Assistant Vice President - Funding and Financing Strategy

WSP • Los Angeles, CA

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About The Position

WSP is currently initiating a search for an Assistant Vice President for our Funding and Financing Strategy Service group in our Washington DC office . The following locations will also be considered: Atlanta, New York City, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Portland, Seattle, Los Angeles, and open to other offices. Be involved in projects with our Advisory Services and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client’s objectives and solves their challenges. WSP USA’s Advisory Services professionals are dedicated to developing business and operational solutions at all stages of infrastructure and transit projects including planning, development, investment, and management throughout the entire business life cycle. We offer our clients a unique combination of infrastructure expertise, financial analysis, strategic planning, and management consulting leadership to help them determine how best to build new projects, develop existing assets, and cost-effectively deliver services. 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 and expand our skylines. Come join us and help shape the future! The Assistant Vice President role is a senior position within the Economics, Finance and Grants team, which offers great opportunities for professional growth. You will work directly public and private organizations across the country to fund and finance their infrastructure projects and initiatives, driving both project delivery and business development for the group. Your Impact Developing strategies to offer financial planning services across all end markets, including transit, transportation, regional economic development, community and transit-oriented community development, energy and water infrastructure, toll roads, and public-private partnership initiatives Manage and oversee the development of financial models for infrastructure projects and economic development strategies Overseeing and performing quantitative analyses and data analytics Analyzing financial needs and opportunities for public agencies Analyzing project and program funding and financing options Researching funding and financing industry trends Evaluating funding and financing alternatives and priorities Developing the business case for infrastructure investments, including liaising with planners, urban planners, and engineers to assess opportunities to optimize the value and/or funding for the investment Overseeing the development of reports, memorandums, and client ready documentation Lead client meetings and workshops Tracking, reviewing, and interpreting federal legislation and guidance Providing strategic support in all phases of infrastructure planning and project development

Requirements

• 10+ years of relevant experience
• Bachelor’s degree
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills
• Proven experience managing projects
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to think creatively, work independently, and deliver high quality work with minimal oversight
• Ability to lead teams, synthesize problems, and communicate point of view and analytical results
• Manage time efficiently while supporting multiple projects in parallel
• Proven experience in transportation, infrastructure, real estate/transit-oriented development, or related sectors
• Significant experience using Microsoft Office’s suite of applications and their higher level capabilities

Nice To Haves

• Master's Degree in Finance, Planning, Public Policy or related disciplines
• Familiarity with financial aspects and challenges of energy, water, property and buildings, mining, and other infrastructure
• Strong understanding of federal and state-level infrastructure policy and funding
• Strategic planning experience
• Experience in parking financial analysis, including revenue generation models, demand forecasting, and net present value of future parking fees would be preferred but not required

Responsibilities

• Developing strategies to offer financial planning services across all end markets, including transit, transportation, regional economic development, community and transit-oriented community development, energy and water infrastructure, toll roads, and public-private partnership initiatives
• Manage and oversee the development of financial models for infrastructure projects and economic development strategies
• Overseeing and performing quantitative analyses and data analytics
• Analyzing financial needs and opportunities for public agencies
• Analyzing project and program funding and financing options
• Researching funding and financing industry trends
• Evaluating funding and financing alternatives and priorities
• Developing the business case for infrastructure investments, including liaising with planners, urban planners, and engineers to assess opportunities to optimize the value and/or funding for the investment
• Overseeing the development of reports, memorandums, and client ready documentation
• Lead client meetings and workshops
• Tracking, reviewing, and interpreting federal legislation and guidance
• Providing strategic support in all phases of infrastructure planning and project development

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.

What This Job Offers

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