# Lead Professional, Environmental Project Manager

**Company**: WSP
**Location**: Portland, ME
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $88,100 - $124,200
**Category**: Consulting
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

WSP is currently seeking a Lead Environmental Project Manager to join the team in our Portland, ME office, supporting a diverse portfolio of environmental investigation and remediation projects.

The successful candidate will support management of public and private sector environmental projects primarily in the northeast.

This is a growth-oriented position for aspiring project managers with a goal of independently managing projects within 18 to 24 months.

### Your Impact

As a Lead Environmental Project Manager you will assist assigned Project Managers in directing project execution, advising on technical direction, interfacing with Clients and stakeholders, and delivering high-quality results on time and within budget.

Specific responsibilities of this role include:

- Anticipating Project Manager and Client needs to ensure smooth and high-quality project delivery.

- Monitoring project costs, risks, and schedule to support the Project Manager with meeting projects objectives.

- Participating in internal management briefings on project statuses.

- Assisting Project Managers in the preparation of monthly reporting and billing to customers and timely payment collection.

- Pre-project task planning, scheduling, and resourcing.

- Managing procurement strategy for subcontracted scope elements and working with Task Leads to manage subcontractor performance.

- Solving complex technical and logistical challenges with project execution.

- Collaborating with multi-disciplinary project team members to address client goals and objectives.

- Ensuring quality of project deliverables.

- Participating in proposal efforts.

### Who You Are

**Required Qualifications**

- BS or MS in Engineering, Geology or Environmental Science.

- 7 to 10 years task management or assistant project management experience with a focus on environmental investigations and remediation, including coordinating subcontractors.

- Registered Professional Engineer, Licensed Geologist, Project Management Professional or equivalent credential preferred.

- Self-motivated problem solver with high attention to detail.

- Strong communication, report writing, and presentation skills.

- Ability to interact with clients and stakeholders in a professional and ethical manner.

- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work well with a team.

- Willing to mentor early career professionals.

- Must have a driver’s license and a satisfactory driving record.

- Ability and willingness to travel to project sites (20% travel anticipated).

### WSP Benefits

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on 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): $88,100 - $124,200

## Skills

### Required
- Engineering
- Geology
- Environmental Science
- Project Management

### Nice to have
- Registered Professional Engineer
- Licensed Geologist
- Project Management Professional

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