Senior Project Manager - Industrial

About the role

This role supports a growing portfolio of industrial and advanced manufacturing projects within the Industrial Center of Excellence (ICoE) national practice. It involves advisory interactions with clients' leadership and executive teams, guiding them on critical capital expenditure (CAPEX) initiatives. You will be part of a global organization committed to innovation, technical excellence, and client success.

Responsibilities

• Primary driver on critical pursuits, developing and implementing winning strategies for expanding business and team growth.
• Build and manage a book of business as Program Manager/Leader, mentoring junior project managers and technical staff.
• Foresee and mitigate project issues, providing guidance to ensure risk mitigation.
• Lead and manage industrial facilities projects, including advanced manufacturing, distribution, and process-driven facilities.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for clients, ensuring project objectives, scope, schedule, and budget are met.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams, including architectural, engineering, and specialty consultants.
• Oversee project planning, scheduling, and staffing.
• Manage project financials, schedules, and contracts.
• Support business development efforts, including proposal development and client presentations.
• Identify and mitigate project risks while ensuring quality, safety, and compliance with WSP standards.
• Mentor and support junior project managers and technical staff.
• Collaborate closely with regional and national ICoE leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or a related field.
• Minimum 12+ years of experience managing industrial or manufacturing facilities-related projects.
• Proven experience leading project management and multidisciplinary design teams, including direct and indirect reporting team members and partners.
• Strong understanding of industrial facilities, manufacturing environments, and building systems.
• Experienced with alternate construction delivery models on greenfield and brownfield industrial projects including new construction, facility and system upgrades, and facility retrofits.
• Excellent client management, communication, and leadership skills.
• Skilled at managing project financials, schedules, and contracts.
• PMP certification or PE license preferred, but not required.

Preferred Experience

• Advanced manufacturing or industrial facilities project experience.
• Experience working with large, complex projects and multiple stakeholders.
• Familiarity with design-build or alternative delivery methods.

Benefits

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career, including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings. Compensation range is $157,500 - $233,600, with additional benefits and compensation contingent on specific circumstances and internal equity.

Pay

$157,500 - $233,600

Schedule

N/A

Skills

Project management, leadership, client management, communication, financial management, risk mitigation, mentoring, collaboration, technical expertise, innovation, technical excellence, client success, industrial facilities, manufacturing environments, building systems, alternate construction delivery models, large, complex projects, multiple stakeholders, design-build, alternative delivery methods.

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision, disability, life, retirement savings, paid sick leave, paid vacation, paid parental leave, paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

Notice to Third Party Agencies

We do not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes 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.

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 dedicated to serving local communities and provide services in buildings, transportation, energy, water, and environment markets. With over 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper. We provide a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status. The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.

Notice to Third Party Agencies

We do not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes 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.