Project Contract Manager

About the role

This opportunity is for a Project Contract Manager to support one or more energy production and transmission infrastructure projects within WSP’s Program Management Business Line. The role leads efforts to manage information flow, contract compliance, documentation, communications, and issue resolution across pre- and post-award and construction phases, in partnership with WSP’s project team.

Your Impact

You will collaborate with project management, operations, legal, and finance to integrate standardized best practices for schedule, cost, and risk management, driving strong commercial outcomes across the project lifecycle. You will support the team by aligning commercial strategy with data-driven project controls, proactively identifying risk, managing performance, and safeguarding schedule, quality, and financial outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Provide commercial and project controls oversight on complex infrastructure projects from start-up through execution, closeout, and dispute resolution.
• Support development of pricing for work product and management of risks and contingencies, including avoidance of scope creep.
• Lead proactive project and contract change and claims management and resolution.
• Engage and advise WSP legal counsel as required.
• Provide input on project team staffing and recommend strategies for proper project setup aligned with client project control standards.
• Support task leads in development of SOW proposals and lead negotiation efforts for prime task orders and amendments.
• Interpret client contracts to identify major requirements, insurance, and mandatory flow-downs.
• Manage contract workflow and collaborate with Program leaders to ensure efficient contract execution and suggest process improvements.
• Support contract/subcontract development and execution by developing RFPs/RFQs, negotiation positions, documenting trade-off decisions, tracking deliverables, and managing close-out procedures.
• Develop subcontract scopes of work with task leads and, in collaboration with Project Accounting and task leads, complete budget proposals.
• Contribute to project kick-off meetings with technical and commercial perspectives (internal and external).
• Maintain an audit file for each contract including original contract, correspondence, changes, amendments, payment schedules, and deliverables.
• Develop, monitor, and manage WSP commercial metrics such as earned value, cost tracking, schedule, cash flow, change orders, and cost vs. budget trends.
• Develop and maintain relationships with project-level WSP Project Accountant and project control teams to provide sufficient support.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, legal studies, business management, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience supporting major infrastructure capital projects, including delivery of associated equipment and materials requiring long-lead procurement.
• Demonstrated expertise in construction contract change management, claims analysis, and commercial negotiations.
• Strong background in project controls, cost forecasting, schedule analysis, and risk management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated experience in controlling and mitigating project costs and risk exposure.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to interpret complex contractual or technical information.
• Detail-oriented and able to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety, and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree such as an MBA or MS in engineering, construction management, legal studies, or business management.
• Licensed professional engineer (PE), architect (AIA), or attorney (State Bar).
• Experience within owner, developer, general contractor, or commercial advisory environments.
• Substantive experience supporting delivery of major projects in the energy sector.
• Advanced proficiency in project controls and reporting tools (e.g., Primavera P6, Power BI, cost management systems).
• Experience developing and reviewing legal and contractual documents, including MOUs, IGAs, RFQs, SOQs, RFPs, proposals, and contractor correspondence.
• Experience supporting procurements, including development and review of letters, proposer inquiries, and formal response documents.
• Excellent leadership skills with the ability to interact with employees at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to produce and present executive-level cost, schedule, risk, contingency allocation, and performance reporting.
• Demonstrated experience advising and influencing senior leadership and clients.
• Professional presence and customer service mindset when interacting with contractors, consultants, leadership, and stakeholders.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team while maintaining a strong sense of ownership over assigned tasks.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance coverage.
• Retirement savings plans.
• Paid sick leave, vacation (or other personal time), and parental leave.
• Paid time off for bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

Pay

Expected Salary: $174,400 – $259,100 (based on education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, internal equity, and geographic location). WSP USA reserves the right to adjust compensation outside this range depending on circumstances not related to protected status.