Market Leader, Energy

OverviewJoin to apply for the Market Leader, Energy (Eastern Canada) role at WSP in Canada.The Market Leader, Energy (East) is responsible for overseeing and leading the technical Energy practice in Eastern Canada. This includes leading projects and being responsible for certain accounts and engagements, as well as the overall compliance with national and local regulations, and maintaining high standards of service reliability and customer satisfaction.WSP is a leader in the delivery of clean energy and Power sector solutions to meet the increasing demand for safe, secure, and sustainable energy for Canadians, which requires expansion of Renewable Energy, LNG, Hydrogen and O&G networks. In this leadership role, you will help bring WSP’s expertise, experience, and innovation to support our clients, utilities, and communities in the transformation to a new energy future. Be involved in projects with our Energy division and contribute to a growing organization that meets client objectives and solves challenges.What you can expect to do hereYou will be the Technical Market Leader for Energy, reporting to the Vice-President-Energy.You will be responsible for leading and growing the Energy practice in Eastern Canada.You will act as a thought leader, applying advanced in-depth and broad knowledge and be externally recognized as a top “go-to” resource in your field.You will make decisions on highly complex issues regarding work approach for project components and completion of team tasks and responsibilities.You will anticipate business needs, secure required resources, and lead initiatives to implement change in the organization.You will make recommendations and be involved with important decision-making on highly technical and complex aspects of WSP projects.You will be accountable to lead certain client accounts and engagements within the Energy Group.You will support the growth of technical disciplines required for Energy.You will ensure compliance with all relevant regulations and standards and provide oversight and governance on the various major projects ongoing within the Energy team.You will provide governance on Energy jobs including quality, and provide leadership on Energy proposals.You will collaborate with other internal departments and stakeholders to improve quality and project delivery, including management of subconsultants.You will mentor and coach other Energy staff as required.What you’ll bring to WSPMore than 10 years’ experience in a leadership role, and experience in the Energy sector.Hands-on experience with Project Delivery.Engineering degree in a related discipline or technical diploma from a post-secondary institution is required.Proven experience in business development with an existing network in the Energy market.Strong financial and business acumen; experience with managing business operations and/or a P&L is an asset.Strong understanding of the energy sector, including industry trends and emerging technologies related to the energy transformation and decarbonization.Ability to negotiate and build relationships with clients.P.Eng. or P.Tech. designation is an asset.Bilingual in both French and English is required.About UsWSP is one of the world's leading professional services firms. Our purpose is to future proof our cities and environments. We have over 65,000 team members across the globe. In Canada, our 12,000+ people are involved in everything from environmental remediation to urban planning, from engineering iconic buildings to designing sustainable transportation networks, and from finding new ways to extract essential resources to developing renewable power sources for the future.At WSP:We value our people and our reputationWe are locally dedicated with international scaleWe are future focused and challenge the status quoWe foster collaboration in everything we doWe have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountableHealth and Safety is a core paramount value of WSP. Given the importance of keeping one another safe, it is expected that you comply with our Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) policy at all times as well as client HSE policies when working at client locations. Offers of employment for safety-sensitive positions involving fieldwork are contingent upon candidates being able to perform key physical tasks of the job as described in the job posting and interview. WSP welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities; accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. WSP is committed to the principles of employment equity. Only the candidates selected will be contacted. WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. For more information please read the full policy.Seniority levelDirectorEmployment typeFull-timeJob functionSales and Business DevelopmentIndustriesProfessional ServicesReferrals increase your chances of interviewing at WSP in Canada by 2x.Get notified about new Market Specialist jobs in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. #J-18808-Ljbffr