Jobs · Information Technology · Illinois

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.

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