Substation Senior Associate Project Lead, Department Manager

WSP•Foxborough, MA

2d•$160,000 - $200,000

About The Position

WSP is hiring a Department Manager for its Substation Foxborough Department within the Power Delivery Substation Business Unit. The position reports to the Northeast Vice President, Region Manager and manages the department’s day-to-day activities, business-plan goals, quality standards, teamwork, and client support. The manager leads a team of drafters, designers, and engineers and works with regional leadership to advance strategy, balance direct-award alliance work, and pursue competitive local projects. The role includes managing departmental financial, technical, and staffing performance; supporting client relationships and corporate initiatives; and overseeing substation engineering work across project phases from concept development through operation. The Department Manager coordinates with clients, owners, other disciplines, and sub-consultants; oversees project teams and deliverables; supports proposals and business development; and maintains current knowledge of substation engineering practices. The position is based in the Foxborough Substation Department. Occasional travel may be required, and schedules may extend beyond a typical workweek to meet project requirements. WSP describes its workplace model as flexible and agile and offers medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement-savings benefits. The expected salary in Massachusetts is $160,000–$200,000.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a closely related discipline, or equivalent experience.
At least 10 years of relevant post-education engineering experience and prior design experience.
Demonstrated experience leading project and/or client teams.
Demonstrated competence in developing client teams and growing or maintaining client relationships.
Proficiency in electrical engineering principles, practices, processes, design/build, and applying them to project-related issues.
Specific knowledge of relevant electrical codes, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements.
Ability to perform technical computations and calculations using engineering principles, interpret plans and specifications, and compare facts with applicable regulations.
Effective interpersonal and communication skills, including explaining ideas professionally to engineering and non-engineering audiences.
Strong self-leadership, attention to detail, multitasking, and prioritization in a dynamic work environment.
Ability to work independently with minimal oversight and guide and lead junior team or project members while adhering to QA/QC requirements.
Proficiency in technical writing, office automation, discipline-specific design software, technology, mathematics, spreadsheets, and related tools.
Critical-thinking and problem-solving skills to apply technical knowledge to testing results, data collation, computations, and statistical analysis, and to identify effective, economical, and logical solutions.
Track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to comply with WSP health, safety, drug/alcohol, and harassment policies.
Ability to work schedules that may extend beyond the typical workweek to meet project-specific requirements.
Ability to travel occasionally as project requirements dictate.
Authorization to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

At least one year of experience as a people leader in an Area Lead or Department Manager capacity.
Professional Engineer license.
Demonstrated competence working with other WSP departments.

Responsibilities

Manage the department’s day-to-day activities and work toward department business-plan goals, WSP quality standards, internal teamwork, and client needs.
Assist with developing, maintaining, and strengthening client relationships and support corporate initiatives aligned with department business-plan goals.
Manage a team of drafters, designers, and engineers.
Work with the Vice President, Region Manager and other regional Department Managers to accomplish regional strategy goals, balance direct-award alliance-client backlog, and pursue competitive-bid local work.
Act as a trusted advisor to the Vice President, Region Manager through regular touchpoints, teleconferences, monthly reporting, region meetings, plan audits, and Department Manager meetings.
Manage departmental financial, technical, and staffing performance, including timecard and expense approvals, financial reporting, resource planning, business plans, appraisals, salary and promotion recommendations, training, proposals, design-book audits, lunch-and-learns, mentorship, and QA/QC.
Apply high-level substation engineering techniques and processes to identify improvements across concept development, preliminary and final design, procurement, construction, and operation.
Develop construction plans, specifications, and cost estimates; prepare construction safety and phasing plans; and update infrastructure layout plans in coordination with owners, other disciplines, sub-consultants, and clients.
Develop and incorporate advanced technologies, monitoring devices, building materials, modeling techniques, and design requirements.
Oversee cross-functional teams executing mid-level and/or multiple concurrent projects, including budgets, hours and expenses, task completion, materials, equipment and labor quantities, technical calculations, permits, construction, compliance documentation, and regulatory and technical analysis.
Prepare technical reports and presentations explaining research, concepts, and recommendations addressing structural, environmental, design, or construction issues and opportunities.
Collaborate with engineers, other professionals, and leaders on proposals and business-development opportunities.
Remain current in substation engineering techniques and practices.
Make responsible and ethical decisions 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.