Senior Project Leader — Cross‑Disciplinary Delivery

WSP in Canada; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 82,000 - 119,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP Canada is hiring an Experienced Project Manager to lead complex projects from initiation to close-out, coordinating multidisciplinary teams and maintaining robust client relations.

You will oversee scope, schedules, budgets, and risk management, while ensuring compliance with quality standards and project controls. This role emphasizes delivery leadership across sectors and active contribution to proposals.

Qualifications

• 4–7 years of progressive experience in project coordination or project management within consulting, engineering, or professional services environments.
• A passion for project delivery and leadership, with interest in growing as a non technical project expert.
• Proven capability in scope, schedule, cost, risk, quality, and stakeholder management.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and collaborating closely with technical specialists.
• Financial fluency — budgeting, forecasting, invoicing, and project reporting.
• PMP certification (or progress toward certification) is an asset.
• Proficiency with project management tools such as MS Project, Horizon Oracle, or comparable systems.
• Canadian Energy Regulatory experience an asset
• Oil and Gas portfolio experience an asset
• Confident, clear communication with clients, senior leaders, and project teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects through full lifecycle stages — initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and close out.
• Oversee project delivery performance including scope, schedule, cost, forecasting, and change management.
• Develop and maintain project management plans, schedules, risk registers, and communication frameworks.
• Manage project financials including budgeting, forecasting, invoicing, and variance analysis.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams, subcontractors, and external partners to achieve delivery milestones.
• Identify, assess, and proactively mitigate project risks related to cost, schedule, quality, resourcing, and health & safety.
• Serve as primary client contact, fostering strong relationships and providing clear, timely communication.
• Ensure compliance with quality processes, documentation standards, and project control systems.
• Support proposal development including RFP review, scoping, scheduling, and estimating.

Skills

Project leadership

Client communication

Risk & quality management

Multidisciplinary team leadership

Financial forecasting & reporting

Tools

MS Project

Horizon Oracle

Job description

WSP Canada is hiring an Experienced Project Manager to lead complex projects from initiation to close-out, coordinating multidisciplinary teams and maintaining robust client relations.

You will oversee scope, schedules, budgets, and risk management, while ensuring compliance with quality standards and project controls. This role emphasizes delivery leadership across sectors and active contribution to proposals.