Project Manager (Power & Energy)
About The Position
WSP is seeking a Project Manager for its Power & Energy Program Management Office. The role is based in Dayton, Ohio, but the successful candidate may work remotely from an agreed-upon location. The Project Manager provides technical supervision and guidance while managing the administrative, commercial, and technical components of assigned projects in accordance with WSP’s core values and the services agreed upon with clients. The role oversees the overall performance of moderately sized or complex projects and/or projects with local or regional scope, including financial and technical performance, client satisfaction, quality, safety, and schedule. It ensures project responsibilities are carried out and audited throughout the lifecycle—from proposals and startup through planning, execution, reporting, and closeout—to meet or exceed corporate standards for safety, execution, profitability, and operational purpose. The Project Manager leads and improves the end-to-end process for receiving, evaluating, assigning, scoping, staffing, and preparing new client project requests for execution. The role coordinates the client Account Team, technical disciplines, local WSP offices, resource managers, finance and commercial teams, subcontractor interfaces, and designated project scoping leads. It establishes a consistent, transparent approach to turning opportunities into defined project assignments supported by preliminary execution plans, resource strategies, schedules, estimates, and proposals, and oversees the development and implementation of Romulus. The role also requires ethical decision-making and compliance with WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
Requirements
- Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to comply with WSP’s health, safety, 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.
- Must be authorized to work in the United States.
Nice To Haves
- PMP Certification
Responsibilities
- Provide technical project supervision and guidance for the administrative, commercial, and technical components of assigned projects.
- Oversee project performance, including financial and technical results, client satisfaction, quality, safety, and schedule.
- Ensure project lifecycle responsibilities are delivered and audited, from proposal and startup through planning, execution, reporting, and closeout.
- Lead and continuously improve the end-to-end process for receiving, evaluating, assigning, scoping, staffing, and preparing new project requests for execution.
- Coordinate the client Account Team, technical disciplines, local offices, resource managers, finance and commercial teams, subcontractor interfaces, and project scoping leads.
- Establish a consistent and transparent process for converting opportunities into defined assignments supported by execution plans, resource strategies, schedules, estimates, and proposals.
- Oversee the development and implementation of Romulus.
- Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources, and conduct, and follow WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
- Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.
- Support complete intake records, assignment of discipline owners and Scoping Leads, preliminary scopes and delivery strategies, and resource-demand forecasts.
- Coordinate capacity reviews, staffing-gap assessments, resource-assignment plans, preliminary execution plans, and scope, estimate, schedule, and proposal packages.
- Maintain records of decisions, approvals, assumptions, risks, and exceptions; prepare mobilization and execution handoff packages, intake pipeline dashboards, and leadership reporting.
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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
