Senior Project Manager, Municipal Engineering

WSP in Canada; Kelowna; On-site; CAD 113,000 - 156,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Project Manager to join their dynamic Municipal Engineering team in beautiful Kelowna, BC. This role involves leading municipal infrastructure projects, including water, wastewater, and roadway systems. With a strong focus on client relationship management and project delivery, you will work closely with a talented team of professionals. The company values a culture of inclusion and offers flexible work options, comprehensive benefits, and outstanding career opportunities. If you're passionate about making a difference in the community and have a proven track record in project management, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Benefits

Flexible Work Options

Comprehensive Benefits

Wellness Platform

Relocation Assistance

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in planning and design of municipal projects.
• Strong knowledge of British Columbia municipal clients.

Responsibilities

• Manage infrastructure design solutions for municipal projects.
• Lead multidisciplinary project teams and client liaison.

Skills

Project Management

Client Relationship Management

Communication Skills

Team Leadership

Technical Writing

Education

Undergraduate Degree in Civil Engineering

Professional Engineer Designation

Job description

Job Description

The Opportunity:

WSP is currently seeking a motivated Senior Project Manager to join our Municipal Engineering team in Kelowna, British Columbia. Reporting to the Manager, Land Development and Municipal Engineering in Kelowna, this position will be responsible to work on projects for public and private clients, leading municipal water, wastewater, drainage, and roadway infrastructure projects including planning, design and construction services. As a key member of the team, you will deal directly with clients and approval and regulatory agencies.

We encourage applications from anyone within Canada. Relocation to beautiful Kelowna, BC will be provided.

Why choose WSP?

• We value and are committed to upholding a culture of inclusion and belonging
• Our Flexible Work Policy – we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours. We will support you on and off the job so you can be fully present in both your work and home lives.
• A Canadian success story - we're proud to wear the red and white of this beautiful country and show the world what Canada has to offer.
• Enhance the world around you - from the environment to the highways, to the buildings and the terrain, WSP is the fabric of Canada.
• Outstanding career opportunities - we're growing and pushing ourselves every day to be greater than yesterday - we're open to your ideas and trying new things.
• A phenomenal collaborative culture and a workforce filled with genuinely good people who are doing humbly important work. Come find out for yourself what it's like to be a part of our journey.
  
  
  

We offer attractive pay, flexible work options, a great corporate culture, comprehensive and employee-focused benefits including virtual healthcare and a wellness platform as well as great savings programs, and a clear vision for the future.

#WeAreWSP

What you can expect to do here:

• Manage and deliver infrastructure design solutions to customers - this includes report and proposal writing, business development, client liaison, and project management;
• Conduct Preliminary and Detailed Design of civil works for municipal transportation, water supply systems, sanitary sewers, and stormwater systems;
• Build, lead, and manage multidisciplinary project teams focused on client specified requirements - projects may include planning, engineering design, construction, and financial management deliverables;
• Take a leadership role in the expansion of business opportunities and execution of major municipal infrastructure projects;
• Lead, develop and empower a diverse group of professionals and technical support staff; and
• Other duties as assigned.
  
  
  

About you:

• You are a passionate Municipal or Land Development engineer and are looking to join a dynamic team of dedicated professionals
• You demonstrate expertise in project delivery
• You have proven success in client relationship management
• You have a demonstrated ability to lead a project team of professionals with excellent communication skills both internally with staff and externally with clients.
  
  
  

What you’ll bring to WSP:

• An undergraduate degree in civil engineering from an accredited university;
• Professional Engineer designation with 15+ years of planning and design of municipal projects;
• Professional Engineer or eligibility for registration in EGBC is required;
• Experience and formal training in Project Management an asset;
• Strong knowledge of British Columbia municipal clients;
• Demonstrated success in customer services, client management and proposal/report writing;
• Strong communication (written and verbal), interpersonal and teamwork skills. Technical writing skills needed to support development of technical reports, tools, support documents, and training materials;
• Ability to work independently; and
• Ability to mentor junior staff.
  
  
  

Compensation

Salary range (in British Columbia): $113,500 - $156,000

The final salary awarded for this role may vary from the above range based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs. The salary range provided in this job posting may be subject to change for business purposes.

About Us

WSP is one of the world's leading professional services firms. Our purpose is to future proof our cities and environments.

We have over 65,000 team members across the globe. In Canada, our 12,000+ people are involved in everything from environmental remediation to urban planning, from engineering iconic buildings to designing sustainable transportation networks, from finding new ways to extract essential resources to developing renewable power sources for the future.

At WSP:

• We value our people and our reputation
• We are locally dedicated with international scale
• We are future focused and challenge the status quo
• We foster collaboration in everything we do
• We have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable
  
  
  

Please Note:

Health and Safety is a core paramount value of WSP. Given the importance of keeping one another safe it is expected that you comply with our Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) policy at all times as well as client HSE policies when working at client locations.

Offers of employment for safety-sensitive positions involving fieldwork are contingent upon candidates being able to perform key physical tasks of the job as described in the job posting and interview. This may include the ability to work in a variety of environmental conditions, such as remote or isolated areas, working alone, and in inclement weather (within safe and reasonable limits).

WSP welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

WSP is committed to the principles of employment equity. Only the candidates selected will be contacted.

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