Transmission Line Project Manager - Remote

About the role

The Transmission Line Project Manager will manage technical, schedules, quality, and financial aspects of Power and Energy Transmission Line projects, manage and develop client relationships, and market WSP’s Power Delivery services to existing and new clients, particularly in the Midwest region.

Responsibilities

• Manage technical, schedules, quality, and financial aspects of Power and Energy Transmission Line projects
• Ensure responsibilities throughout the project lifecycle are adhered to, delivered, and audited with a level of quality that meets or exceeds corporate and client project excellence and delivery standards
• Provide innovation, administration, and pragmatic direction to address current and future project management challenges in a rapidly changing and complex business and operations climate
• Lead PM leadership for small/medium/large scale/more complex high voltage and EHV Transmission Line projects
• Support preparation and oversight of project detailed design, budgets, forecasts, margins and KPIs, monitor external events and risk contingencies, ensure satisfactory performance, and manage contractual obligations
• Maintain regular communications with the client including reporting on monthly status, safety incidents, and major issues together with scope and budget impacts
• Participate, and at times, lead the contract negotiations and client presentations
• Provide verbal and/or written inputs to multi-disciplinary project teams and contribute to providing high level strategic advice to clients
• Manage and provide performance guidance and leadership to assigned staff
• Lead project kick-off meetings with key stakeholders
• Assist with developing project recovery plans
• Ensure regular project reporting and updates are provided to clients, technical areas, and business unit managers, identifying any emergent issues with scope, risk, and/or budget
• Complete formal project closeout activities, along with facilitating and documenting a lessons-learned meeting with key project staff
• Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures
• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs

Requirements

• Bachelor's in Engineering, Construction Management or other related field
• 10+ years of relevant post education experience in a project management role
• 3+ years of experience leading engineering and/or construction teams on medium to large electrical utility scale clients for high voltage and/or extra high voltage transmission line type projects

Qualifications

• Knowledge and experience with project management processes and tools required, including: Contract Management, External and Internal Team Meeting Management, Earned Value Management, Change Management, Risk Management, Schedule Management (CPM project schedules such as Primavera P6 or equivalent), Financial Management
• Advanced proficiency with analytical and organizational skills, with business acumen to bridge the business and project management
• Advanced proficiency with critical thinking and problem-solving skills to make assessments and calculations involving the application of project management principles, with a sound understanding of intent, impact, and optimal outcomes
• Advanced proficiency with interpersonal and communication skills to interact effectively, persuasively, and tactfully with leadership, subcontractors, and employees at all levels of the organization
• Excellent self-leadership with attention to detail, multi-tasking, and adjusting readily to the changing prioritization of responsibilities in a dynamic work environment
• Works independently and provides guidance and leadership to mid-level to senior level team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC
• Advanced proficiency with technical writing, office automation, relevant software, MS Office suite products (e.g., Word, Excel, Visio, Project, SharePoint), technology, spreadsheets, and PM tools
• Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources, including senior management, subcontractors, consultants, and company-wide staff, including those with whom no formal hierarchical relationship exists

Skills

• Project management processes and tools
• Technical writing
• Office automation
• MS Office suite products
• Technology
• Spreadsheets
• PM tools

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
• Paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings

Pay

Expected Salary (all locations): $119,600 - $174,400

Expected Salary (Colorado only): $111,200 - $186,100

Schedule

Remote from a mutually acceptable office located in MN or WI, with occasional travel as required.