Full-Time
M&A People Integration and Workforce Planning Specialist
IT
WSP
10,001+ employees
Global engineering consulting and advisory services
Compensation Overview
$89.6k - $156.6k/yr
Seattle, WA, USA + 4 more
More locations: Dallas, TX, USA | Chicago, IL, USA | New York, NY, USA | United States
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- A bachelor's degree or equivalent, or a post-secondary degree in human resources, business, finance, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- Five to eight years of experience in workforce planning, human resources business partnering, organizational change, or mergers and acquisitions integration with substantial people-workstream exposure.
- Discretion handling confidential headcount and compensation data with defensible access controls.
- Experience quantifying and tracking workforce cost through headcount modelling, labour cost baselining, or benefit or synergy tracking.
- Workforce or delivery capacity planning experience involving demand modelling, resource planning, or transition planning across organizations.
- Ability to coordinate cross-functionally without line authority in a matrixed or program environment.
- Strong written communication, including brief, exception-based reporting for senior leadership.
- Advanced Excel and strong data-handling skills, including building a clean, reconciled dataset from incomplete source information.
- Build and maintain a controlled IT workforce dataset for each deal, including population, profiles, roles, locations, and labour cost, with documented sources and a defined refresh cadence.
- Segment the workforce by organizational placement and activity, map it to the WSP IT function taxonomy, and validate the mapping with IT Function Leads.
- Reconcile the baseline to HR records on a defined cadence and explain all movements, including joiners, leavers, and transfers.
- Maintain the baseline as the single source feeding people-cost handover, budget inputs, capacity planning, and synergy quantification.
- Translate the workforce baseline, functional mapping, and integration schedule into a capacity view for each active deal.
- Own and operate the intake protocol for acquired-entity capacity requests, including who may raise a request, the required form, validation ownership, and budget-line allocation.
- Model which roles, teams, and capabilities transition into WSP function organizations and when, feeding function budget handover and the people-synergy baseline.
- Apply cost-type attribution to every capacity line, distinguishing integration-funded work from work transitioning to function budgets.
- Identify capacity constraints, single points of failure, transition support needs, backfill requirements, and integration-critical talent dependencies.
- Align people availability with integration waves, cutover windows, knowledge transfer, and stabilization periods in partnership with the Senior Program Manager and Function Leads.
- Maintain the people-synergy tracker with initiative-level breakdown by deal and function, accountable owner, approach, schedule, and defined measurement method.
- Validate due-diligence people-synergy assumptions with HR and Function Leads as data access opens post-close, and document recalibration.
- Tie synergy phasing to actual workforce events through a headcount and last-day-worked tracker.
- Track costs-to-achieve, including retention, severance, backfill, and transition support, so gross and net positions can be reported.
- Guard against double-counting and cost-shifting between functions when headcount moves rather than exits.
- Coordinate assessment and mapping interviews between acquired-entity IT staff, Function Leads, and HR, including scheduling, materials, and capture of outputs.
- Support a uniform talent-evaluation process with criteria agreed before assessment, with HR leading and Function Leads accountable for decisions.
- Translate evaluation outputs into retention priorities, knowledge-transfer plans, transition support, backfill needs, and separation sequencing.
- Track assessment, retention, and transition milestones against integration timelines and escalate slippage as program risk.
- Maintain retention-risk visibility for integration-critical IT talent in partnership with HR.
- Produce people-related labour cost inputs for budget and forecast cycles, including acquired-entity labour baselines, handover-year treatment, and synergy-adjusted outlooks.
- Route all people figures entering budget cycles through the Office's controlled channel with documented gross/net and raw/burdened basis.
- Maintain clear separation between one-time integration cost and pre-existing standalone run cost in every people deliverable.
- Prepare townhall content for IT leadership at acquired companies, including agenda, materials, frequently asked questions, and follow-up actions, and support delivery.
- Prepare IT leadership team reporting to an exception-based, fact-driven standard.
- Propose and maintain the Function Lead engagement protocol and capacity intake protocol, validated by the Function Leads.
- Operate within the confidentiality perimeter for people data by maintaining restricted-access working files and a complete audit trail.
- Raise boundary issues and controls gaps as structural program risks through governance channels.
- Direct mergers and acquisitions integration experience, such as integration management office, integration workstream lead, or HR M&A specialist experience.
- Exposure to talent-assessment and retention or separation program mechanics, including multi-jurisdiction employment considerations.
- Familiarity with IT organizations and IT cost structures, including the distinction between one-time integration cost and ongoing run cost.
- Experience with enterprise resource planning or human resources information system data, such as Oracle Fusion, and reporting tools such as Power BI.
- Professional-services or engineering-consultancy industry background.
- Bilingual English and French capability.
WSP is a global engineering consulting firm that provides technical and strategic advisory services across transportation, buildings, environment, energy, and resources. It helps governments, private firms, and nonprofits plan, design, manage, and engineer infrastructure projects that support communities. The company works through multidisciplinary teams delivering project-based contracts and long-term advisory engagements, with services spanning planning, design, management, and engineering. It differentiates itself through its worldwide footprint, breadth of expertise across multiple sectors, and ability to provide end-to-end solutions from initial planning to implementation and operations. WSP’s goal is to enable sustainable, resilient infrastructure that helps communities thrive by delivering reliable and efficient systems.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Oslo, Norway
Founded
1959
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Q2 2026 backlog hit a record CAD 20.1 billion, up 23.2%.
- Wiltshire Council awarded WSP a £200 million highways consultancy contract starting December 2026.
- Power and data-center work already drives 35%-40% of WSP's U.S. revenue.
What critics are saying
- National Highways sued WSP in May 2026 over its carbon roadmap contract.
- Acquisition integration expense cut Q2 2026 net earnings 11.9%, pressuring margins.
- If U.S. power demand normalizes, WSP's acquisition-fueled growth narrative breaks quickly.
What makes WSP unique
- WSP combines TRC, POWER Engineers, Golder, and Wood E&I into one platform.
- Its 83,000-person footprint spans more than 50 countries and 100 sectors.
- WSP's U.S. power, transport, and data-center practices cross-sell on one backlog.
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↑ 11%Jack Connolly to lead WSP's Middle East external comms. In his new role, Connolly will lead WSP's external communications strategy across the Middle East, supporting the company's growth and profile in one of its most dynamic global regions. WSP has appointed Jack Connolly as Senior Manager, Head of Middle East External Communications. Based in the region, Connolly will oversee the firm's public relations and external communications strategy across the Middle East, working with its executive leadership team to strengthen the visibility of WSP's people, projects and technical expertise. His remit will span sectors including transportation, infrastructure, environment, buildings, energy, water, and mining and metals, as WSP looks to further develop its corporate reputation and thought leadership in the region. "Jack Connolly brings extensive experience in strategic communications and reputation management, with a strong track record of helping global organisations tell impactful stories," said Emma Wyatt, Senior Vice President of Marketing & Communications, EMEIAA, WSP. "As WSP continues to grow across the Middle East, his expertise will play an important role in amplifying our voice, showcasing our technical leadership and strengthening engagement with our key stakeholders." Connolly joins WSP from JPMorganChase, where he led external communications for global marketing. WSP operates in more than 50 countries and employs approximately 83,000 professionals globally, including more than 2,700 across the Middle East.
Ninth Circuit ruling puts benefits verification calls in legal crosshairs. ERISA won't protect plan administrators from negligent misrepresentation claims on out-of-network calls. A recent federal appeals court ruling narrows a key defense that health plan administrators and plan sponsors have long relied on to block lawsuits from out-of-network medical providers. In August 11, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held in Healthcare Ally Management of California, LLC v. WSP USA, Inc. that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) does not preempt a negligent misrepresentation claim arising from a benefits verification call. Plan administrators in the Ninth Circuit now face potential state tort liability over what they tell out-of-network providers before treatment, and ERISA's preemption defense will not automatically dispose of those claims. The dispute arose when an out-of-network provider called the plan's administrator before surgery to confirm reimbursement rates. The administrator allegedly said the plan would pay at the usual, customary, and reasonable rate, a benchmark for what providers in a geographic area typically charge for comparable services. The provider performed the surgery and was then paid at the Medicare rate, which the provider alleged amounted to five percent of the charged amount. ERISA shields contract claims, not misrepresentation. The court drew a line between two types of claims. Claims that turn on interpreting plan terms are preempted by ERISA. Claims that turn on whether the plan administrator made an inaccurate representation are not. Because the provider's injury arose from the misrepresentation rather than from the denial of benefits, ERISA's preemption shield did not apply. That distinction carries direct operational weight for plan sponsors and their third-party administrators (TPAs). Every benefits verification call involving an out-of-network provider in the Ninth Circuit is now a potential source of state tort liability if the rate represented does not match what the plan pays. The Ninth Circuit covers the nine-state western region including California, Washington, and Oregon. The Ninth Circuit's ruling aligns it with the Fifth, Eighth, and Eleventh Circuits on negligent misrepresentation claims from verification calls. The circuit map, however, is not uniform. Just eight days later, the Sixth Circuit ruled the opposite way, holding ERISA preempted a nearly identical claim because it turned on the plan's terms. Plan sponsors whose TPAs operate across multiple circuits face different legal exposure depending on which circuit governs. That geographic patchwork is a gap brokers advising multi-state employer clients are well-positioned to raise. Three action items for plan sponsors and their brokers. International law firm Mayer Brown's analysis of the ruling identifies three concrete steps worth taking for plan sponsors and their brokers. The first is a TPA audit focused on benefits verification calls. Mayer Brown recommends plan administrators review whether their TPAs record those calls. A recording that documents what the TPA said and what disclaimers it offered could be the most effective early defense against a misrepresentation claim. Sponsors who cannot answer whether their TPA records such calls should find out now. The second is a review of what the TPA says during those calls. The court's opinion notes that plan administrators owe no fiduciary duty to out-of-network providers, but that a provider must still show it justifiably relied on what it was told. Mayer Brown advises that a TPA providing plan coverage terms in writing, with a clear disclaimer warning the provider to seek independent advice, reduces the risk that any oral statement creates liability. Sponsors should confirm their TPAs do this consistently. The third, also flagged by Mayer Brown, is a reassessment of anti-assignment clauses in plan documents. These clauses block providers from suing under ERISA by preventing them from obtaining assigned rights from plan participants. The ruling makes clear they do not block state tort claims based on a misrepresentation. Anti-assignment clauses remain useful, but they are no longer a complete backstop where the claim is grounded in what the TPA said rather than what the plan pays. Brokers advising self-funded employers and their TPAs in the Ninth Circuit states have a specific reason to start a compliance conversation now. That conversation does not require legal advice. It requires knowing which states fall under which circuit, confirming whether the client's TPA records verification calls, and checking whether those calls include written coverage disclosures and appropriate disclaimers. Those are the right questions to raise before a claim arrives.
WSP is the new tenant at Skyliner II. The company has leased over 1,100 sq m of space. Publication date: 19.08.2026 Skyliner II gains another tenant. WSP Polska, one of the world's leading providers of professional engineering, consultancy and scientific services, has signed a lease agreement with Karimpol Polska for 1,105 sq m of office space on the 12th floor of the new tower in the Skyliner complex. The new office will serve as another WSP headquarters in Warsaw and will provide space for a team of specialists working on projects in areas including engineering, infrastructure, the environment and sustainable development. WSP is a global professional services firm, bringing together engineers, consultants and scientists working on projects that shape the future of communities around the world. The company employs 83,000 people and carries out projects on every continent. WSP works with clients across more than 100 sectors and offers services covering, amongst others, construction and property, energy and resources, industrial facilities, the environment, and transport and infrastructure. WSP has been operating in Poland since 1999, and the company's Warsaw headquarters serves as the hub for the Polish team's activities. WSP Poland currently employs over 140 engineers and consultants specialising in areas such as mechanical and electrical engineering, structural engineering, the environment, sustainable development, infrastructure, project and construction management, and digital solutions. The company undertakes both local and international projects, working with developers, architects and public bodies. - "Choosing Skyliner II as WSP's new headquarters is a natural step in the company's development and a response to the needs of our team. We were keen to find a space that would provide comfortable working conditions, reflect the character of our organisation, and allow us to further develop collaboration and the exchange of knowledge. Skyliner II combines a high-quality working environment, modern technical solutions and a convenient location in the centre of Warsaw. We are delighted to join the ranks of this project's tenants and believe that the new office will be a good place for WSP's continued growth in Poland," says Grzegorz Wieczorek, Chief Operating Officer and Member of the Management Board of WSP Poland. - "We are delighted that WSP is joining the ranks of Skyliner II's tenants. This partnership is particularly valuable because WSP's activities focus on designing solutions that address the most significant challenges facing modern cities - from energy efficiency and sustainable construction, through infrastructure and transport, to adaptation to climate change." The fact that a company with such strong technical and environmental expertise has chosen Skyliner II confirms to us that the development meets the expectations of organisations which view office space not only in terms of location and standard, but also in terms of its environmental impact and the comfort of its users. Skyliner II, developed in accordance with the highest standards of sustainable development and powered entirely by renewable energy, fits well within this perspective," says Harald Jeschek, Managing Partner of the Karimpol Group. WSP is involved in the delivery of many significant projects in Poland. The company has participated, amongst other things, in the design of the structural, plumbing and electrical systems for the Museum of Polish History in Warsaw, the new headquarters of CD PROJEKT RED, as well as the Manufaktura project in Łódź and the 3T Office Park in Gdynia. WSP also supports the energy transition of businesses and the development of renewable energy sources, as well as carrying out projects in the fields of infrastructure and environmental protection. WSP's new headquarters will occupy 1,105 sq m on the 12th floor of the new office building. Newmark and the law firm Eversheds Sutherland represented WSP Polska in the letting process. CBRE and the law firm Argon Legal advised Karimpol Polska on the transaction. Skyliner II is the next phase of the Karimpol Group's flagship development in Warsaw and will complement the complex's first skyscraper, creating a total of 73,000 square metres of modern office and retail space. The building will stand 130 metres tall and comprise 28 storeys, offering approximately 24,000 square metres of lettable space. The vast majority - around 23,000 square metres - will be allocated to office space, whilst nearly 1,000 square metres will be occupied by retail and service premises on the ground floor. Green terraces have been designed for the upper floors. The building will be connected to the first tower by a shared podium covering 4,500 square metres, which will house facilities accessible to both tenants and the local community. The complex will also offer a five-level underground car park with 217 parking spaces and 100 bicycle parking spaces. The Skyliner II project is being carried out in accordance with the highest standards of sustainable construction. The building has been awarded a BREEAM New Construction certificate at the 'Outstanding' level and, like Skyliner I, will be powered entirely by renewable energy. APA Wojciechowski Architekci is responsible for the architectural design, WARBUD S.A. is the main contractor, and Hill International is providing project management services. Completion of the Skyliner II construction project is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2026.
WSP broadens role in U.S. Power, data center development. Industrial Info Resources is tracking more than $73 billion worth of active and proposed projects across the U.S. and Canada featuring WSP's services Released Tuesday, August 18, 2026 Reports related to this article: Summary. Two recent acquisitions have boosted engineering firm WSP's role in the North American Power Industry, but the company also maintains a strong presence in the transportation sector, with a growing role in data center development. Power to the people. WSP Global Incorporated is turning up opportunities by the billions in North America, where its order backlog reached a record $20.1 billion worth of projects during second-quarter 2026, a 23.2% jump from the same period last year. Executives attributed WSP's strongest organic backlog growth since 2022 to demand from the Power Industry. Industrial Info Resources is tracking more than $73 billion worth of active and proposed projects across the U.S. and Canada featuring WSP's services, nearly half of which is attributed to public transportation developments. While transportation's share of the total might seem commanding, it actually is much smaller than its share of the portfolio in past years. In a quarterly earnings-related conference call last week, Alexandre L'Heureux, the chief executive officer of WSP, pointed to its acquisitions of TRC earlier this year and POWER Engineers in 2024-as well as its acquisitions of Golder and Wood E&I earlier in the decade-as transformational to WSP's U.S. business. "Today, 35% to 40% of our business is in power," L'Heureux said in the earnings call. "I'm looking at the pipeline of opportunities, and I'm looking at the sub-backlog, and I'm looking at the collaboration between our sectors, and I'm very excited about the future prospect of WSP in the U.S." According to Industrial Info Resources data, about $10.5 billion worth of North American projects featuring WSP's services are in the Power Industry, led by Iberdrola S.A. 's Vineyard Windfarm offshore Nantucket. But that project, designed to generate up to 800 megawatts (MW), is mired in a legal dispute between its owner and technology provider GE Verona. Industrial Info Resources offers more information on the Vineyard Windfarm in its Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Power Project Database, where readers can find details-including construction schedules, investment values and necessary equipment -in a project report; readers also can consult Industrial Info's April 14, 2026, article - Contract Dispute Threatens Future of Vineyard Wind Offshore Windfarm. While Vineyard is the single highest-valued power-generation project, most of the U.S. Power Industry investments featuring WSP are in the transmission and distribution (T&D) sector. Two such projects for South Texas Electric Cooperative Incorporated started construction in fourth-quarter 2025: a 132-mile line from Christine to Realitos, Texas, and a 26-mile line from Campbellton to Three Rivers, Texas. The 132-mile line is entirely new, while the existing 26-mile line is set to undergo reconductoring to replace outdated components. Readers can learn more from detailed reports on the Christine-to-Realitos and Campbellton-to-Three Rivers projects. L'Heureux said WSP's power and energy business "continues to expand rapidly in the U.S., supported by heightened bid and proposal activity with investor-owned utilities. In this market, net revenues and hard backlog from our top 40 global power clients in the U.S. increased 15% and 20% year-over-year, respectively." By the Numbers * More than $73 billion: Total investment value of projects across the U.S. and Canada featuring WSP's services * About $10.5 billion: Share of these projects in the Power Industry * $20.1 billion: WSP's record-high order backlog at the end of second-quarter 2026 Big cities and big data. WSP's revenues for the second quarter totaled $5.4 billion, a 19.9% increase from second-quarter 2025. Net earnings were reported to be $246.1 million, an 11.9% decrease, which executives attributed, in part, to higher acquisition and integration expenses. Transportation projects, which make up the lion's share of active and proposed investments featuring WSP, include major projects in some of the largest cities in North America. The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority brought WSP on as an engineer for its massive 2nd Avenue subway expansion in East Harlem, which is designed to relieve overcrowding on New York's Lexington Avenue Line, while Amtrak hired WSP for upgrades to the Frederick Douglass Tunnel in Baltimore, Maryland. Both projects are years-long developments that involve other widely recognized engineering firms, such as AECOM and Kiewit Corporation. Readers can consult detailed reports on the New York subway and Frederick Douglass Tunnel projects. Data centers are an emerging component of WSP's portfolio. The company already is involved in nearly $6 billion worth of data center construction in North America, including several projects for Microsoft Corporation, such as the addition of buildings SAT89 and SAT90 at a campus in Castroville, Texas. Construction on SAT89 started roughly one year ago, while SAT90 kicked off earlier this year. Microsoft's expansion is part of a broader surge in hyperscale data center investment intended to bolster capacity for cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) computing. Readers can learn more from detailed reports on the SAT89 and SAT90 projects. The Industrial Info Resources GMI Project and Plant databases offer a full list of detailed reports for projects mentioned in this article, and a full list of related plant profiles. Industrial Info Resources also offers a full list of reports for active and proposed projects across the U.S. and Canada featuring WSP's services. Key Takeaways * Major acquisitions have boosted WSP's role in the North American Power Industry. * Transportation projects make up the lion's share of active and proposed investments featuring WSP in North America. * Data centers are an emerging component of WSP's portfolio, including work for titans like Microsoft. 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WSP names Dincer Mete to lead infrastructure in Middle East. Prime highlights-. * Mete led EPC design management on the 1915 Canakkale Suspension Bridge, the world's longest main-span suspension bridge. * He most recently led a 170-person engineering unit in Saudi Arabia, overseeing more than 35 projects. Key facts-. * WSP appoints Dincer Mete as Director of Infrastructure, Middle East, based in Riyadh. * Mete previously worked at WSP between 2012 and 2017, including on the Eurasia Tunnel Project in Istanbul. Background-. WSP has appointed Dincer Mete as Director of Infrastructure for the Middle East. Based in Riyadh, he will support the growth and delivery of WSP's Transport and Infrastructure business across the region, including major national programmes in Saudi Arabia. Mete brings 25 years of international experience across infrastructure, transportation, engineering and EPC programmes, with a strong record delivering large-scale projects across Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, Europe and Africa. His appointment marks a return to WSP, where he worked between 2012 and 2017, including as Design Interface Manager on the Eurasia Tunnel Project beneath the Bosphorus in Istanbul. Since leaving WSP, Mete has held senior roles across major programmes in Turkiye and Saudi Arabia, including the 1915 Canakkale Suspension Bridge, the world's longest main-span suspension bridge, where he led EPC design management through its fast-track delivery. Most recently, he led a 170-person engineering unit in Saudi Arabia, overseeing more than 35 projects. In his new role, he will support delivery of WSP's infrastructure portfolio and strengthen client relationships across the Middle East. Mete said he was pleased to return to WSP and looks forward to working with colleagues and partners to deliver infrastructure programmes for the region. Alan Caldwell, Managing Director for Transport and Infrastructure at WSP Middle East, said Mete brings deep infrastructure experience and strengthens the firm's regional business. WSP operates in more than 50 countries, employing around 83,000 people, including over 2,700 across the Middle East.