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Business Line Project Delivery and Commercial Director

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Job Summary

Drive project delivery, commercial management, and quality performance excellence across the full project lifecycle. Lead project delivery and governance practices, support project managers and directors, and improve KPIs such as margin erosion. Oversee contract review and compliance, commercial terms negotiation, risk allocation, change management, claims avoidance/recovery, and subcontractor flow-down governance. Champion QA/QC, technical assurance, lessons learned, and client satisfaction feedback loops.

Location: New York, United States

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Transportation & Fleet Operations

Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

•Implement U.S. project delivery processes, procedures, and governance and collaborate with the U.S. Director of Project Governance & Execution.
•Lead project delivery leadership: develop training, build/lead a delivery team, review PM/director performance, monitor KPIs, and help groups adopt project protocols and migrate project data.
•Own commercial management: lead/support contract review and compliance, terms negotiation (risk allocation, liability/indemnity, damages, payment terms), and manage commercial risks and recovery/contingency planning.
•Champion quality management: define QA/QC expectations, embed checks/reviews in plans and workflows, reinforce technical assurance, align deliverables with client acceptance criteria, and drive corrective actions.
•Lead cross-lifecycle project governance activities including readiness reviews, project performance reviews, corrective action/recovery plans, change order discipline, Work at Risk governance, claims/dispute support, and continuous improvement via lessons learned and client feedback.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 190,000 - 333,000 annually

Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionDisabilityLife InsuranceRetirement SavingsPaid LeaveParental Leave

Key Requirements

•15+ years leading project delivery or operations, with recent project management experience preferred.
•Proven track record delivering complex projects.
•Strong commercial acumen covering pricing, contracts, margins, risk allocation, change management, claims avoidance, and recovery planning.
•Strong quality management knowledge, including QA/QC planning, independent technical/design reviews, technical assurance, lessons learned, and client satisfaction feedback loops.
•Experience working in a matrixed organization and improving performance through accountability.

Experience:15+ years

Education:Bachelor's

Skills:Performance-drivenAccountabilityCollaborationData-driven decision makingStrategic execution

Languages:US

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Authorization required. Sponsorship not provided.

Company Brief

WSP

Global professional services firm providing engineering, consulting, and technical services across infrastructure, environment, buildings, transportation, and energy sectors for public- and private-sector clients worldwide.

Industry: Professional Services

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Revenue: USD 1B+

Growth: Public Company

Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)

Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed

Headquarters: Montreal, Canada

Founded: 1959

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