Description
WSP is seeking a Project Manager for our Power Delivery Project Management team.
The successful candidate will be responsible for initiating and executing Power Delivery projects, managing and developing client relationships, and marketing WSP’s Power Delivery services to existing and new clients in the respective region.
This Opportunity
Provides project management for the development, execution, management, control and monitoring of high voltage and EHV Substation and Transmission projects in support of company, regional, and national business line goals.
Your Impact
- Provide PM leadership for small/medium/large scale/more complex high voltage and high voltage and EHV Substation and Transmission projects
- Develop and foster effective strategies to engage project stakeholders at all levels
- Provide guidance with pursuit/initiation activities for projects meeting defined criteria or risk profile
- May participate, and at times, lead the contract negotiations and client presentations
- Actively drive the appropriate levels of technical review required for the project
- Provide verbal and/or written inputs to multi-disciplinary project teams and contribute to providing high level strategic advice to clients
- Provide guidance and mentoring to other staff
- Ensure updates occur with system and process documentation
- Lead project kick-off meetings with key stakeholders
- Coordinate with area/technical managers to address project resource and subcontracting requirements in a timely manner
- Maintain regular communications with the client including reporting on monthly status, safety incidents, and major issues
- Participate in and oversee problem project reviews, providing input about root cause issues and potential solutions
- Ensure regular project reporting and updates are provided to clients, technical areas, and business unit managers
- Complete formal project closeout activities, along with facilitating and documenting a lessons-learned meeting with key project staff
Who You Are
- Bachelor's in Engineering, Construction Management or other related field within the Power & Energy Market
- 12 years of relevant post education experience in a project management role within the Power Delivery/Utility Industry
- Minimum of 5 years applicable industry experience working and/or providing engineering services for IOUs, IPPs, Co-Ops, Munis, etc.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience leading engineering and/or construction teams on medium to large electrical utility scale clients for high voltage and EHV Substation and Transmission projects
WSP Benefits
- Comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career
Compensation
- Expected Salary: $180,000-$245,000