This Opportunity Be involved in projects with our **Property & Buildings Team** and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client's objectives and solves their challenges. WSP is currently initiating a search for a **full-time Senior Technical Director, Mechanical Engineering** for our **Kansas City, MO** office. This position is best suited for an engineer who is seeking an opportunity to work within a team-focused local office, for a large world-wide engineering firm. We prioritize career development, mentoring and employee satisfaction as it is key within our local MEP group and the firm. Provide regional and/or multi-sector leadership to ensure mechanical engineering subject matter, technical deliverables, building and infrastructure projects and programs are delivered with a level of quality that meets or exceeds acceptable industry standards for design, safety, and functionality. Responsible for SME innovation and administration, ensuring corporate compliance with all Local, State, and Federal engineering, construction, and safety regulations, and providing strategic and consistent direction to address current and future challenges in a large-scale and multi-faceted business organization. Your Impact Role & Responsibilities: + Externally focused on business development, client outreach and pursuit management. + Develops relationships with clients and identifying and managing a pipeline of opportunities. + Develops and leads strategy in **Kansas City, MO** and the surrounding area, the sky is the limit. + Develops, reviews and approves proposals, projects and contracts. + Leads and delivers projects as required. + Develops, coaches, trains and values our people. + Develops strategic plans and proposal budgets. Identifies key investments needed to grow the Property and Buildings practice in the local area. + Responsible for overseeing the implementation of process changes + Funnels information and communicates with the Marketing Team and Operations Team. + Oversees pricing development, risk analysis, and go/no go process as appropriate during proposal and scoping phases + Supports month end financial close and review meetings. + Resources projects, and coordinates with other offices and business lines for intercompany work. + 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. Critical Success Factors: + Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal) and ability to build long-term, meaningful relationships with clients. Ability to translate complicated technical information into sales messages. + Ability to think strategically and creatively, and craft approaches to challenging problems. + Technical or A/E/C sales background required. + Collaboration and a partnering approach. + Excellent leadership and development skills. + Ability to influence and gain buy-in from clients and our team. + Demonstrated Change Management skills and experience. Who You Are **Required Qualifications** + Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, or closely related discipline. + 15+ years of relevant post education experience in engineering, mechanical, and infrastructure design. + Engineer license required (multi-state preferred). + Advanced proficiency with mechanical engineering principles, practices, process, design/build, standard of care, and the application to permitting and project work-related issues. + Extensive advanced proficiency with building and infrastructure design. + Advanced knowledge of relevant mechanical engineering and construction laws, codes, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements, and the business impact upon the organization. + Demonstrated ability with establishing, implementing, and managing multiple larger-scale discipline-related programs, documents, projects, and practices for a line(s) of business. + Excellent leadership and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to manage staff, and effectively, persuasively, and tactfully interact with employees at all levels of the organization. + Strategic lateral thinking and strong analytical skills with attention to detail and prioritization of responsibilities in a pressure work environment. + Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources, including senior management, clients, and company-wide staff, including those with whom no formal hierarchical relationship exits. + Strong ability to quickly adapt to change and demonstrate flexibility to a variety of schedules and hours to meet business needs. + Advanced knowledge and proficiency in AutoCAD and Revit, math principles, predictive models, spreadsheets, and tools. + Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies. + Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements. **Preferred Qualifications** + LEED certification desired. + 20+ years of relevant post education experience in engineering discipline and prior mechanical design experience. + Strong experience in managing the review and approval of documents and discipline-specific deliverables, certifications, processes, and plans in a multi-project environment is highly desirable. **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, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the 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. www.wsp.com WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started? 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 include any resume or hiring document 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. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.