Asset Intelligence and Technology Practice Lead

WSP • New York, NY

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About The Position

This Opportunity The WSP US Advisory practice is dedicated to transforming the business of infrastructure across the transportation, buildings, energy, water, environmental, and power sectors. We provide clients with a full range of strategic planning, organizational development, economic and financial analysis, and project development services, supported by WSP's engineering expertise across all infrastructure markets. Our Asset Management Business Advisory (AMBA) service line provides asset lifecycle planning and enterprise transformation services across all levels of an organization. Our services focus on helping clients achieve their organizational goals and customer service objectives efficiently, effectively, and equitably. We serve as trusted advisors to stakeholders ranging from executive leaders to frontline maintenance technicians, driving organizational, process, and operational change to deliver tangible benefits through improved service delivery, cost savings, risk management, and enhanced safety performance. Our vision is to be the leading provider of advisory services across the infrastructure sectors, supporting public and private sector clients in developing the capabilities needed to manage risk, enhance resilience, improve efficiency, and enable the delivery of transportation, utility, and government services. At WSP, we help clients become Immediate Ready by strengthening organizational resilience and developing investment plans that support and sustain asset performance. We also help clients become Future Ready by aligning tomorrow's organizational goals and customer service objectives with asset investment needs. This includes considering environmental, economic, and social equity factors through transformation initiatives that address risk management and organizational resilience. In addition, our work enables clients to become Digital Ready by identifying the data required to support effective decision-making, designing appropriate technology solutions, and delivering the organizational change management necessary for successful digital transformation. We support clients through every phase of the transition, from strategy and design through implementation, operations, and maintenance. At WSP US Advisory, you will join a team of trusted advisors and analysts dedicated to delivering business and asset performance improvement solutions across the transit, highways, water, aviation, and other infrastructure sectors. Our team operates nationally, with professionals located throughout the United States, collaborating to help clients achieve sustainable and measurable outcomes. Your Impact The successful candidate will lead the AMBA Asset Intelligence and Technology Practice within Management Consulting at WSP Advisory Services. The Asset Intelligence and Technology Practice helps infrastructure organizations translate asset management strategies, engineering data, and digital technologies into operational decisions, automated workflows, and sustained performance improvements across the asset lifecycle. We deliver these outcomes through a broad range of services, including Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) system implementations, EAM and GIS modernization, systems integration, digital advisory, advanced analytics, and predictive and risk-based maintenance solutions, among others. This position is responsible for shaping and growing client relationships, originating and selling new business, leading high-quality project delivery, guiding multidisciplinary teams, and advancing technology- and data-driven initiatives across multiple asset-intensive sectors. To do this, you will: Develop opportunities and lead strategic consulting services for Asset Intelligence and Technology. Support the overall long-term strategy, growth, client pipeline, and market positioning of the Asset Management Business Advisory team within Management Consulting and Advisory Services. Originate, sell, and deliver Asset Intelligence and Technology work by developing trusted client relationships, identifying opportunities, shaping solutions, leading pursuits, and supporting revenue and growth objectives. Provide executive-level strategic advice to clients and WSP Advisory leadership on asset intelligence and technology trends and cutting edge methodologies. Lead client presentations, workshops, interviews, and leadership meetings with confidence and credibility. Serve as proposal lead and technical advisor on asset intelligence and technology related projects, ensuring teams understand objectives, scope, deliverables, timelines, budgets, and quality expectations. Lead multidisciplinary teams in delivering system requirements, digital advisory strategies and roadmaps; asset management digital operating models that integrate GIS, BIM, asset, and operational data through clear governance and interoperable standards; modernized and automated EAM/GIS platforms; integrated asset health, performance, and risk insights; advanced data engineering, analytics, and artificial intelligence models and tools; predictive maintenance recommendations and risk-based intervention plans; and IoT and multisensory data acquisition strategies that establish the foundation for digital twins, simulations, real-time monitoring, and intelligent decision-making. Lead and mentor project teams and staff, fostering a collaborative, inclusive, high-performance culture focused on quality, innovation, accountability, and professional growth. Conduct internal training for junior staff. 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.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, Industrial or Systems Engineering or closely related and applicable discipline.
• Experience in Management Consulting growing and managing a technology related practice.
• 12+ years directly managing hands-on EAM System implementation teams in asset intensive organizations
• Demonstrated success implementing EAM Systems and leading digital transformation programs in multi-million-dollar asset intensive organizations
• Extensive experience and demonstrated success pursuing new business opportunities, developing technical proposals and winning asset intelligence and technology related work across a variety of industry clients.
• Excellent facilitation, presentation, and communication skills both in person and remote, and ability to engage with stakeholders from executive to operations level
• Proven record leading complex technology programs and fostering strong client relationships resulting in business growth
• Demonstrated understanding of ISO-19650 and ISO-55000 standards
• High-quality standards with an innate attention to detail
• Strong team player who can get things done under competing client priorities

Nice To Haves

• Master of Science (M.S.) in Engineering Management, Asset Management, or Reliability Engineering.
• Experience across multiple asset intensive industries
• Experience across multiple EAM System platforms including Maximo, Hexagon, Trapeze and others
• Experience developing and implementing enterprise GIS strategies and leading modernization initiatives, including development of standards, policies and best practices.
• Published white papers, articles, or keynote presentations at major international conferences.

Responsibilities

• Develop opportunities and lead strategic consulting services for Asset Intelligence and Technology.
• Support the overall long-term strategy, growth, client pipeline, and market positioning of the Asset Management Business Advisory team within Management Consulting and Advisory Services.
• Originate, sell, and deliver Asset Intelligence and Technology work by developing trusted client relationships, identifying opportunities, shaping solutions, leading pursuits, and supporting revenue and growth objectives.
• Provide executive-level strategic advice to clients and WSP Advisory leadership on asset intelligence and technology trends and cutting edge methodologies.
• Lead client presentations, workshops, interviews, and leadership meetings with confidence and credibility.
• Serve as proposal lead and technical advisor on asset intelligence and technology related projects, ensuring teams understand objectives, scope, deliverables, timelines, budgets, and quality expectations.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams in delivering system requirements, digital advisory strategies and roadmaps; asset management digital operating models that integrate GIS, BIM, asset, and operational data through clear governance and interoperable standards; modernized and automated EAM/GIS platforms; integrated asset health, performance, and risk insights; advanced data engineering, analytics, and artificial intelligence models and tools; predictive maintenance recommendations and risk-based intervention plans; and IoT and multisensory data acquisition strategies that establish the foundation for digital twins, simulations, real-time monitoring, and intelligent decision-making.
• Lead and mentor project teams and staff, fostering a collaborative, inclusive, high-performance culture focused on quality, innovation, accountability, and professional growth.
• Conduct internal training for junior staff.
• 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.

Benefits

• coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life
• retirement savings
• paid sick leave
• paid vacation (or other personal time)
• paid parental leave
• paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior