Senior Lead PM – Mission-Critical Data Center Delivery

WSP in Canada; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 111,000 - 163,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP is seeking a Lead Project Manager / Design Manager to drive the delivery of complex mission-critical and data centre projects in Canada. You will be the client’s primary interface, guiding multidisciplinary teams from initiation through closeout, while shaping proposals and practical delivery strategies that ensure high performance and long-term client outcomes.

You will lead planning, governance, and commercial management across scope, schedule, cost, risk, and quality, with emphasis on

Qualifications

• Degree in engineering, architecture, construction management, or related discipline.
• 10+ years delivering major, complex multidisciplinary projects incl. data centres.
• Experience leading design coordination and project delivery through procurement, construction, commissioning and turnover.
• Proven proposal and work-winning experience with clear, commercially sound submissions.
• Strong commercial and contract management, including fees, changes, risks and forecasting.
• Solid understanding of project controls across schedule, cost, risk, change and reporting.
• Ability to obtain federal security clearances for assigned projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, design management, execution, monitoring, commissioning, turnover and closeout of major projects.
• Act as client’s primary interface, building relationships and clear communication across delivery stages.
• Direct multidisciplinary teams, subconsultants and stakeholders to integrated outcomes.
• Oversee scope, schedule, cost, quality, risk, change and governance.
• Lead commercial management, including fees, changes and performance.
• Drive proposals, bid strategies and resourcing for work-winning.
• Establish governance and resolve issues across design, procurement, permitting and turnover.

Skills

Project leadership

Client relations

Stakeholder management

Proposal & bid experience

Contract management

Project controls

Security clearance readiness

Education

Engineering degree or related field with registration

Job description

WSP is seeking a Lead Project Manager / Design Manager to drive the delivery of complex mission-critical and data centre projects in Canada. You will be the client’s primary interface, guiding multidisciplinary teams from initiation through closeout, while shaping proposals and practical delivery strategies that ensure high performance and long-term client outcomes.

You will lead planning, governance, and commercial management across scope, schedule, cost, risk, and quality, with emphasis on