Senior Project Manager- Electrification & Grid Infrastructure
WSP in the U.S. · Chicago, IL · 1 wk ago
Information Technology$102k–$149k/yrFull-time
Who You Are
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Energy Systems, or a related field
- Professional Engineer (PE) or equivalent certification
- 7+ years of experience in transportation electrification, energy systems, or power infrastructure
- Demonstrated experience in project management and client-facing roles
- Strong knowledge of electric grid systems, energy modeling, or infrastructure planning
- Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master's Degree in Engineering
- Experience with fleet electrification, charging infrastructure design, or distributed energy resources
- Background in business development and proposal leadership
- Familiarity with energy policy, incentives, and utility coordination
Impact
Your Impact:
- Lead the planning and end-to-end delivery of transportation electrification projects, including fleet transition strategies, grid capacity assessments, and EV charging infrastructure programs.
- Guide the integration of energy storage combined with distributed and utility-scale renewables, EV charging, and building electrification into coherent portfolios, roadmaps, stakeholder management plans, and designs.
- Evaluate grid impacts, interconnection costs, operational constraints, and benefits (emissions reductions, reliability, resilience value, demand flexibility) of various energy transition technologies.
- Serve as a technical leader and trusted advisor, helping clients navigate complex energy and infrastructure decisions.
- Direct multidisciplinary teams (power systems, civil, environmental, planning, economics, GIS) and manage subcontractors and partners.
- Drive project management activities, including scope, schedule, budget, and quality control.
- Support and lead business development efforts, including pursuit strategy, proposal development, and client relationship management.
- Develop proposals including project scopes of work, level of effort, and resourcing plans while supporting pipeline development and client growth.
- Facilitate client workshops, progress reviews, and executive briefings; translate complex technical findings into clear recommendations.
- Collaborate across WSP teams to deliver integrated solutions.
- Mentor and guide early career staff and colleagues.
Required Qualifications
Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
Able 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.
Benefits
WSP Benefits:
- Comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings.
- Paid sick leave, paid vacation (or other personal time), paid parental leave, and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.
Compensation
Expected Salary (all locations): $102,200 - $149,000
About WSP
About WSP:
- WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms.
- We are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals.
- We design lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets.
- We have more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S.
- We partner with our clients to help communities prosper.
Notice To Third Party Agencies
Notice To Third Party Agencies:
- WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services.
- Unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.