients.

• Develop a client base for providing high level architecture services including identifying additional business development opportunities, and cross-selling of other WSP capabilities.

• Mentor staff to support their growth and professional development.

• Manage and provide performance guidance and leadership to assigned staff.

• Remain current in latest architecture techniques and practices.

• Collaborate with professionals from a variety of disciplines to provide “trusted advisor” service and future ready solutions for clients.

• Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.

• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture

• 12+ years of relevant post education experience in learned discipline.

• Essential professional licensure/certification in CA.

• Advanced proficiency with architectural principles, practices, process, design/build, standard of care, and the application to permitting and project work-related issues.

• Advanced proficiency with building and infrastructure design.

• Strong working knowledge of relevant construction laws, codes, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements, and the business impact upon the organization.

• Advanced proficiency with making technical computations and calculations involving the application of architecture principles, understanding plans and specifications and making factual comparisons and illustrations to the appropriate regulations.

• Advanced proficiency with office automation, discipline-specific design software (i.e., MicroStation, AutoCAD, REVIT, SketchUp, Adobe Creative Suite), technology, math principles, graphics, spreadsheets, and tools.

• Works independently and provides guidance and leadership to mid-level to senior level team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC.

• Excellent leadership and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to effectively, persuasively, and tactfully interact with employees at all levels of the organization.

• Tactical lateral thinking and strong analytical skills with attention to detail and prioritization of responsibilities in a pressure work environment.

• Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources, including senior management, clients, regulators, and company-wide staff, including those with whom no formal hierarchical relationship exits.

• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.

• Strong ability to quickly adapt to change and demonstrate flexibility to a variety of schedules and hours to meet business needs.

• Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.

• Proficient in the California Building Code, NFPA 130, CalGreen, ADA standards, zoning and planning code regulations.Transportation architecture project experiences such as light and heavy rail, bus and transportation vehicle maintenance facilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree is preferred.

• Strong experience in managing the review and approval of documents and discipline-specific deliverables, certifications, processes, and plans in a multi-project environment is highly desirable.

• Degree of experience in construction consultation/administration in order to expeditiously facilitate the Transportation and Infrastructure facility projects/programs.

• LEED AP (Accredited Professional)

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): $156,300 - $240,790

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.

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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.

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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.