Project Manager (SIR)

WSP USA; Redmond; On-site; AUD 133,000 - 173,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and welfare benefits

Retirement savings plan

Paid time off

Job summary

WSP USA is seeking an Environmental Project Manager to guide earth and environment projects through all life cycle stages—from initiation to closure—and ensure technical quality in site characterization, remediation, permitting, and water/groundwater work.

You will manage budgets, schedules and resourcing, coordinate multi-disciplinary teams, and maintain strong client relations across the US, using MS Project and Primavera for planning, while adhering to PMI standards and safety policies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Science, Environmental, or related discipline.
• 3–5 years of post-education work experience in the Earth and Environment space.
• Experience with project financial tracking and change management.
• Understanding of PMI/PMBOK.
• Experience identifying risks and developing risk registers.
• Expertise in project planning, tracking and analysis (e.g., MS Excel).
• Highly organized, adaptable, developing leader, and calm under pressure.
• Experience managing multi-discipline teams.
• Proven focus on managing clients and subcontractors.
• Experience using MS Project and/or P6 Primavera.
• Upholding workplace safety and adherence to policies.
• Able to work schedules extending beyond typical workweek.
• Occasional travel may be required.

Responsibilities

• Manage budgets, scope, schedules, resourcing and client satisfaction.
• Coordinate team across US with project coordinators.
• Plan and manage projects using PM tools and best practices.
• Maintain client-facing communication with ethics and integrity.
• Hold self and others accountable to project goals.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Budget management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Science, Environmental, or related discipline

Tools

MS Project

P6 Primavera

MS Excel

Job description

This Opportunity

The Environmental Project Manager will be involved in all stages of a project’s life cycle (i.e. 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 be focused on technical practice areas in our earth and environment business such as site assessment and remediation, geotechnical engineering, geosciences, surface water and groundwater in aspects of projects ranging from site characterization, permitting and planning, desktop analyses, feasibility studies, research and detailed design. This project management role will work closely with technical managers and ensure the correct delivery of projects within budget and schedule.

Your Impact

• Responsible for managing 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.
• Must be familiar with the project scope and objectives, as well as the role and function of each team member to effectively co-ordinate the activities of the team.
• Use project management tools, methods, and best practices to plan and manage projects in a way that aligns with the expectations of stakeholders and meet business needs.
• The role is client-facing, and strong interpersonal skills combined with direct communication, ethics and integrity is a must.
• Must be action-orientated, resourceful and has the ability to hold self and others accountable

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Science, Environmental, or related discipline
• Minimum of 3-5 years of post-education work experience in the Earth and Environment space.
• 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 against project risks and developing risk registers.
• Expertise in project planning, tracking and analysis (e.g., using MS Excel or similar programs)
• Highly organized, adaptable, a developing leader, and calm under pressure
• Experience in managing multi-discipline teams
• Proven focus on the management of clients and subcontractors
• Experience in the use of MS Project and/or P6 Primavera
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and 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.

Preferred Qualifications

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

WSP Benefits:

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a 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.

Compensation:

Expected Salary (all locations): $93,300 - $121,800

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.

About WSP

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.

www.wsp.com

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?

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.

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