Deputy Regional Aviation Program & Business Development Lead – Midwest Region

Job Description

This Opportunity

WSP is seeking a talented Deputy Regional Aviation Program & Business Development Lead to join our National Aviation team and help advance our aviation business across the Midwest Region. This seller-doer role combines strategic client development and pursuit leadership with active participation in the planning, management, and delivery of aviation projects and programs.

The role will support aviation clients and opportunities across the full Midwest Region, including North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Kentucky, as well as adjacent markets assigned within the broader central United States. Within this regional coverage, the role’s primary markets will be Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Iowa, and Kentucky. Market assignments are intended to establish primary accountability while allowing overlap and shared client coverage across the regional leadership team. The successful candidate may be based in a WSP office within the region and will work across office, business-line, and geographic boundaries.

Working closely with the Midwest Regional Aviation Lead, local business line leadership, national aviation leadership, client account teams, and technical professionals, this individual will help shape and execute the Midwest region’s aviation growth strategy. The role requires a visible market presence, trusted client relationships, disciplined pursuit leadership, and the ability to convert opportunities into well-delivered, profitable work. The successful candidate will be a collaborative and strategic leader who can influence others, connect the right resources, and remain directly engaged in projects.

Your Impact

• Partner with the Midwest Regional Aviation Lead to develop and execute the Midwest aviation strategy, including market priorities, client account plans, growth targets, and investment decisions.
• Serve as a seller-doer by balancing business development responsibilities with meaningful participation in project and program delivery.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with airport sponsors, airlines, cargo operators, developers, contractors, regulatory agencies, and other aviation stakeholders.
• Identify, qualify, and advance aviation opportunities across the region, with clear ownership of capture planning, go/no-go decisions, teaming strategies, and pursuit positioning.
• Lead or support client interviews, proposals, presentations, pricing strategies, sco...

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