Description
WSP is seeking a Senior Professional, Project Management for our Tulsa, OK office, supporting our Power & Energy team.
In this role, you will assist with managing the administrative, commercial, and technical components of assigned projects in accordance with WSP’s core values and the project services agreed upon in client contracts.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Participating in the development of project proposals, cost estimates, scope, schedules, and resource plans
- Developing the work breakdown structure (WBS) tasks and estimated costs
- Updating documentation within designated systems and processes
- Assisting with facilitating project kick-off meetings with key stakeholders
- Working collaboratively with Project Accounting to monitor and track project metrics
- Assisting with budgeting, forecasting, scheduling, cost and change management and control
- Coordinating with area/technical managers to address project resource and subcontractor requirements
- Assisting with overseeing subcontractors, and coordinating supplier submissions, invoices, and payments
- Immediately communicating and escalating any project site Health & Safety or client issues to senior PM staff and leadership
- Participating in problem project reviews, providing input about root cause issues and potential solutions
- Providing regular project reporting and updates to clients, technical area, and business unit managers
- Liaising with the Procurement Department to closeout procurements and/or supplier agreements
- Completing formal project closeout activities, along with conducting and documenting a lessons-learned meeting with key project staff
- Developing sufficient financial acumen to understand project financial data
- Remaining current in the latest Project Management techniques and practices (PMAP)
- Exercising responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, or a related major, or equivalent experience in a technical or engineering firm
- Working towards project management certification (e.g., PMP, CAP-M)
- 5 to 7 years of relevant post education experience in a project management role within our industry
- Understanding of project delivery process within the A/E/C industry and defined background and experience in project management
- Competent analytical and organizational skills, with business acumen to bridge the business and project management
- Capable critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills
- Capable self-leadership with attention to detail, multi-tasking, and adjusting readily to the changing prioritization of responsibilities
- Well-developed with technical writing, office automation, relevant software, MS Office suite products
- Effective at coordinating resources, consultants, suppliers, subcontractors, and others
- Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies
- Ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek
- Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements