Senior Project Manager

About the role

The Senior Project Manager will be involved in all stages of a project's life cycle for consulting services related to earth and environment projects including site characterization and remediation, environmental permitting and compliance, water/wastewater treatment, and mining. The role will focus on technical practice areas in our earth and environment business such as site assessment and remediation, geotechnical engineering, geosciences, surface water and groundwater.

Responsibilities

• Manage budgets, scope, schedules, resourcing and client satisfaction
• Work closely with technical managers and ensure the correct delivery of projects within budget and schedule
• Identify and mitigate project risks and develop risk registers
• Plan and manage projects using project management tools, methods, and best practices
• Use project management tools, methods, and best practices to plan and manage projects in a way that aligns with the expectations of stakeholders and meet business needs
• Work closely with professionals from WSP’s teams across the United States and supported by trained project coordinators
• Ensure effective coordination of team activities
• Manage multi-discipline teams
• Manage clients and subcontractors
• Manage project finances and change management related to scopes of work

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Science, Environmental, Business or related discipline
• Minimum of 5-7 years of post-education work experience
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in environmental / mining consulting industry
• Minimum of 5-7 years work experience with private sector clients working in industries including, but not limited to, mining, environmental, manufacturing, power, aggregates, and/or water
• Demonstrated experience with project financial tracking, and change management related to scopes of work
• Understanding and adherence to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMI)
• Expertise in project planning, tracking and analysis (e.g., using MS Excel or similar programs)
• Highly organized, adaptable, a developing leader, and calm under pressure
• Proven focus on the management of clients and subcontractors
• Experience in the use of MS Project and/or P6
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and 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

Qualifications

• Familiarity with the project scope and objectives, as well as the role and function of each team member to effectively co-ordinate the activities of the team
• Action-orientated, resourceful, and has the ability to hold self and others accountable

Skills

• Project management tools, methods, and best practices
• Project planning, tracking and analysis (e.g., using MS Excel or similar programs)
• Project financial tracking, and change management related to scopes of work
• Project risk identification and mitigation
• Project planning and management
• Project coordination and team management
• Client and subcontractor management
• Project finance management
• Project risk management
• Project planning and tracking
• Project financial tracking
• Change management related to scopes of work
• Risk identification and mitigation
• Project planning and management
• Project coordination and team management
• Client and subcontractor management
• Project finance management
• Project risk management
• Project planning and tracking
• Project financial tracking
• Change management related to scopes of work
• Risk identification and mitigation
• Project planning and management
• Project coordination and team management
• Client and subcontractor management
• Project finance management
• Project risk management
• Project planning and tracking
• Project financial tracking
• Change management related to scopes of work
• Risk identification and mitigation
• Project planning and management
• Project coordination and team management
• Client and subcontractor management
• Project finance management
• Project risk management
• Project planning and tracking
• Project financial tracking
• Change management related to scopes of work
• Risk identification and mitigation
• Project planning and management
• Project coordination and team management
• Client and subcontractor management
• Project finance management
• Project risk management
• Project planning and tracking
• Project financial tracking
• Change management related to scopes of work
• Risk identification and mitigation
• Project planning and management
• Project coordination and team management
• Client and subcontractor management
• Project finance management
• Project risk management
• Project planning and tracking
• Project financial tracking
• Change management related to scopes of work
• Risk identification and mitigation
• Project planning and management
• Project coordination and team management
• Client and subcontractor management
• Project finance management
• Project risk management
• Project planning and tracking
• Project financial tracking
• Change management related to scopes of work
• Risk identification and mitigation
• Project planning and management
• Project coordination and team management
• Client and subcontractor management
• Project finance management
• Project risk management
• Project planning and tracking
• Project financial tracking
• Change management related to scopes of work
• Risk identification and mitigation
• Project planning and management
• Project coordination and team management
• Client and subcontractor management
• Project finance management
• Project risk management
• Project planning and tracking
• Project financial tracking
• Change management related to scopes of work
• Risk identification and mitigation
• Project planning and management
• Project coordination and team management
• Client and subcontractor management
• Project finance management
• Project risk management
• Project planning and tracking
• Project financial tracking
• Change management related to scopes of work
• Risk identification and mitigation
• Project planning and management
• Project coordination and team management
• Client and subcontractor management
• Project finance management
• Project risk management
• Project planning and tracking
• Project financial tracking
• Change management related to scopes of work
• Risk identification and mitigation
• Project planning and management
• Project coordination and team management
• Client and subcontractor management
• Project finance management
• Project risk management
• Project planning and tracking
• Project financial tracking
• Change management related to scopes of work
• Risk identification and mitigation
• Project planning and management
• Project coordination and team management
• Client and subcontractor management
• Project finance management
• Project risk management
• Project planning and tracking
• Project financial tracking
• Change management related to scopes of work
• Risk identification and mitigation
• Project planning and management
• Project coordination and team management
• Client and subcontractor management
• Project finance management
• Project risk management
• Project planning and tracking
• Project financial tracking
• Change management related to scopes of work
• Risk identification and mitigation
• Project planning and management
• Project coordination and team management
• Client and subcontractor management
• Project finance management
• Project risk management
• Project planning and tracking
• Project financial tracking
• Change management related to scopes of work
• Risk identification and mitigation
• Project planning and management
• Project coordination and team management
• Client and subcontractor management
• Project finance management
• Project risk management
• Project planning and tracking
• Project financial tracking
• Change management related to scopes of work
• Risk identification and mitigation
• Project planning and management
• Project coordination and team management
• Client and subcontractor management
• Project finance management
• Project risk management
• Project planning and tracking
• Project financial tracking
• Change management related to scopes of work
• Risk identification and mitigation
• Project planning and management
• Project coordination and team management
• Client and subcontractor management
• Project finance management
• Project risk management
• Project planning and tracking
• Project financial tracking
• Change management related to scopes of work
• Risk identification and mitigation
• Project planning and management
• Project coordination and team management
• Client and subcontractor management
• Project finance management
• Project risk management
• Project planning and tracking
• Project financial tracking
• Change management related to scopes of work
• Risk identification and mitigation
• Project planning and management
• Project coordination and team management
• Client and subcontractor management
• Project finance management
• Project risk management
• Project planning and tracking
• Project financial tracking
• Change management related to scopes of work
• Risk identification and mitigation
• Project planning and management
• Project coordination and team management
• Client and subcontractor management
• Project finance management
• Project risk management
• Project planning and tracking
• Project financial tracking
• Change management related to scopes of work
• Risk identification and mitigation
• Project planning and management
• Project coordination and team management
• Client and subcontractor management
• Project finance management
• Project risk management
• Project planning and tracking
• Project financial tracking
• Change management related to scopes of work
• Risk identification and mitigation
• Project planning and management
• Project coordination and team management
• Client and subcontractor management
• Project finance management
• Project risk management
• Project planning