Transmission Line Project Manager - Remote

Transmission Line Project Manager – Burnsville, MN (remote options possible)

WSP is seeking a Transmission Line Project Manager to join our Power & Energy Program Management Team in Burnsville, MN. Locations also considered include Freeport, Minneapolis, Duluth, MN and Columbus, Wisconsin Rapids, Appleton, Plover, Onalaska, Madison and Milwaukee, WI. This opportunity is also offered remotely from a mutually acceptable office located in MN or WI.

Provides project management for the development, execution, management, control and monitoring of high voltage and EHV Transmission Line projects in support of company, regional, and national business line goals. Ensures responsibilities throughout the project lifecycle (proposal phase, planning and project startup, project execution, reporting, and project closeout) are adhered to, delivered, and audited with a level of quality that meets or exceeds corporate and client project excellence and delivery standards.

Provides innovation, administration, and pragmatic direction to address current and future project management challenges in a rapidly changing and complex business and operations climate.

• Provide PM leadership for small/medium/large scale/more complex high voltage and EHV Transmission Line projects ensuring support for preparing and overseeing project detailed design, budgets, forecasts, margins and KPIs, monitoring external events and risk contingencies, ensuring satisfactory performance, and managing the contractual obligations to deliver the project or assigned portfolio of assigned project(s) as defined in the contract and client’s expectations.
• Develop and foster effective strategies to engage project stakeholders at all levels, maintain effective relationships, and report on project progress.
• May 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.
• Maintain regular communications with the client including reporting on monthly status, safety incidents, and major issues together with scope and budget impacts.
• Participate in and oversee problem project reviews, providing input about root cause issues and potential solutions. 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.

Required Qualifications

• 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.
• 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.
• Highly proficient understanding of project delivery process within the Power Delivery/Utility industry and strong background and experience in project 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…