Managing Director, Energy Advisory

Managing Director, Energy Advisory Practice

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.

Strategic Leadership & Market Growth : Drive the long-term strategy, growth trajectory, and pipeline development of the Energy Advisory practice, leading opportunities across the entire energy landscape, while supporting key energy related initiatives across the transportation and infrastructure, property and buildings, water, environment, and federal sectors.

Leadership & Team Management : 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.

Client Engagement & Business Development : 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. Focus on elevating these relationships to executives who are defining strategy for these organizations. Lead pursuit strategies, capture planning, and proposal development that reinforce WSP's competitive positioning.

Project & Technical Oversight : 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.

Strategic Planning & Innovation : 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.

P&L, Operations & Governance : 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 : The Managing Director must bring deep technical expertise and broad industry fluency across the U.S. energy ecosystem, with the ability to translate complex market and regulatory dynamics into actionable, strategic solutions for clients. A strong command of the full energy value chainand how energy systems intersect with major infrastructure sectorsis essential.

Power System Planning & Grid Modernization : Expertise in system planning, grid modernization strategies, and reliability / resilience analysis. Knowledge of interconnection processes, load forecasting, system modeling, and emerging grid technologies. Understanding of distributed energy resources (DERs), microgrids, advanced metering, and digital grid capabilities.

Renewable Energy & Clean Energy Integration : Experience evaluating and delivering renewable energy solutions including solar, wind, battery storage, and hybrid resource portfolios. Familiarity with siting, permitting, interconnection, and wholesale market rules influencing renewable deployment. Ability to support decarbonization strategies, electrification programs, and net-zero planning.

Utility Operations, Asset Management & Regulatory Strategy : Strong understanding of utility operations, asset lifecycle management, capital planning, and O&M optimization. Knowledge of state and federal regulatory frameworks, rate cases, cost recovery mechanisms, and performance-based regulation. Experience guiding utilities and agencies through regulatory filings, compliance strategies, and risk mitigation.

Energy Markets, Economics & Policy : Ability to assess economic drivers behind power supply planning, capacity markets, and long-term contracting. Understanding of federal energy policy (DOE, FERC, EPA) and state mandates shaping the U.S. energy transition.

Emerging Technologies & Future-Ready Solutions : Awareness of advanced and emerging technologies such as hydrogen, long-duration energy storage, carbon capture, vehicle-grid integration, and AI-enabled grid software. Knowledge of commercialization pathways, pilot programs, and technology readiness evaluations. Ability to support clients in evaluating feasibility and deploying innovative energy solutions. Infrastructure & Cross-Sector Integration : Understanding of how energy systems intersect with transportation electrification, sustainable buildings, water systems, environmental priorities, and federal infrastructure programs. Ability to guide clients through 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, and decarbonization strongly 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 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.

Compensation : Expected Salary (all locations) : $250,000-$350,000. Expected Salary (Colorado only) : $250,000-$330,000.