Lead CX Project Manager; Mechanical

This Opportunity

WSP USA is initiating a search for a Full‑time Lead CX Project Manager (Mechanical) for our New York office.

Our engineers work on high‑quality, high‑profile national and international projects. The successful candidate will be responsible for the execution of building commissioning processes (new, retro, and continuous), energy auditing and building retrofit applications, support for sustainability certification applications, and measurement and verification techniques.

• Assist with collecting, compiling, and analyzing data from the physical work site during various construction phases, surveys, blueprints, schematics, data, technical drawings, flow diagrams, and computer‑generated reports for project energy auditing actions, validation, and commissioning.
• Perform professional building and system commissioning work by researching and inspecting proposed and existing site conditions, equipment, resources, layout, usage, and systems to determine conformance with applicable rules, standards, codes, and permits.
• Develop and configure testing specifications and readiness plans; prepare and update checklists and cost estimates requiring coordination with owners, other disciplines, sub‑consultants, and clients.
• Engage from project inception to completion for commissioning work deliverables throughout the project work phases including concept development, preliminary design, final design, procurement, integration, installation, and operation.
• Assist with advanced technologies, monitoring, modeling techniques, design requirements, load calculations, and operating strategies to ensure proper installation and functioning of equipment and systems according to specifications, implementing future‑ready solutions with building systems operating standards.
• Verify site characteristics and provide technical assistance on design, installation, and integration issues relating to commissioning and retro‑commissioning of building systems including electrical switch gear, distribution, backup systems, and automation.
• Assist cross‑functional teams with executing project work on mid‑level and/or multiple concurrent projects, including budgets, tracking hours and expenses, task completion, cost and quantities of materials/equipment/labor, technical calculations, permit applications, schematics, construction, compliance documentation, and regulatory analysis memos.
• Assist with commissioning and operational plans, ensuring data integrity and work is compliant with all applicable codes, ordinances, and regulations.
• Prepare data and visualizations such as tables, charts, reports, sketches, calculations, cross‑sections, technical drawings, spreadsheets, and other 2D/3D illustrations for the interpretation or presentation of complex data, findings, or analyses.
• Maintain quality control standards, document logs of control and equipment functionality testing and verification, and procedures for accurate and precise measurements, calculations, statistical analysis, and reporting.
• Assist with development and scoping of medium‑to‑large‑sized commissioning projects.
• Provide guidance and training to entry‑level to mid‑level commissioning staff.
• Prepare comprehensive technical reports and presentations that explain research, findings, and recommendations to improve, prevent, control, restore, or address design, and/or installation/operational issues or opportunities.
• Analyze, evaluate, and interpret data obtained during site assessments, offering input with developing action plans for moderate‑to‑high‑level risk installation, equipment operations, and/or mitigation activities.
• Interact with any applicable regulatory agencies, subcontractors, and clients in a confident and professional manner.
• Collaborate with other professionals, engineers, inspectors, project control, and technicians on public and privately funded building improvement and development projects, as well as proposal and business development opportunities.
• Remain current in latest commissioning techniques and practices.
• Exercise responsible and ethical decision‑making regarding company funds, resources, and conduct, and adhere to…