Project Director
WSP•New York, NY
•Hybrid
About The Position
WSP is seeking a Project Director to join our Advisory & Planning team in New York, NY. The Project Director is accountable for the review and supports delivery of a portfolio of projects. They provide oversight, support and guidance to the Project Teams within their portfolio, including acting as an escalation point. They are project-focused and are responsible for developing strong, long-lasting project delivery practices, and identifying and delivering quality work product to support winning repeat work.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree
- 3 to 5 years of relevant post education experience within an engineering firm
- Understanding of project delivery processes within the Advisory and Planning business line
- Competent analytical and organizational skills, with business acumen to bridge the business and project management
- Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally
- The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.
Responsibilities
- Ensures the Project Team has the required levels of skill, knowledge and experience to deliver the projects.
- Ensures that the work, budgeted costs and pricing associated with the project are defined, planned and understood.
- Ensures appropriate controls are in place to monitor delivery against the plan.
- Coach and guides Project Managers.
- May manage client and main stakeholders' relationships.
- Acts as a link between the Project Team and Senior Leadership, providing both strategic guidance to the Delivery Team and regular updates to the Leadership Team.
- Acts as an escalation point for the Project Team and occasionally for the client.
- Conducts regular and robust project performance reviews and project oversight of multiple projects and tracks project overall performance.
- Oversees formal closure of the project.
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- disability
- life
- retirement savings
- paid sick leave
- paid vacation (or other personal time)
- paid parental leave
- paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
