[Remote] Business Line Digital Lead – Power & Energy (US)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. WSP in the US is seeking a Business Line Digital Lead for their Power & Energy market. This role involves providing digital leadership, driving digital project delivery, and enabling revenue growth in collaboration with leadership and regional teams.


Responsibilities

  • Champion the Digital strategy within P&E and align Business Line plans to enterprise priorities and standards
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for digital strategy and services within P&E Business Line, coordinating with Corporate Digital, OneIT, and Marketing & Communications
  • Own the annual P&E Digital Business Plan (objectives, key results/OKRs, and an investment roadmap) to balance capability uplift and market growth
  • Identify and escalate delivery, commercial, and data governance risks; drive mitigation plans
  • Engage with Business Line leadership team to refine the digital value proposition for each team, articulate differentiators, and align to client needs and market trends
  • Prioritize areas of opportunity and investment using clear criteria (client impact, ROI, scalability, risk) and maintain a transparent prioritization backlog
  • Support implementation of the digital strategy within each Business Unit, including operating model adjustments, enablement plans, and performance tracking
  • Identify areas of improvement in delivery of P&E services leveraging digital tools and collaborate on implementation
  • Identify and track digital pipeline within CRM
  • Partner with Business Development and Global Client Program leads to identify and prioritize target Clients for digital engagement, ensuring alignment with strategic growth objectives
  • Communicate effectively our current digital offerings internally and externally and how they can add value to our clients and projects
  • Lead and contribute to client facing digital workshops to identify pain points, map customer journeys, and conceptualize solution options (platforms, products, and services)
  • Translate workshop outputs into proposals with clear value hypotheses, success metrics, delivery approach, and resourcing plans in partnership with Client Directors and Pursuit teams
  • Support pursuit teams with development of digital approach, methodology, and pricing
  • Build repeatable playbooks and assets (problem framing, discovery templates, demo environments) to scale workshops across Clients and markets
  • Establish and nurture a P&E digital community of practice; coach and mentor emerging digital leaders
  • Define a skills roadmap and upskilling plan (digital literacy; data; visualization; GIS/Location Intelligence; automation; BIM/digital twins) with Technical Excellence leaders
  • Drive a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement across multi-disciplinary delivery teams
  • Manage and develop a team of digital delivery professionals in the US and in India that collaborates throughout the business to achieve the above goals
  • Develop and steward a P&E tools strategy (e.g., Autodesk, Bentley, GIS/Location Intelligence, data & visualization stacks) for effective, consistent use and licensing efficiency
  • Collaborate with AI and platform leads on product/platform roadmaps, integration patterns, and data governance
  • Support commercial models for digital tools, platforms, and productized services (pricing, packaging, margin tracking)
  • Maintain visibility of P&E digital services and platforms; set KPIs and dashboards for adoption, NPS, utilization, revenue, and gross margin
  • Foster cross selling across Business Units and adjacent markets; share wins, case studies, and best practices
  • Partner with Marketing & Communications to amplify P&E digital thought leadership and client references

Skills

  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (Digital Technology, Engineering, Design, or Management)
  • 15+ years leading project delivery in complex, client facing environments
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication; structured problem solving and data informed decision making
  • Comfortable with ambiguity; thrives in matrixed, fast-moving contexts with a commercial mindset
  • Experience with services and client base of the P&E business
  • Proven experience building and leading teams, including coaching across disciplines in a matrix organization
  • Track record of driving performance against measurable outcomes; removes barriers and fosters teamwork
  • Master's Degree in a relevant field (Digital Technology, Engineering, Design, or Management)
  • Essential Professional Licensure/Certification

Company Overview

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