Power Delivery Project Manager

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Power Delivery Project Manager.  The successful candidate may work from a mutually acceptable location within the United States pacific time zone. You must have the ability to travel to a WSP and/or Client office for periodic face to face meetings. 

This Opportunity

Provides high‑level technical project leadership and guidance in managing the administrative, commercial, and technical delivery of assigned High Voltage (HV) Substation and Transmission Line projects or portfolios in accordance with WSP’s core values, utility and client standards, and the agreed scope of services. Leads projects involving HV substations (115kV, 230kV, 345kV and above), including greenfield and brownfield substation design, construction, and upgrades, while coordinating civil, structural, electrical, protection & control (P&C), and commissioning activities.

Responsible for the overall performance of moderate to large, complex, multi‑discipline substation projects with regional or utility‑scale scope, including oversight of financial performance, technical quality, client satisfaction, safety (OSHA), schedule, and risk management. Ensures adherence throughout the full project lifecycle—proposal development, project startup, engineering design, procurement, construction support, testing & commissioning, energization, and project closeout—with compliance to utility standards, NERC, IEEE, IEC, and applicable regulatory requirements. Delivers projects that meet or exceed corporate standards for safety, quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC), execution excellence, profitability, and operational reliability.

As one of the world’s leading professional services firms, WSP now brings world-class expertise in power delivery and project management with the recent acquisition of POWER Engineers, Inc. Our vision is to be the preeminent pure-play global consulting firm for the world’s energy transition. And we need your help.

Your Impact

• Provide coordination, administrative, management, and analytic support for projects
• Coordinate and communicate with all levels of management and disciplines throughout the project life cycle to support project cost and schedule objectives, both internally and within the client’s systems
• Oversee project budgets, review costs, provide cash flow forecasts, and ensure adherence to planned budgets to maintain client satisfaction and financial success
• Document project deliverables, including correspondence, project changes, and project files, ensuring thorough record-keeping
• Be the face of WSP for the client. Develop and nurture strong, long-term relationships with client by understanding their needs, providing tailored solutions, and ensuring consistent communication to drive satisfaction and retention
• Build and maintain strong client relationships to support future opportunities
• Includes client in-office presence 3+ days a week and periodic site visits
• Adherence to proven processes and ability to develop new process to standardize procedures
• Adhere to safety regulations and enforce project safety standards 
• Develop and foster effective strategies to engage project stakeholders at all levels, maintain effective relationships, and report on project progress
• Provide verbal and/or written inputs to multi-disciplinary project teams and contribute to providing high level strategic advice to clients.
• Collaborate with professionals from a variety of disciplines to provide “trusted advisor” service and future ready solutions for clients.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (Electrical, Civil, Mechanical, Project Management or Construction Management), Engineering Technology, Physical Sciences, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent professional experience within an A/E/C firm, utility, EPC, or power delivery consulting environment. 
• 10+ years of relevant post education experience.
• Five (5) years of substation or Transmission Line physical and electrical design and construction experience
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills
• Intermediate to Advanced Microsoft Office Suite skills
• Strong attention to detail and technical writing skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• 5+ years in a project management role within the Power Delivery/Utility Industry. 
• Highly proficient understanding of project delivery process within the Power Delivery/Utility industry and strong background and experience in project management.
• Advanced proficiency with analytical and organizational skills, with business acumen to bridge the business and project management.
• Advanced proficiency with interpersonal and communication skills to interact effectively, persuasively, and tactfully with leadership, subcontractors, and employees at all levels of the organization.
• Excellent self-leadership with attention to detail, multi-tasking, and adjusting readily to the changing prioritization of responsibilities in a dynamic work environment.
• Works independently and provides guidance and leadership to mid-level to senior level team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC.
• Advanced proficiency with technical writing, office automation, relevant software, MS Office suite products (e.g., Word, Excel, Visio, Project, SharePoint), technology, spreadsheets, and PM tools.
• Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources, including senior management, subcontractors, consultants, and company-wide staff, including those with whom no formal hierarchical relationship exits.
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
• Strong ability to quickly adapt to change and demonstrate flexibility to a variety of schedules and hours to meet project-specific needs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Essential project management certification (e.g., PMP)

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.