WSP is currently initiating a search for a Project Manager to join our Industrial Center of Excellence (ICoE) national practice. This role will support a growing portfolio of industrial and advanced manufacturing projects and offers the opportunity to work within a collaborative multidisciplinary environment focused on delivering high-quality solutions to our clients. This position will include advisory interaction with our clients' leadership and executive teams, guiding them in decisions around their most important CAPEX initiatives.
Be involved in impactful projects with our Property & Buildings / Industrial team and be part of a global organization that is driven by innovation, technical excellence, and a commitment to client success.
Your Impact
As a Project Manager, you will be responsible for leading complex industrial facilities projects from planning through execution, while managing client relationships, project teams, schedules, and budgets.
Responsibilities
Primary driver on critical pursuits, responsible for developing and implementing winning strategies for expanding our business and facilitating team growth.
Build and manage a book of business as Program Manager/Leader, mentoring other PMs into similar roles growing our large client base
Foresees and anticipates project issues, provides guidance to mitigate risks
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
Financial performance management for both projects and teams
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 10+ 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
WSP Benefits:
WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a providing health and financial stability throughout the employee's career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; 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: $119,600- $177,700
WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant's sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.
About WSP
WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.
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WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also 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. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?
WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer 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:
WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any 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.
