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About the Role

WSP is seeking a Lifecycle Project Manager- Power & Energy to manage technical, schedule, quality, and financial aspects of Power and Energy Transmission and Distribution lines, Substation, and Communications site projects, with a focus on SCADA and Telecomm. This role involves managing and developing client relationships, ensuring overall project performance, and adhering to quality standards throughout the project lifecycle.

Responsibilities

Lead the planning, execution, monitoring, and closeout of multiple concurrent transmission line and substation projects.
Provide senior-level project management oversight for scope, schedule, budget, quality, safety, risk, procurement, construction readiness, commissioning, and project closeout activities.
Serve as the primary point of accountability for project delivery, proactively identifying issues, driving decisions, escalating risks, and ensuring alignment with client expectations, contractual requirements, and WSP standards.
Develop, maintain, and communicate integrated project schedules, cost forecasts, performance metrics, and executive-level reporting.
Manage project financial performance, including budgeting, forecasting, earned value analysis, change management, invoice review, cost control, and margin protection.
Lead client engagement and relationship development through proactive communication, issue resolution, strategic alignment, and consistent delivery of high-quality project outcomes.
Direct and coordinate multidisciplinary teams, including engineering, project controls, procurement, construction, environmental, permitting, vendors, contractors, and client stakeholders.
Establish and maintain project governance practices, including risk registers, decision logs, action tracking, change control, contract compliance, quality reviews, and audit-ready documentation.
Guide technical review requirements, resource planning, staffing assignments, and QA/QC expectations.
Mentor project managers, assistant project managers, and project team members by sharing best practices, reinforcing accountability, and supporting consistent project delivery across the program.
Exercise sound judgment and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources, client commitments, and project conduct.
Perform additional responsibilities as required by business and client needs.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Business, or a related field within the Power & Energy market; equivalent combination of education and directly relevant experience may be considered.
10+ years of relevant post-education experience, including significant project management responsibility within the Power Delivery, transmission, substation, utility, or related infrastructure industry.
Demonstrated experience managing medium to large, complex transmission line and/or substation projects for electric utility clients.
Proven ability to lead multiple concurrent projects or a portfolio of related projects with accountability for scope, schedule, budget, quality, safety, risk, client satisfaction, and overall delivery performance.
Advanced understanding of utility project delivery, including engineering, procurement, permitting, environmental coordination, construction readiness, outage coordination, commissioning, closeout, and client reporting requirements.
Strong working knowledge of project controls practices, including CPM schedule management, cost forecasting, earned value management, change management, risk management, invoice review, and financial performance tracking.
Experience developing and maintaining project governance tools and documentation.
Demonstrated ability to manage client relationships at a senior project level, communicate effectively with client representatives and leadership, resolve issues proactively, and support long-term account and program objectives.
Experience leading, coordinating, and influencing multidisciplinary teams.
Ability to provide direction, coaching, and mentorship to project managers, assistant project managers, and project team members.
Advanced analytical, organizational, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
Strong business acumen with demonstrated ability to manage project financials, protect margin, support change recovery, evaluate commercial impacts, and make sound decisions involving company funds and client commitments.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and project management tools such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, SharePoint, Primavera P6 or equivalent scheduling tools, and related project controls or reporting systems.
Demonstrated ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, adapt to changing project needs, and maintain accountability in a fast-paced utility project environment.
Proven commitment to workplace safety, quality, ethics, and compliance.
Ability to travel periodically to WSP offices, client offices, project sites, or other locations as required.
The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.
This position is subject to and contingent upon client approval of candidates put forth for consideration by WSP.

Skills

SCADA
Telecomm
Project Management
Client Relationship Management
CPM Schedule Management
Cost Forecasting
Earned Value Management
Change Management
Risk Management
Microsoft Office Suite
Primavera P6

Location

San Francisco, CA
Remote (US)

Work Type

Remote
Hybrid

Experience Level

10+ years

Education Level

Bachelor's Degree
Master's Degree

Salary/Compensations

$119,600 - $213,200 (all locations)
$97,100 - $162,500 (Colorado only)

Benefits

Medical coverage
Dental coverage
Vision coverage
Disability coverage
Life insurance
Retirement savings
Paid sick leave
Paid vacation
Paid parental leave
Paid time off for bereavement
Paid time off for voting
Paid time off for naturalization proceedings

About the Company

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.
WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs.
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.

Equal Opportunity

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.