Mission-Critical Data Centre Project Lead

WSP USA; Calgary; On-site; CAD 123,000 - 163,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Professional development

Job summary

WSP USA seeks a Lead Project Manager / Design Manager to steer complex mission-critical and data centre programs. You will be the client’s primary contact, guiding multidisciplinary teams from initiation to closeout and shaping practical delivery strategies that ensure reliable, high-performing facilities and long-term client outcomes.

You will oversee scope, schedule, cost, risk, and change, while leading proposals, governance, and executive decision-making across procurement, construction, and

Qualifications

• Degree in engineering, architecture, construction management, or related discipline; professional registration or PM certification is a plus.
• 10+ years delivering major, complex projects including mission critical or data centre environments.
• Experience leading design coordination and project delivery through procurement and turnover.
• Proven proposals and work-winning experience with clear, commercial submissions.
• Strong commercial and contract management capabilities including risk and forecasting.
• Solid understanding of project controls across schedule, cost, risk and reporting.
• Effective stakeholder leadership and communication to align diverse interests.
• Ability to obtain federal security clearances for assigned projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, design management, execution and closeout of major mission critical and data centre projects.
• Act as the client’s primary interface, maintaining clear, timely communication across delivery stages.
• Direct multidisciplinary teams, subconsultants and stakeholders to deliver integrated outcomes.
• Oversee scope, schedule, cost, quality, risk, change and governance with focus on reliability.
• Lead commercial management, including fees, changes, forecasting and performance.
• Drive proposals, bid strategy and resourcing for winning work.
• Establish governance and escalate issues across design, procurement, construction, and turnover.
• Identify priorities and implement improvements to strengthen delivery certainty and client value.

Skills

Senior project management

Data centre experience

Design coordination

Proposals / bid shaping

Contract management

Project controls

Stakeholder leadership

Security clearance eligibility

Education

Engineering/Architecture/Construction management degree

Job description

WSP USA seeks a Lead Project Manager / Design Manager to steer complex mission-critical and data centre programs. You will be the client’s primary contact, guiding multidisciplinary teams from initiation to closeout and shaping practical delivery strategies that ensure reliable, high-performing facilities and long-term client outcomes.

You will oversee scope, schedule, cost, risk, and change, while leading proposals, governance, and executive decision-making across procurement, construction, and