What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director, Internal Communications position at WSP in the U.S.?
Job Description
This Opportunity
Reporting to the SVP, Marketing & Communications, this role involves leading internal communications within the region. This position requires a deep understanding of business objectives and organizational dynamics, as well as the ability to collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders across diverse areas of expertise, including global marcom central and shared services teams. In this context, strong interpersonal skills are essential.
In this role, the internal communications leader contributes to shaping strategy with local insight, bringing deep local intelligence and market understanding, they act as the primary connection to the regional and trusted advisors to the business.
Empowered to deliver impact, they connect global direction to local priorities and opportunities. This position can be based in any U.S. city where WSP has an office location, with preference to east coast locations.
Your Impact
Required Qualifications
WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a 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): $128,000.00 - $200,000.00
WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.
About WSP
ABOUT US
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.
This Opportunity
Reporting to the SVP, Marketing & Communications, this role involves leading internal communications within the region. This position requires a deep understanding of business objectives and organizational dynamics, as well as the ability to collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders across diverse areas of expertise, including global marcom central and shared services teams. In this context, strong interpersonal skills are essential.
In this role, the internal communications leader contributes to shaping strategy with local insight, bringing deep local intelligence and market understanding, they act as the primary connection to the regional and trusted advisors to the business.
Empowered to deliver impact, they connect global direction to local priorities and opportunities. This position can be based in any U.S. city where WSP has an office location, with preference to east coast locations.
Your Impact
- Translate strategy into engaging employee experiences bringing to life global initiatives in region, creating clear, consistent communications that build pride and belonging.
- Lead projects, mandates, events, and internal communication activities with significant impact across the region.
- Design, implement, and evaluate strategies, campaigns, and communication plans aligned with best practices at the regional level.
- Build strong and effective relationships with stakeholders to provide expert advice on internal communications.
- Advise and support business sectors on strategic mandates ensuring proper positioning, planning, execution, and follow-up.
- Promote an agile, proactive, and personalized communication approach that aligns with employee needs, in collaboration with global and shared services teams.
- Identify and analyze issues, address key challenges, conduct diagnostics, and provide recommendations to relevant stakeholders.
- Represent the Marketing and Communications U.S. team on various initiatives, particularly in the context of acquisition and integration activities, in collaboration with global and central teams as well as key stakeholders in the business.
- Collaborate with central Marcom teams to review and enhance internal communication tools and channels, ensuring they are adapted to the operational realities and needs of employees and support regional internal communication objectives.
- Work closely with members of the regional, global and shared Marketing and Communications teams.
- Coordinate local events as needed.
Required Qualifications
- Professional experience in internal communications, in large organizations
- Bachelors degree in communications or a related field
- 12 years of relevant experience in communications
- Strong proficiency in English, spoken and written
- Proven experience in implementing internal communication strategies in dynamic and evolving environments
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate with key stakeholders and influence senior leaders
- Exceptional writing skills, with the ability to craft content that effectively resonates with target audiences
- A high level of professionalism and integrity when working with leadership on confidential and sensitive communications
WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a 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): $128,000.00 - $200,000.00
WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.
About WSP
ABOUT US
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.
Salary : $128,000 - $200,000