Technical Project Director

This Opportunity

WSP is seeking a Project Manager to manage projects for our Power Testing and Energization (PTE) group within the POWER Delivery Department. This position is posted in our Overland Park, KS and St. Louis, MO office locations with the ability to work remotely from a mutually acceptable location. The selected candidate may work remotely full-time at a location other than a WSP designated office/job site.

Employees may travel to a WSP office for periodic meetings.

• Lead the project planning process including initiation, engineering involvement, construction coordination, testing and commissioning, and final project close out
• Manage project implementation including project schedule, project budget and the project resources including external vendors and contractors
• Serve as the primary project authority for assigned project personnel on major project-related issues
• Direct project team and lead the project management process
• Responsible for metrics tracking, associated reporting to stakeholders, and compliance with regulatory, corporate and department procedures during all the phases of the project
• Taking a significant role in business development and preparing proposals
• Developing scope of work criteria, budgets, schedules, and related project documents
• Managing testing services on electric utility systems from 15kV to 765 kV class
• Providing internal mentoring and leadership to junior team members
• Leading project teams in a matrixed reporting environment
• Organizing internal and external project status meetings
• Interfacing with other POWER divisions as necessary (studies, substations, industrial, government, distribution, or construction)
• This position will require travel, mostly regionally, with some national clients
• Promote company culture and manage internal and external relationships
• Manage status reporting, invoicing, accounts receivable and unbilled for each project
• Work primarily with PTE, but may also interface with all POWER Business Units, based on the nature of any particular project
• This position will primarily have local travel to regional clients but may also include nationwide travel
• Demonstrated Project Management skills should include CPM scheduling, budget and cost analysis, managing project teams, as well as proposal writing, client marketing, and project presentations

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent industry-related experience) from an accredited university is required – engineering, Electrical, Civil or Structural preferred
• Equivalent industry related experience is defined as 16+ years of professional experience in the construction, testing and commissioning, and/or electric power and communications industry
• 12+ years of relevant post education experience in a project management role within our industry.
• Relevant experience includes large-scale project management, and/or project lead engineering experience on large/complex electrical projects
• Knowledge and experience with project management processes and tools
• Must be familiar with utility processes and have experience managing testing and commissioning projects
• Must have a successful track record of leading project teams
• Must have a working knowledge of industry-standard testing requirements
• Must have a successful track record of interfacing with clients both internally and externally
• Familiarity with Critical Path Method (CPM) scheduling and project estimating
• Must have a good understanding of project management techniques and approaches
• Valid Driver’s License with a clean driving record

• 8+ years of experience leading projects as a Project Engineer or Project Manager in the electric utility environment
• Relevant experience includes large-scale project management, and/or project lead engineering experience on large/complex electrical projects
• A Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
• Professional Engineer registration
• Existing relationships with regional electrical utilities that can be leveraged to market testing services

WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving…