Lifecycle Project Manager- Power & Energy (Remote)

About the role

This Opportunity WSP is seeking a Lifecycle Project Manager- Power & Energy (Remote) for our Power & Energy Program Management Team in San Francisco, CA. The successful candidate may work remotely from a mutually acceptable location within the United States, preferred locations include Oregon; Northern California; Southern Idaho, Western Wyoming; and Utah. You must have the ability to travel to a WSP and/or Client office for periodic face-to-face meetings.

Responsibilities

• Manage technical, schedules, quality, and financial aspects of Power and Energy Transmission and Distribution lines, Substation, and Communications site projects with a focus on SCADA and Telecomm as well as managing and developing client relationships.
• Ensure responsibilities throughout the project lifecycle (proposal phase, project startup and planning, project execution, reporting, and project closeout) are adhered to, delivered, and audited with a level of quality that meets or exceeds acceptable corporate standards for safety, execution, profitability, and operational purpose.
• Lead the planning, execution, monitoring, and closeout of multiple concurrent transmission line and substation projects of significant size, complexity, and strategic importance.
• Provide senior-level project management oversight for scope, schedule, budget, quality, safety, risk, procurement, construction readiness, commissioning, and project closeout activities.
• Develop, maintain, and communicate integrated project schedules, cost forecasts, performance metrics, and executive-level reporting to support transparent decision-making and portfolio visibility.
• Manage project financial performance, including budgeting, forecasting, earned value analysis, change management, invoice review, cost control, and margin protection.
• Direct and coordinate multidisciplinary teams, including engineering, project controls, procurement, construction, environmental, permitting, vendors, contractors, and client stakeholders.
• Establish and maintain project governance practices, including risk registers, decision logs, action tracking, change control, contract compliance, quality reviews, and audit-ready documentation.
• Guide technical review requirements, resource planning, staffing assignments, and QA/QC expectations to ensure deliverables are complete, accurate, timely, and aligned with project objectives.
• Mentor project managers, assistant project managers, and project team members by sharing best practices, reinforcing accountability, and supporting consistent project delivery across the program.
• Exercise sound judgment and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources, client commitments, and project conduct while adhering to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business and client needs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Business, or a related field within the Power & Energy market; equivalent combination of education and directly relevant experience may be considered.
• 10+ years of relevant post-education experience, including significant project management responsibility within the Power Delivery, transmission, substation, utility, or related infrastructure industry.
• Demonstrated experience managing medium to large, complex transmission line and/or substation projects for electric utility clients, including investor-owned utilities, cooperatives, municipal utilities, independent power producers, or similar organizations.
• Prominent ability to lead multiple concurrent projects or a portfolio of related projects with accountability for scope, schedule, budget, quality, safety, risk, client satisfaction, and overall delivery performance.
• Advanced understanding of utility project delivery, including engineering, procurement, permitting, environmental coordination, construction readiness, outage coordination, commissioning, closeout, and client reporting requirements.
• Strong working knowledge of project controls practices, including CPM schedule management, cost forecasting, earned value management, change management, risk management, invoice review, and financial performance tracking.
• Experience developing and maintaining project governance tools and documentation, including project execution plans, risk registers, decision logs, action item trackers, change logs, QA/QC records, and audit-ready project files.
• Demonstrated ability to manage client relationships at a senior project level, communicate effectively with client representatives and leadership, resolve issues proactively, and support long-term account and program objectives.
• Experience leading, coordinating, and influencing multidisciplinary teams, including engineering, project controls, procurement, construction, environmental, permitting, subcontractors, vendors, consultants, and client stakeholders.
• Ability to provide direction, coaching, and mentorship to project managers, assistant project managers, and project team members while reinforcing accountability, consistency, and adherence to project management best practices.
• Advanced analytical, organizational, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to assess project performance, anticipate risks, evaluate alternatives, and recommend practical solutions aligned with project and business objectives.
• Strong business acumen with demonstrated ability to manage project financials, protect margin, support change recovery, evaluate commercial impacts, and make sound decisions involving company funds and client commitments.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare clear project reports, executive summaries, client communications, meeting materials, and presentations for internal and external stakeholders.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and project management tools such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, SharePoint, Primavera P6 or equivalent scheduling tools, and related project controls or reporting systems.
• Able to work independently, manage competing priorities, adapt to changing project needs, and maintain accountability in a fast-paced utility project environment.
• Demonstrated ability to work safely, adhere to workplace safety, quality, ethics, and compliance, including adherence to WSP’s health, safety, drug/alcohol, harassment, Code of Conduct, and related policies and procedures.
• Ability to travel periodically to WSP offices, client offices, project sites, or other locations as required by project and business needs.