WSP in the U.S.
Managing Director, Energy Advisory
Lead WSP’s U.S. Advisory & Planning Business Line’s Energy Advisory Practice as the Managing Director, shaping transformative strategies that strengthen WSP’s position as a recognized leader in sustainable, resilient, and future‑ready energy solutions. In this highly visible leadership role, you will define the national vision for the practice, advance regional and multi‑sector priorities, expand market presence, and deliver innovative strategies that address the rapidly evolving energy landscape.
Your leadership will directly influence growth performance, strengthen key client relationships, and elevate Energy Advisory services across major infrastructure programs. You will be accountable for driving strategic partnerships, fostering technical excellence, ensuring operational performance, and delivering long‑term business success.
You will oversee the delivery of high-quality consulting services, lead strategic initiatives, ensure exceptional client satisfaction, and achieve key performance targets for the Profit & Loss (P&L) unit.
Key Responsibilities
Lead, inspire, and manage a diverse team of technical and strategic consultants and subject matter experts.
Foster a collaborative, innovative, and inclusive culture centered on growth, technical excellence, strategic advisory services and accountability across business lines and global regions.
Provide coaching, mentorship, and professional development opportunities to build future leaders.
Serve as a trusted advisor to clients, demonstrating strong strategic acumen and a seller/doer mindset.
Build, cultivate, and expand relationships with utilities, agencies, regulators, developers, and stakeholders across the power and energy ecosystem.
Lead pursuit strategies, capture planning, and proposal development that reinforce WSP’s competitive positioning.
Oversee delivery of complex advisory consultant engagements across electrification, renewable energy integration, grid modernization, major projects/programs in transmission, asset management, regulatory strategy, and decarbonization.
Ensure project execution meets WSP’s quality standards, adheres to best practices, manages risks, and exceeds client expectations.
Monitor project milestones, proactively address challenges, and champion continuous improvement.
Develop and execute strategic plans that align with business line goals, regulatory trends, and market conditions.
Identify emerging markets, service lines, and opportunities that expand the Energy Advisory practice.
Foster innovation by advancing creative, data‑driven, and future‑ready solutions to complex client challenges.
Manage the practice’s full P&L, including budgeting, forecasting, staffing, utilization, and financial reporting to ensure profitability and long‑term sustainability.
Serve as WSP’s Energy Advisory representative to federal, state, and local agencies, utilities, clients, subcontractors, industry organizations, and community partners.
Technical Expertise and Industry Knowledge
Deep technical expertise and broad industry fluency across the U.S. energy ecosystem, translating complex market and regulatory dynamics into actionable, strategic solutions.
Expertise in system planning, grid modernization strategies, reliability/resilience analysis, interconnection processes, load forecasting, system modeling, DERs, microgrids, advanced metering, digital grid capabilities.
Experience evaluating and delivering renewable energy solutions: solar, wind, battery storage, hybrid resource portfolios, siting, permitting, interconnection, wholesale market rules, decarbonization, electrification, net‑zero planning.
Strong understanding of utility operations, asset lifecycle management, capital planning, O&M optimization, state and federal regulatory frameworks, rate cases, cost recovery mechanisms, performance‑based regulation, compliance strategies.
Ability to assess economic drivers behind power supply planning, capacity markets, long‑term contracting, federal energy policy (DOE, FERC, EPA) and state mandates.
Awareness of emerging technologies such as hydrogen, long‑duration energy storage, carbon capture, vehicle‑grid integration, AI‑enabled grid software, commercialization pathways, pilot programs, technology readiness.
Understanding of how energy systems intersect with transportation electrification, sustainable buildings, water systems, environmental priorities, and federal infrastructure programs; guiding integrated, cross‑sector planning and investment strategies.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, or a related field.
15+ years of experience in the energy industry, including management consulting or advisory roles.
Experience in utility management or utility asset management.
Advanced expertise in energy project development and implementation with a seller/doer mindset (electrification, renewable integration, asset management, regulatory compliance, decarbonization preferred).
Strong understanding of renewable energy, generation, transmission development, and utility operations as they relate to power system services.
Exceptional leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence across levels and functions.
Strategic thinker with strong analytical capabilities, sound judgment, and the ability to prioritize in a fast‑paced environment.
Proven ability to foster collaboration across teams, senior management, clients, and partners, including those without direct reporting relationships.
Demonstrated commitment to workplace safety and adherence to WSP’s health, safety, and anti‑harassment policies.
Ability to travel as needed.
Preferred Qualifications
Master’s degree or Ph.D. in engineering, energy systems, business, policy, or related fields.
WSP Benefits WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, disability, and life coverage; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation; paid parental leave; and paid time off for bereavement, voting, and attendance at naturalization proceedings.
Compensation Expected salary (all locations): $250,000–$350,000. Expected salary (Colorado only): $250,000–$330,000.
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, WSP USA employs engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in 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.
WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees also have a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on health and financial stability. At WSP, we offer challenges that help employees grow their careers and knowledge base. Are you ready to get started?
Equal Opportunity Employer 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 that are 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 will become the property of WSP and may be hired 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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Your leadership will directly influence growth performance, strengthen key client relationships, and elevate Energy Advisory services across major infrastructure programs. You will be accountable for driving strategic partnerships, fostering technical excellence, ensuring operational performance, and delivering long‑term business success.
You will oversee the delivery of high-quality consulting services, lead strategic initiatives, ensure exceptional client satisfaction, and achieve key performance targets for the Profit & Loss (P&L) unit.
Key Responsibilities
Lead, inspire, and manage a diverse team of technical and strategic consultants and subject matter experts.
Foster a collaborative, innovative, and inclusive culture centered on growth, technical excellence, strategic advisory services and accountability across business lines and global regions.
Provide coaching, mentorship, and professional development opportunities to build future leaders.
Serve as a trusted advisor to clients, demonstrating strong strategic acumen and a seller/doer mindset.
Build, cultivate, and expand relationships with utilities, agencies, regulators, developers, and stakeholders across the power and energy ecosystem.
Lead pursuit strategies, capture planning, and proposal development that reinforce WSP’s competitive positioning.
Oversee delivery of complex advisory consultant engagements across electrification, renewable energy integration, grid modernization, major projects/programs in transmission, asset management, regulatory strategy, and decarbonization.
Ensure project execution meets WSP’s quality standards, adheres to best practices, manages risks, and exceeds client expectations.
Monitor project milestones, proactively address challenges, and champion continuous improvement.
Develop and execute strategic plans that align with business line goals, regulatory trends, and market conditions.
Identify emerging markets, service lines, and opportunities that expand the Energy Advisory practice.
Foster innovation by advancing creative, data‑driven, and future‑ready solutions to complex client challenges.
Manage the practice’s full P&L, including budgeting, forecasting, staffing, utilization, and financial reporting to ensure profitability and long‑term sustainability.
Serve as WSP’s Energy Advisory representative to federal, state, and local agencies, utilities, clients, subcontractors, industry organizations, and community partners.
Technical Expertise and Industry Knowledge
Deep technical expertise and broad industry fluency across the U.S. energy ecosystem, translating complex market and regulatory dynamics into actionable, strategic solutions.
Expertise in system planning, grid modernization strategies, reliability/resilience analysis, interconnection processes, load forecasting, system modeling, DERs, microgrids, advanced metering, digital grid capabilities.
Experience evaluating and delivering renewable energy solutions: solar, wind, battery storage, hybrid resource portfolios, siting, permitting, interconnection, wholesale market rules, decarbonization, electrification, net‑zero planning.
Strong understanding of utility operations, asset lifecycle management, capital planning, O&M optimization, state and federal regulatory frameworks, rate cases, cost recovery mechanisms, performance‑based regulation, compliance strategies.
Ability to assess economic drivers behind power supply planning, capacity markets, long‑term contracting, federal energy policy (DOE, FERC, EPA) and state mandates.
Awareness of emerging technologies such as hydrogen, long‑duration energy storage, carbon capture, vehicle‑grid integration, AI‑enabled grid software, commercialization pathways, pilot programs, technology readiness.
Understanding of how energy systems intersect with transportation electrification, sustainable buildings, water systems, environmental priorities, and federal infrastructure programs; guiding integrated, cross‑sector planning and investment strategies.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, or a related field.
15+ years of experience in the energy industry, including management consulting or advisory roles.
Experience in utility management or utility asset management.
Advanced expertise in energy project development and implementation with a seller/doer mindset (electrification, renewable integration, asset management, regulatory compliance, decarbonization preferred).
Strong understanding of renewable energy, generation, transmission development, and utility operations as they relate to power system services.
Exceptional leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence across levels and functions.
Strategic thinker with strong analytical capabilities, sound judgment, and the ability to prioritize in a fast‑paced environment.
Proven ability to foster collaboration across teams, senior management, clients, and partners, including those without direct reporting relationships.
Demonstrated commitment to workplace safety and adherence to WSP’s health, safety, and anti‑harassment policies.
Ability to travel as needed.
Preferred Qualifications
Master’s degree or Ph.D. in engineering, energy systems, business, policy, or related fields.
WSP Benefits WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, disability, and life coverage; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation; paid parental leave; and paid time off for bereavement, voting, and attendance at naturalization proceedings.
Compensation Expected salary (all locations): $250,000–$350,000. Expected salary (Colorado only): $250,000–$330,000.
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, WSP USA employs engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in 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.
WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees also have a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on health and financial stability. At WSP, we offer challenges that help employees grow their careers and knowledge base. Are you ready to get started?
Equal Opportunity Employer 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 that are 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 will become the property of WSP and may be hired 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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