Lead Senior Project Manager - PE​/PG Site Investigation & Remediation

Job Description

Job Description
As part of the team in our Baton Rouge, LA office, you will have access to an unparalleled network of resources and endless opportunities to collaborate on exciting projects with diverse teammates from across the globe.

This Opportunity
WSP is growing and we have an exciting career opportunity for a Lead Senior Project Manager to support our Site Investigation & Remediation Business Line in Baton Rouge, LA
. We are seeking a candidate who is excited and motivated about the opportunity to help expand our environmental consulting business in Louisiana.

Are you looking for an opportunity to work with an established engineering consulting firm that values its employee’s enthusiasm and technical contributions? We encourage you to apply for this opportunity. We are dedicated to providing the atmosphere to allow individuals to grow their career. We offer a varied and interesting diversity of clients and projects. We’d love you to join our team of dedicated and collaborative professionals.

Our ideal candidate is seeking challenging work, a growth‑focused environment, and is committed to quality.

• Work to identify/develop new clients for our environmental business including networking outside and inside WSP.
• Manage environmental projects involving site characterization, remedial design, and environmental compliance, responsible for ensuring that deliverables, schedules and budgets are achieved. Perform field work for site characterization and site remediation projects including oversight of subcontractors and sampling of soil, soil vapor, sediment, surface water and groundwater in accordance with state and federal regulations and generally accepted protocols.
• Data analysis and reporting for specific environmental project tasks with minimal supervision; recommend remedial solutions to technical problems in accordance with accepted scientific/engineering practices and principles.
• Provide technical review for projects to comply with environmental laws, company standards, contract requirements and related specifications.
• Travel to project sites primarily in Louisiana and Texas; occasionally to other states in the West. Minimal overnight travel.
• Develop and maintain communication channels with clients, stakeholders, and internal personnel to ensure that work flows smoothly and to provide first‑class engineering services.
• Mentor and train junior internal personnel to groom individuals and complete project teams for greater roles and responsibilities.
• Manage and coordinate project teams, ensuring the technical quality of deliverables.
• Collaborate and participate in technical discussions with team members.
• Engage in business development to pursue and grow clients in the public or private sector.
• Manage proposal preparation, including innovative technical approaches and competitive pricing. Prepare and present client presentations.
• Manage technical, budgetary and schedule performance to achieve client satisfaction and repeat business.
• 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.

• B.S. or M.S. degree in Environmental Engineering, Geology, or related fields.
• PG or PE required; in the state of Louisiana desired.
• 10+ years of experience with increasing responsibility.
• Strong background providing environmental consulting services in the industrial/commercial, mining, energy and government sectors.
• Demonstrated scientific or engineering expertise with federal, state and local environmental regulations.
• Demonstrated knowledge of and experience with field investigations associated with environmental site assessments, site remediation, field management, sampling, etc.
• Project management experience including deliverables, schedules and budgets.
• Self‑starter, team‑oriented with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Business development experience and demonstrated ability to develop and maintain strong client relationships as well as experience in proposal preparation.
• Excellent…