Lifecycle Project Manager- Power & Energy

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• WSP is seeking a Lifecycle Project Manager- Power & Energy for our Program
• Management Team. The successful candidate must be located in either the
• Rochester or Binghamton, New York regions. This position is a full-time role
• in-office with no remote option available.
• The successful candidate will be responsible for managing technical, schedules,
• quality, and financial aspects of Power and Energy Transmission and Distribution
• lines and/or Substations as well as managing and developing client
• relationships. Responsible for the overall performance of assigned project(s)
• that are of moderate size/complexity and/or local/regional in scope, and
• includes oversight for financial, technical, client satisfaction, quality,
• safety, and schedule. Ensures that responsibilities throughout the project
• lifecycle (proposal phase, project startup and planning, project execution,
• reporting, and project closeout) are adhered to, delivered, and audited with a
• level of quality that meets or exceeds acceptable corporate standards for
• safety, execution, profitability, and operational purpose.
• Provides project management leadership for the development, execution,
• management, control, and monitoring of Power Delivery projects, including
• electric transmission, distribution, and substation infrastructure. Ensures
• responsibilities across the full project lifecycle—proposal development,
• planning and project startup, project execution, reporting, and project
• closeout—are delivered, governed, and audited in alignment with corporate
• standards and client expectations.
• This position is accountable for technical execution, schedules (CPM), financial
• performance, quality, safety, and client satisfaction on projects of moderate
• size, complexity, and regional scope. This role applies established project
• management practices to deliver consistent project outcomes while supporting
• company, regional, and business line objectives within a dynamic utility and
• Power Delivery environment.
• Lead the planning, execution, monitoring, and closeout of multiple concurrent
• transmission line and substation projects of significant size, complexity,
• and strategic importance.
• 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.
• forecasts, performance metrics, and executive-level reporting to support
• transparent decision-making and portfolio visibility.
• Manage project financial performance, including budgeting, forecasting,
• earned value analysis, change management, invoice review, cost control, and
• margin protection.
• 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.
• 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 to ensure deliverables are complete, accurate, timely,
• and aligned with project objectives.
• Provide Construction and Commissioning Management oversight for assigned
• projects.
• This position is subject to and contingent upon client approval of candidates
• put forth for consideration by WSP.
• Position is located at client offices.
• Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.
• 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 while adhering to WSP’s
• Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business and client needs.

• 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, including
• investor-owned utilities, cooperatives, municipal utilities, independent
• power producers, or similar organizations.
• 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, including project execution plans, risk registers, decision
• logs, action item trackers, change logs, QA/QC records, and audit-ready
• project files.
• 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,
• including engineering, project controls, procurement, construction,
• environmental, permitting, subcontractors, vendors, consultants, and client
• stakeholders.
• Ability to provide direction, coaching, and mentorship to project managers,
• assistant project managers, and project team members while reinforcing
• accountability, consistency, and adherence to project management best
• practices.
• Advanced analytical, organizational, critical thinking, and problem-solving
• skills, with the ability to assess project performance, anticipate risks,
• evaluate alternatives, and recommend practical solutions aligned with project
• and business objectives.
• 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, including the ability to
• prepare clear project reports, executive summaries, client communications,
• meeting materials, and presentations for internal and external stakeholders.
• 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,
• including adherence to WSP’s health, safety, drug/alcohol, harassment, Code
• of Conduct, and related policies and procedures.
• Ability to travel periodically to WSP offices, client offices, project sites,
• or other locations as required by project and business needs.

• 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 (or other personal time); paid parental
• leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance
• at naturalization proceedings.
• WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith
• believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful
• applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to
• internal equity and specific geographic location. 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.
• 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.
• Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical,
• dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing
• health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.
• 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. Are you ready to
• get started?
• The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.