Power Delivery Senior Project Manager

Overview

WSP is seeking a Senior Project Manager with experience in transmission and distribution projects for our Power Delivery Project Management team. This position is posted in Overland Park (metro Kansas City) with the potential to work remotely from a mutually acceptable CONUS location. The selected candidate may work remotely full‑time at a location other than a POWER‑designated office/job site. Employees may travel to a POWER office for periodic meetings.

• Promote company culture and manage internal and external relationships
• Manage status reporting, invoicing, accounts receivable and unbilled amounts for each project in your portfolio
• Collaborate with project design teams
• Provide leadership and mentoring to project teams
• Develop and maintain schedules, lead or participate in project status meetings with project teams and clients, oversee budgets, participate in proposal preparation, and take a leading role in building and maintaining client relationships
• Work primarily with Power Delivery, but may also interface with other divisions within POWER, based on the nature of any particular project
• Travel to client and company locations periodically
• Demonstrate Project Management skills, including CPM scheduling, budget and cost analysis, project team management, proposal writing, client relationship development, and project presentations

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in engineering, engineering management, or construction management, or 10+ years of professional experience in the electric power and communications industry
• Minimum of 15 years of applicable industry experience
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant project management experience
• Familiarity with US investor‑owned, cooperative, and municipal electric utilities
• Professional Engineering registration or PMP certification, with preference for candidates who hold both
• Relevant experience includes project management or lead engineer experience on small‑to‑medium‑scale transmission and distribution projects
• Knowledge and experience with project management processes and tools
• Understanding of the planning, design, and operation of transmission and distribution systems and facilities
• Proficiency with financial analysis tools in a utility and/or consulting setting
• Experience in project controls

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation; paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

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 building, 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 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 are not factors in employment decisions.

The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP, and WSP reserves the right to hire that candidate without reservation, without any fee or compensation to the recruiter or agency.