Carolinas Senior Water Resources Project Manager

WSP in the U.S.; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Job summary

WSP USA, Inc. is seeking a Carolinas Senior Water Resources Project Manager to lead senior technical direction for North Carolina projects, including flood resilience, stormwater, and coastal work.

The role offers opportunities to mentor staff and strengthen relationships with key clients across Raleigh, Charlotte, and Wilmington. You will guide project delivery, manage risk, and drive multi-disciplinary collaboration to deliver high-impact water resources solutions for municipalities, agencies,

Qualifications

• 15 years of post-education experience in water resources engineering.
• PE license in North Carolina or South Carolina.
• Strong technical writing and communication skills.
• Travel within the Carolinas region, with potential for travel beyond.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior technical direction on complex projects.
• Mentor and lead staff across the North Carolina water resources team.
• Strengthen client relationships with municipalities, agencies, developers and institutions.
• Deliver transformational water resources projects across North Carolina and the Carolinas.
• Support project delivery with proactive risk management and QA/QC across multi-disciplinary teams.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Written communication

Safety compliance

Education

B.S. in Civil Engineering

Master’s degree (preferred)

Job description

This Opportunity

WSP USA, Inc. is seeking a Carolinas Senior Water Resources Project Manager to provide senior technical, project, and client leadership for our North Carolina Water Resources team. This role may be based in Raleigh, Charlotte, or Wilmington, with a focus on supporting complex flood resilience, stormwater, and coastal projects across North Carolina and the broader Carolinas region. Our Water Resources practice area encompasses drainage and stormwater management, green infrastructure design and stormwater management, coastal and fluvial resiliency, stormwater conveyance, and site civil design.

Job Description

You will help guide and mentor staff across our North Carolina water resources team, provide senior technical direction on complex projects, support strong project delivery, and strengthen trusted relationships with key clients. In this role, you will be part of the delivery of transformational projects for municipalities, agencies, developers and institutions in the Carolinas. You will have the opportunity to make an impact on our team and on the clients and communities we serve.

Your Impact

People & Culture

• Model and support a collaborative, inclusive, and technically strong team culture.
• Mentor and develop staff, support recruiting and retention efforts, and help build a strong technical bench for our North Carolina water resources team.
• Facilitate effective collaboration across offices to bring the right technical expertise and resources to our clients and projects.
• Support employee engagement and contribute to an inclusive team environment where staff can grow professionally.
• Operational Excellence
• Support sustainable growth by helping deliver high-quality projects, maintain strong client relationships, and identify follow-on opportunities with existing and prospective clients.
• Achieve margin and project performance targets through proactive risk management, disciplined delivery, and consistent QA/QC across multi-disciplinary teams.
• Support resource planning across offices to align project needs with available technical expertise and staff development opportunities.
• Strategic Growth & Business Development
• Contribute to focused client and project development strategies that align with local market needs and the strengths of our North Carolina water resources team.
• Strengthen strategic accounts and drive exceptional client care within the Carolinas water resources practice area.
• Help identify and position WSP for high-quality opportunities that align with our technical strengths, client relationships, and team capacity.
• Provide end-to-end pursuit leadership for key opportunities: own capture plans, positioning, and win strategies.
• Support decision-making on strategic pursuits by providing technical, client, and delivery insight to help WSP focus on the right opportunities.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to lead diverse teams and inspire cross-functional collaboration.
• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or related field.
• 15 years of post-education experience in water resources engineering, with at least 10 years of related experience in the Carolinas.
• Professional Engineering License (PE) in North Carolina or South Carolina.
• Candidate must have strong technical writing and communication skills.
• Advanced proficiency with engineering principles, practices, process, design/build, standard of care and project work-related issues.
• Excellent leadership and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to effectively interact with employees at all levels of the organization.
• Proven history of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
• Travel within the Carolinas region, with potential for travel beyond region.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in engineering or business management.
• Professional Engineering License (PE) in multi-states.

At WSP USA, Inc. we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace for our employees.

At this time, WSP USA, Inc., will not sponsor a new applicant for work authorization.

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.

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• 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.

Notice To Third Party Agencies

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