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WSP USA Customer Service Director in San Francisco, California
This Opportunity
WSP in the US is initiating a search for a Customer Service Director based out of our San Francisco, California office .
Primary responsibilities include overseeing all activities of operations of the Customer Service Center (CSC). Communicating objectives to the customer service team and other department personnel, compiling data to make assessments of the department’s progress, identifying and resolving customer and client issues, and meeting key performance measures goals. The Customer Service Director is a change leader and will analyze data to determine operations improvement opportunities.
Your Impact
Responsible for the performance and daily management of the Customer Service Center (CSC) operations team.
Ensure all project key performance measures are successfully achieved.
Manages customer relationship while reporting on project status.
Develop project plans that identify resource and budgetary needs to achieve project objectives in planned timeframes.
Provide leadership for the CSC operations team by building and motivating team members to meet project goals, adhering to responsibilities and project milestones.
Manage day-to-day operations, activities and resources.
Lead internal project team and client meetings.
Manage and document internal contract changes that affect project cost or margin, coordinating with the Project Manager.
Review project and/or operations costs, including accruals, at least on a monthly basis with Project Manager and project Finance Manager.
Coordinate and assess ongoing quality control and participate in quality issue resolution.
Develop and maintain CSC operations standard operating procedures and internal controls.
Direct, monitor, and evaluate activities and performance of the CSC.
Monitor CSC systems and procedures and make necessary updates to ensure they are current.
Work closely with back-office and contact center system providers to assess, test, and implement components that meet project requirements.
Perform evaluations of operating software and identify areas for efficiency and operational improvements and/or modifications to functionality.
Interface with clients, subcontractors, vendors, and internal/external auditor.
Who You Are
Required Qualifications
B.A. or B.S. in Business Administration or related field preferred.
Ten (10) years of experience in related work.
Five (5) years’ experience with CSC management of a similar scope to 405 Express Lanes Project.
Three (3) years’ experience in toll industry customer service.
Three (3) years’ experience in collections.
Previous experience with Lean Six Sigma processes is preferred.
Experience with multi-channel customer contact center and systems.
Strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
Ability to work independently, under pressure and meet deadlines.
Ability to maintain confidentiality and discretion.
Strong customer relationship management skills.
Ability to manage project costs and meet margin goals.
Ability to assess and manage project risks.
Ability to manage contracts and claims.
Ability to assess and coordinate change management activities.
Proven leadership skills.
Possess the skills and ability to learn and utilize new software products as introduced by the organization.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
Previous experience with MS Office (Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
Ability to read and comprehend complex instructions and correspondence.
Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one situations to customers, clients, and staff of the organization.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common reports and documents.
Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.
Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state, and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards.
Ability to adhere to attendance requirements.
Primarily sedentary physical work requiring ability to lift a maximum of 10 pounds.
Must be able to lift, carry, walk, and stand.
Vision for reading, recording, and interpreting information.
Frequent speech communication, hearing and listening to maintain communication.
Daily use of computer and keyboard, standard office equipment and telephone.
Ability to access, input, and retrieve information from the computer.
Frequent hand/eye coordination to operate computer keyboard and office equipment.
* WSP Benefits:*
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): $97,100.00 - $173,140.00
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.
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About WSP
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.
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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.