Senior Program Director (Power & Energy) - Remote

WSP•Freeport, ME

5d•Remote

About The Position

WSP is seeking a Senior Program Director for its Power & Energy Program Management Office. The position provides leadership, definition, and oversight for consistent delivery of large-scale and highly complex programs in the Extra High Voltage (EHV) Transmission and Distribution sector. The preferred location is the Maine region, with periodic travel to WSP and/or client offices for face-to-face meetings. The role leads complex projects and portfolios from planning through closeout, overseeing project budgets, forecasts, margins, KPIs, risks, quality, performance, expenses, and contractual obligations. It provides leadership to multidisciplinary teams and assigned managers and staff, supports client relationships and strategic advice, and contributes to contract negotiations and client presentations. The Senior Program Director also develops and maintains project governance and planning documentation, reporting, recovery plans, and lessons-learned activities. WSP offers a flexible and agile workplace model and a comprehensive benefits suite, including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings benefits. The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, or a related major, or equivalent experience in a technical or engineering firm.
15 or more years of relevant post-education experience in project management within the industry.
Advanced understanding of project delivery in the A/E/C industry and extensive experience in large-scale project management.
Experience managing projects through a variety of delivery models, including DBB, EPC, and PDB.
Advanced analytical and organizational skills and business acumen to bridge business and project management.
Strong working knowledge of corporate project management principles, practices, processes, delivery, execution, and organizational business impact.
Demonstrated ability to establish, implement, and manage multiple large-scale or complex projects, programs, documents, systems, and practices.
Self-leadership and interpersonal communication skills, including the ability to manage staff and interact effectively, persuasively, and tactfully with employees at all organizational levels.
Strategic lateral thinking, strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and ability to prioritize responsibilities in a pressured work environment.
Ability to elicit cooperation from senior management, subcontractors, consultants, suppliers, clients, and company-wide staff, including those without a formal hierarchical relationship.
Advanced technical writing, office automation, relevant software, MS Office suite, technology, spreadsheet, and project management tool proficiency; MS Office examples include Word, Excel, Visio, Project, and SharePoint.
Track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP health, safety, drug/alcohol, and harassment policies.
Ability to adapt quickly to change and demonstrate flexibility with schedules and hours to meet business needs.
Ability to travel as required by project-specific needs.
Authorization to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree.
Essential project management certification, such as PMP or CAP-M.

Responsibilities

Lead the organization’s largest and most complex projects, ensuring contributors understand assignments and schedules.
Prepare and oversee project budgets, forecasts, margins, KPIs, hours, expenses, risk contingencies, quality assurance and quality control, performance, and contractual obligations.
Develop proactive strategies for engaging stakeholders, maintain relationships, and report on project progress.
Participate in technical aspects of contract negotiations, presentations, and meetings.
Be accountable for profitable performance and successful completion of projects within the assigned area or portfolio.
Lead multidisciplinary project teams and provide high-level strategic advice to clients.
Provide performance guidance and proactive leadership to assigned managers and staff.
Develop, maintain, and update project initiation and governance documentation, including Risk Registers (REF/RMP), Project Management Plans (PMP), Project Quality Plans (QP), Project Safety Plans (PSP), and Communications Plans.
Lead project management discipline meetings, address root causes and potential solutions, identify improvement opportunities, and provide updates and recommendations that support innovation, development, and quality delivery.
Lead development of project recovery plans, including team input on strategies to correct budget and overrun issues with clients.
Ensure regular project reporting and updates to clients, technical areas, and business unit managers, identifying emerging scope, risk, or budget issues.
Ensure formal project closeout activities are completed and facilitate and document lessons-learned meetings.
Collaborate across disciplines and with leadership to provide trusted-advisor service and future-ready client solutions.
Make responsible and ethical decisions regarding company funds, resources, and conduct, and comply with WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.