Vice President, Global Workplace Strategy

The Opportunity:

The Global WSP Real Estate portfolio includes more than 1,000 leases, in 59 countries with over 9 million rentable square feet. This is a very active portfolio driven by an explicit strategy which guides regional and global decisions.

Global Workplace is a strategic partner with all WSP Business Services. The focus of the Global Workplace Team is to ensure we provide an environment to attract and retain the best talent within our industry by enabling our professionals to work productively and collaboratively in an enjoyable working environment, while ensuring fiscal responsibility, flexible programs and design.

The Global Workplace team plays a critical role in supporting the Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) standards and goals established by WSP.

The VP of Global Workplace Strategy will report to the Senior global leader of Global Workplace and will support and partner with them. This role will deliver value by providing insight, building and expanding on the existing framework and implementing solutions for the Global WSP Workplace to achieve the WSP social, corporate and environmental goals.

Why choose WSP?

• We value and are committed to upholding a culture of inclusion and belonging
• Our Flexible Work Policy - we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours. We will support you on and off the job so you can be fully present in both your work and home lives.
• A Canadian success story - we're proud to wear the red and white of this beautiful country and show the world what Canada has to offer.
• Enhance the world around you - from the environment to the highways, to the buildings and the terrain, WSP is the fabric of Canada.
• Outstanding career opportunities - we're growing and pushing ourselves every day to be greater than yesterday - we're open to your ideas and trying new things.
• A phenomenal collaborative culture and a workforce filled with genuinely good people who are doing humbly important work. Come find out for yourself what it's like to be a part of our journey.

We offer attractive pay, flexible work options, a great corporate culture, comprehensive and employee-focused benefits including virtual healthcare and a wellness platform as well as great savings programs, and a clear vision for the future.

#WeAre WSP

What you can expect to do here:

• Actively contribute to the development of WSP's workplace strategy, ensuring a best in class working environment that retains and attracts top talent in our industries while maintaining effective cost management and value to our business.

• Work actively with and lead the Corporate Real Estate (CRE), Facilities and Administration Regional leaders to build a cohesive framework that contributes to the overall WSP goals and supports the regional activity.

• Facilitate close collaboration between the CRE Project and Facility Management teams to deliver optimal performance alongside partnering functions such as IT, Procurement, Finance and HR

• Create continual value propositions within the Workplace parameters.

• Maintain reporting for Global CAPEX, OPEX, & RENT spend as well as alignment with the Global Strategic Plan

• Develop, implement and track management policies and processes as required to ensure all CRE projects are delivered to a high standard of operational efficiency.

• Collaborate with the WSP Business Leaders to support the overall Business Strategy

• Collaborate with other Global Business partners to support an Integrated Solution for WSP Offices.

• Support M&A to provide due diligence reports and insights for Workplace.

• Support and define integration post acquistion

• Bring common solutions and tools for the Workplace Team

• Responsible for Delegation of Authority approval processing.

What you'll bring to WSP:

• Intimate knowledge of real estate transactions, including but not limited to market reviews, accounting treatments, portfolio management and broker relations.

• Excellent Project Management Skills & stakeholder management skills

• Knowledge and management of asset sales

• Knowledge of construction management to include FF&E, IT, and A/V.

• Knowledge of facilities management to include development of procedures, including but not limited to Physical Security, Repairs and Maintenance, Insourcing vs Outsourcing Solutions.

• Working knowledge of design concepts for planning and the ability to bring new designs to support a flexible workplace.

• Ability to assess large shifts in operations and develop programs that respond to those shifts.

• Understanding the larger organization that includes Business Administration Management

• Ability to think creatively and provide solutions to complex problems

• Ability to lead diverse teams and to create, present and develop organizational structures

• Knowledge of KPI's for both CRE & FM

• Must be able to travel and work in different cultures

• MBA/BS degree in CRE management related field would be an asset

• Membership of a relevant professional industry body (e.g. CoreNet, IFMA)

• Experience managing large corporate refurbishment programs

• Experience managing commercial property negotiations / transactions within a large private organisation

• Detailed knowledge of CRE management industry best practices / market trends.

• Analytical and financial skills necessary to develop and comprehend strategic plans and budgets.

• Ability to manage through ambiguity and build a strong internal network.

• Results-oriented with a desire to learn and support new technologies and processes.

• Effective organizational skills with ability to prioritize and delegate and manage multiple projects under pressure.

• Highly customer centric with excellent communication skills

#LI-Hybrid
WSP is one of the world's leading professional services firms. Our purpose is to future proof our cities and environments.

We have over 65,000 team members across the globe. In Canada, our 12,000+ people are involved in everything from environmental remediation to urban planning, from engineering iconic buildings to designing sustainable transportation networks, from finding new ways to extract essential resources to developing renewable power sources for the future.

At WSP:

• We value our people and our reputation
• We are locally dedicated with international scale
• We are future focused and challenge the status quo
• We foster collaboration in everything we do
• We have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable

Please Note:

Health and Safety is a core paramount value of WSP. Given the importance of keeping one another safe it is expected that you comply with our Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) policy at all times as well as client HSE policies when working at client locations.

Offers of employment for safety-sensitive positions involving fieldwork are contingent upon candidates being able to perform key physical tasks of the job as described in the job posting and interview. This may include the ability to work in a variety of environmental conditions, such as remote or isolated areas, working alone, and in inclement weather (within safe and reasonable limits).

WSP welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

WSP is committed to the principles of employment equity. Only the candidates selected will be contacted.

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