Vice President, Quality and Audit (Advisory and Planning - WSP USA
Irvine, CA
About the Job
This Opportunity
WSP is currently initiating a search for a Vice President, Quality and Audit (Quality Director) to support our US Advisory and Planning team. The candidate may work out of any WSP US office.
Be a part of growing team of leaders, pioneers, and engineers with huge global support to accelerate your career to new heights. WSP is a happy and healthy work environment with a great attitude towards flexibility, support, inclusion, balance, and promoting leading innovation.
_Your Impact:_
+ Partner with the US Quality Director to implement the US Health, Safety, Environment, and Quality (HSEQ) Manual for your Business Line.
+ Lead the Business Line Quality Support team to improve governance and compliance.
+ Support the development and implementation of national quality procedures and tools.
+ Support the development, design, and roll out of a national quality management system, providing guidance to ensure compliance with ISO 9001 and assurance at all levels of the business including Corporate Document Management.
+ Conduct drop-in assessments and support the internal audit program, including audit corrective action plans.
+ Develop performance and reporting mechanisms/tools, auditing to ensure business line compliance with National and Global Quality requirements.
+ Assist in the development, rollout and tracking of targets and objectives to ensure the business achieves its strategic aims and successfully delivers on the quality policy.
+ Work as part of the National team ensuring a safe environment for all our employees situated in a WSP office and/or client/project office.
+ Promote a positive, health, safety environment & quality culture.
+ Support the business line with project quality and proposals.
+ Coach project teams on developing, guiding, and verifying the implementation of project quality plans, as well as escalating audit corrective action plans as needed.
+ Assist with business line operations to monitor and report on compliance and progress through regular audits.
+ Participate in select Monthly Project Reviews (MPRs) and engage in recovery efforts where needed.
+ Establish and support workflows for quality engagement in pursuits and project delivery.
+ Collaborate with technical leaders on standards and best practices for implementation specific to design services.
+ Identify training needs in collaboration with operations leaders and deliver as required.
+ Report quality concerns, gaps, deficiencies, and improvement opportunities to the Quality Director.
+ Promote, guide, and document award program nominations.
+ Coordinate with project managers (PMs) and project directors (PDs) to ensure client surveys are conducted in a timely manner.
+ Perform and document root cause analysis, lessons learned, and best practice reviews as needed to support continuous improvement initiatives.
+ Provide early notification to the Quality Director on projects with quality concerns or issues.
+ Facilitate quality training for all new employees and refresher training at required intervals.
+ Meet and report regularly with the Quality Director to review metrics, schedules, action items, and follow-ups.
+ Support national and global quality-related continual improvement initiatives.
+ Participate in project management and planning meetings.
+ Share knowledge with peers.
+ Demonstrate commitment to staying current with emerging practices and technical knowledge.
_Measurables:_
+ Our people feel safe in their place of work, protected from both physical, security and psychological hazards.
+ We have a strong quality culture, where people feel a sense of personal responsibility and accountability.
+ We display visual leadership and a commitment to the health, safety, environment & quality of our people / partners and the protection of the environment from our activities.
+ We maintain a strong quality performance against global leading and lagging indicators.
+ Best in class Management System.
_Who You Are_
Required Qualifications
+ Have at least 12 years of experience in the field of Quality in multi-disciplinary activities, including Construction, Engineering, and Project Management.
+ 5+ years in a management role working closely with leadership teams.
+ Working knowledge of Business Line projects and programs.
+ Working knowledge of HSEQ integrated systems.
+ Hold a Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent
+ Adept at using Microsoft Office programs, especially Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, and Excel.
Preferred Qualifications
+ HSEQ-related qualifications
+ Internal/external auditing qualification, ISO 45001, 14001, or 9001.
+ Experience with ISO certification requirements and coordination thereof.
+ Member of a professional body, e.g., ASQ, IOSH, etc.
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): $125,500 - $231,990
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): $125,500 - $217,800
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.
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 is currently initiating a search for a Vice President, Quality and Audit (Quality Director) to support our US Advisory and Planning team. The candidate may work out of any WSP US office.
Be a part of growing team of leaders, pioneers, and engineers with huge global support to accelerate your career to new heights. WSP is a happy and healthy work environment with a great attitude towards flexibility, support, inclusion, balance, and promoting leading innovation.
_Your Impact:_
+ Partner with the US Quality Director to implement the US Health, Safety, Environment, and Quality (HSEQ) Manual for your Business Line.
+ Lead the Business Line Quality Support team to improve governance and compliance.
+ Support the development and implementation of national quality procedures and tools.
+ Support the development, design, and roll out of a national quality management system, providing guidance to ensure compliance with ISO 9001 and assurance at all levels of the business including Corporate Document Management.
+ Conduct drop-in assessments and support the internal audit program, including audit corrective action plans.
+ Develop performance and reporting mechanisms/tools, auditing to ensure business line compliance with National and Global Quality requirements.
+ Assist in the development, rollout and tracking of targets and objectives to ensure the business achieves its strategic aims and successfully delivers on the quality policy.
+ Work as part of the National team ensuring a safe environment for all our employees situated in a WSP office and/or client/project office.
+ Promote a positive, health, safety environment & quality culture.
+ Support the business line with project quality and proposals.
+ Coach project teams on developing, guiding, and verifying the implementation of project quality plans, as well as escalating audit corrective action plans as needed.
+ Assist with business line operations to monitor and report on compliance and progress through regular audits.
+ Participate in select Monthly Project Reviews (MPRs) and engage in recovery efforts where needed.
+ Establish and support workflows for quality engagement in pursuits and project delivery.
+ Collaborate with technical leaders on standards and best practices for implementation specific to design services.
+ Identify training needs in collaboration with operations leaders and deliver as required.
+ Report quality concerns, gaps, deficiencies, and improvement opportunities to the Quality Director.
+ Promote, guide, and document award program nominations.
+ Coordinate with project managers (PMs) and project directors (PDs) to ensure client surveys are conducted in a timely manner.
+ Perform and document root cause analysis, lessons learned, and best practice reviews as needed to support continuous improvement initiatives.
+ Provide early notification to the Quality Director on projects with quality concerns or issues.
+ Facilitate quality training for all new employees and refresher training at required intervals.
+ Meet and report regularly with the Quality Director to review metrics, schedules, action items, and follow-ups.
+ Support national and global quality-related continual improvement initiatives.
+ Participate in project management and planning meetings.
+ Share knowledge with peers.
+ Demonstrate commitment to staying current with emerging practices and technical knowledge.
_Measurables:_
+ Our people feel safe in their place of work, protected from both physical, security and psychological hazards.
+ We have a strong quality culture, where people feel a sense of personal responsibility and accountability.
+ We display visual leadership and a commitment to the health, safety, environment & quality of our people / partners and the protection of the environment from our activities.
+ We maintain a strong quality performance against global leading and lagging indicators.
+ Best in class Management System.
_Who You Are_
Required Qualifications
+ Have at least 12 years of experience in the field of Quality in multi-disciplinary activities, including Construction, Engineering, and Project Management.
+ 5+ years in a management role working closely with leadership teams.
+ Working knowledge of Business Line projects and programs.
+ Working knowledge of HSEQ integrated systems.
+ Hold a Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent
+ Adept at using Microsoft Office programs, especially Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, and Excel.
Preferred Qualifications
+ HSEQ-related qualifications
+ Internal/external auditing qualification, ISO 45001, 14001, or 9001.
+ Experience with ISO certification requirements and coordination thereof.
+ Member of a professional body, e.g., ASQ, IOSH, etc.
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): $125,500 - $231,990
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): $125,500 - $217,800
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.
#LI-AB3
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.
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