Senior Vice President, Director of Standards & Excellence

WSP • Glastonbury, CT

2h • $260,000 - $290,000

About The Position

WSP is seeking a senior leader to establish processes, procedures, standards, methodologies, and tools supporting a consistent Project Management and Controls operating model across the organization. The position may be based out of any WSP USA office and reports to senior leadership of the Program Management Business Line organization.

The role works closely with Project Controls leaders, Project and Program Managers, Operations, Finance, Commercial Management, Risk, Quality, and Technology teams to translate WSP’s Project Management and Controls vision into practical, scalable, consistently applied ways of working. It leads the creation and implementation of national standards, governance, assurance, innovation, and continuous improvement practices across projects, programs, business units, market sectors, and geographies.

The position offers the opportunity to build a national function that affects project delivery, financial performance, governance, risk management, and leadership decision-making. It is intended to create a scalable, sustainable delivery model, institutionalize consistent project performance practices, and enable Project and Program Managers to focus more on clients, teams, and technical excellence.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, Finance, Project Management, or a related discipline.
• 15 or more years of progressive experience in Project Controls, program management, project delivery, PMO leadership, operational excellence, or a related discipline.
• Significant experience developing and implementing Project Controls processes, procedures, standards, methodologies, and governance frameworks.
• Strong knowledge of cost management, scheduling, forecasting, earned value, risk management, change management, performance measurement, reporting, and project closeout.
• Experience working across multiple projects, programs, business units, or market sectors within a large matrixed organization.
• Demonstrated ability to translate complex business and project-delivery requirements into practical, scalable processes.
• Demonstrated experience driving process adoption and organizational change across diverse stakeholder groups.
• Strong facilitation, communication, stakeholder-management, and executive-influencing skills.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

• PMP, AACE CCP, PSP, PMI-SP, PgMP, or other relevant professional certification.
• Experience establishing or leading a Project Controls Center of Excellence, PMO, Project Management Excellence, or similar enterprise capability.
• Experience developing Project Controls maturity models, assurance frameworks, or project health-check programs.
• Working knowledge of Power BI, InEight, Primavera P6, Deltek, SAP, and related project-management and reporting platforms.
• Experience with process automation, advanced analytics, and AI-enabled Project Controls solutions.
• Experience across multiple infrastructure, engineering, construction, or professional-services market sectors.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and implementation of the Project Controls framework, including standards, policies, procedures, methodologies, work instructions, and supporting tools.
• Establish consistent Project Controls approaches throughout the project lifecycle, from pursuit and initiation through execution, monitoring, forecasting, reporting, and closeout.
• Standardize practices for project setup, WBS/CBS development, baseline management, cost and schedule management, forecasting, EAC/ETC, earned value, change and risk management, progress measurement, reporting, invoicing support, and closeout.
• Develop standard templates, checklists, workflows, RACI matrices, guidance documents, and minimum Project Controls requirements.
• Set appropriate levels of controls based on project size, complexity, risk profile, client requirements, and delivery model.
• Define interfaces and handoffs among Project Controls, Project Management, Finance, Commercial Management, Operations, Risk, Quality, and other delivery functions.
• Partner with Project Managers and Project Controls leads to implement the framework consistently across market sectors and geographies.
• Set minimum standards common across WSP and establish a structured method for addressing business-line, client, and market-specific requirements.
• Identify inconsistencies, duplication, and gaps in existing practices and lead efforts to harmonize approaches.
• Facilitate cross-business collaboration to identify and incorporate best practices into the national framework.
• Establish governance for approving changes, exceptions, and future enhancements to Project Controls standards.
• Serve as the national authority for interpreting and applying Project Controls processes and methodologies.
• Define minimum control requirements, checkpoints, performance measures, and escalation criteria.
• Work with Business Line leaders to identify recurring performance gaps and develop corrective actions.
• Create mechanisms to capture lessons learned and incorporate them into standards, processes, and training.
• Develop metrics to measure adoption, consistency, process effectiveness, and continuous improvement.
• Establish standardized requirements for dashboards, portfolio reporting, forecasting, schedule and cost reporting, risk reporting, and management-level performance visibility.
• Support development and adoption of Power BI, InEight, Primavera P6, financial systems, document-management platforms, and other Project Controls technologies.
• Advance responsible use of analytics and AI to improve efficiency, data quality, forecasting, and management insight.
• Lead working groups and communities of practice in cost, schedule, risk, change, reporting, and performance analytics.
• Evaluate emerging methods and technologies and recommend improvements to the national Project Controls leadership team.
• Balance standardization with practical implementation so processes strengthen project delivery without creating unnecessary administrative burden.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Disability and life coverage.
• Retirement savings.
• Paid sick leave.
• Paid vacation or other personal time.
• Paid parental leave.
• Paid time off for bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.
• Flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs.

What This Job Offers

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