Description
The opportunity:
WSP is currently seeking an experienced manager to join our Climate Change, Resilience and Sustainability team as a Manager of our Sustainability team. Ideally, the successful candidate will have a background in sustainable buildings or infrastructure with at least 10+ years of related experience.
Why WSP?
- We value and are committed to upholding a culture of Inclusion and Belonging
- Our Flexible Work Policy – we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours. We will support you on and off the job so you can be fully present in both your work and home lives.
- A Canadian success story - we're proud to wear the red and white of this beautiful country and show the world what Canada has to offer.
- Enhance the world around you - from the environment to the highways, to the buildings and the terrain, WSP is the fabric of Canada.
- Outstanding career opportunities - we're growing and pushing ourselves every day to be greater than yesterday - we're open to your ideas and trying new things.
- A phenomenal collaborative culture and a workforce filled with genuinely good people who are doing humbly important work. Come find out for yourself what it's like to be a part of our journey.
We offer attractive pay, flexible work options, a great corporate culture, comprehensive and employee-focused benefits including virtual healthcare and a wellness platform as well as great savings programs, and a clear vision for the future.
#WeAreWSP
Reporting to the Director of Climate Change, Resilience and Sustainability, this role is responsible for managing the national sustainability team. The sustainability team at WSP works on a wide range of built environment projects across Canada for clients in real estate, healthcare, government, and other sectors. The projects will range in type, size and complexity, and the successful candidate will also be able to work on these projects as a senior resource.
Why WSP?
WSP’s Sustainability team is one of the most established teams in Canada. We have been providing services to our clients in the real property industry for decades. Our team is focussed specifically on supporting client and technical teams to establish and achieve their sustainability goals. We consultant across a several sustainability rating systems including LEED, Envision, Fitwel and WELL. We also provide custom strategies and detailed life cycle assessments specifically focussed on embodied carbon impacts.
A day in the Life:
- You will get to create an environment that builds on peoples’ strengths.
- You will support team leads and / or take on team lead responsibilities including:
- Employee engagement and support
- Resource management (assigning new projects, team capacity, hiring etc.)
- Supporting employees to prioritize and organize their work to meet utilization targets and project commitments.
- Supporting employees on careering development and performance, including team mentorship.
- Support team in developing strong connections, team dynamics and high performance culture while helping them resolve differences or conflicts.
- Participate in human resources activities throughout the year, including annual performance and salary reviews, monitoring of training compliance, reviewing employee pulse check survey results and developing actions plans, hiring and recruitment process, and employee onboarding and offboarding.
- Working with the Sustainability Operations Coordinator, support the financial success of the team by monitoring financial results and working to implement changes or improvements to achieve desired financial results.
- Communicate company policies and mandates as provided by leadership or elsewhere to sustainability team and oversee their application if necessary.
- Collaborate across all of Climate Change, Resilience and Sustainability team and the wider WSP team.
- Inspire team commitment to our Company Guiding Principles and Vision.
- Ideally, you will also contribute to project delivery and proposal development as a Project Director or senior team member, ensuring that project activities are designed and delivered to achieve the client’s expectations while protecting company liability and enhancing our market reputation.
- Participate in business development activities to support growth of sustainability team and strengthen client relationships.
What You’ll Bring to WSP:
- Diploma or bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college in Architecture, Mechanical, Electrical or Building Systems Engineering, or Building Sustainability an asset.
- Proven experience, providing team leadership and management and ideally in a similar industry.
- Ideally 10+ Years’ of experience in the industry.
- Previous experience working on sustainable development projects including design, construction or project management of new development projects.
- Demonstrated ability to work with diverse teams and with multiple priorities.
- Effective delegation skills
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
