Lead Project Manager

Job Description

We are seeking a Project Manager to join our expanding Earth and Environment (E&E) Project Management group in the Western United States. WSP is open to the Project Manager being based in any one of our West Coast offices from Alaska to California.

The Project Manager will be involved in all stages of a project’s life cycle (Initiation, Planning, Execution, Monitoring and Control, and Closure) for consulting services related to earth and environment projects including site characterization and remediation, environmental permitting and compliance, water/wastewater treatment, and mining. Most components of this role will relate to engineering and/or environmental consulting scopes. The role will focus on technical practice areas in our E&E business such as site assessment and remediation, geotechnical engineering, geosciences, surface water and groundwater.

Projects range from site characterization, permitting and planning, desktop analyses, feasibility studies, research and detailed design. The Project Manager will work closely with technical managers to ensure the correct delivery of projects within budget and schedule.

• Manage budgets, scope, schedules, resourcing and client satisfaction while working closely with professionals from WSP’s teams across the United States and supported by trained project coordinators.
• Coordinate with team members to ensure alignment with project scope and objectives.
• Use project management tools, methods, and best practices to plan and manage projects in a way that aligns with stakeholder expectations and meets business needs.
• Maintain strong client-facing communication, ethics and integrity.
• Act as an action‑oriented, resourceful leader who holds self and others accountable.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Science, Environmental, Business or related discipline.
• Minimum of 10 years of post‑education work experience.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in environmental / mining consulting industry.
• Minimum of 10 years of work experience with private sector clients in industries including mining, environmental, manufacturing, power, aggregates, and/or water.
• Demonstrated experience with project financial tracking and change management related to scopes of work.
• Understanding and adherence to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMI).
• Experience in identifying and mitigating project risks and developing risk registers.
• Expertise in project planning, tracking and analysis (e.g., using MS Excel or similar programs).
• Highly organized, adaptable, an emerging leader, and calm under pressure.
• Experience in managing multi‑discipline teams.
• Proven focus on the management of clients and subcontractors.
• Experience in using MS Project and/or P6 Primavera.
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety, drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
• Ability to work schedules conducive to project‑specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek.
• Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.

• PMI Project Management Professional certification.
• Experience managing coordinated program‑level portfolios of projects.
• Alaskan engineering project experience.

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on health and financial stability, including medical, dental, vision, disability, and life coverage; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation or other personal time; paid parental leave; and paid time off for bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

Expected Salary (all locations): $98,300 – $176,800. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.