Alternative Delivery Project Commercial Manager

WSP • New York, NY

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About The Position

WSP is seeking an Alternative Delivery Project Commercial Manager to support one or more major Alternative Delivery projects where WSP plays a significant role, primarily as the designer on a Design-Build contractor or P3 concessionaire team. Reporting to the National Alternative Delivery Commercial Manager within WSP’s Program Management Business Line, this role leads the management of information flow, contract compliance, documentation, communications, and issue resolution through pre-award, post-award, and construction phases.

Working with project management, operations, legal, and finance, the manager integrates standardized practices for schedule, cost, risk, and contingency management to support strong commercial outcomes across the project lifecycle. The role also integrates commercial strategy with data-driven project controls to identify risk proactively, manage performance, and protect schedule, quality, and financial outcomes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, legal studies, business management, or a related field.
• 12 years of experience supporting major infrastructure, aviation, transportation, and/or water or utility capital projects.
• Demonstrated expertise in construction contract change management, claims analysis, and commercial negotiations.
• Strong background in project controls, cost forecasting, schedule analysis, and risk management.
• Ability to produce and present executive-level cost, schedule, risk, contingency allocation, and performance reporting.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience advising and influencing senior leadership and clients.
• Experience delivering design-build, P3, and other alternative delivery models for large programs or projects.
• Demonstrated experience controlling and mitigating project costs and risk exposure.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to interpret complex contractual or technical information.
• Detailed and organized, with the ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree such as an MBA or MS in engineering, construction management, legal studies, or business management.
• Experience within owner, developer, general contractor, or commercial advisory environments.
• Advanced proficiency in project controls and reporting tools such as Primavera P6, Power BI, and cost management systems.
• Experience developing and reviewing legal and contractual documents, including MOUs, IGAs, RFQs, SOQs, RFPs, proposals, and contractor correspondence.
• Experience supporting procurements, including development and review of letters, proposer inquiries, and formal response documents.
• Professional presence and a customer-service mindset when interacting with contractors, consultants, leadership, and stakeholders.
• Ability to collaborate within a multidisciplinary team while maintaining ownership of assigned tasks.

Responsibilities

• Provide commercial and project controls oversight on complex infrastructure projects from start-up through execution, closeout, and dispute resolution.
• Support project managers and design teams in pricing work product and managing risks and contingencies, including avoiding scope creep.
• Proactively manage and resolve project and contract changes and claims.
• Engage and advise WSP legal counsel as required.
• Provide input and recommendations on project team staffing.
• Recommend and support strategies for project setup that align with alternative delivery project control standards.
• Contribute to technical and commercial project kick-off meetings, internally and externally.
• Develop and negotiate strategies for amendments and supplements with WSP project leadership.
• Develop, monitor, and manage commercial metrics, including earned value, cost tracking, schedule, cash flow, change orders, and cost-versus-budget trends.
• Maintain relationships with project-level WSP Project Accountants and project control teams to ensure the project team receives sufficient support.
• Apply alternative delivery best practices to commercial management on projects.

Benefits

• Medical coverage
• Dental coverage
• Vision coverage
• Disability coverage
• Life insurance
• Retirement savings
• Paid sick leave
• Paid vacation or other personal time
• Paid parental leave
• Paid time off for bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior