Power Delivery Substation Project Manager

Socket.dev; Fort Worth (TX); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP USA is seeking a Substation Project Manager in the Dallas–Fort Worth area to join our Power & Energy Management Team. You will lead project activities, coordinate with PM, Production, and Project Controls, and oversee budgets, schedules, and risk management with limited supervision in a hybrid role.

The role requires a deep background in power delivery, at least 12 years in project management, and 5+ years of substation design, with strong communication skills and a commitment to safety and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Engineering, Construction Management or related field.
• 12+ years of post-education experience in project management in Power Delivery/Utility.
• 5+ years of substation physical and electrical design experience.
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proficient with MS Office and project management tools.
• Strong writing, detail orientation and communication abilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide PM leadership for substation projects, overseeing budgets, forecasts, margins and KPIs.
• Develop and nurture strong client relationships to drive satisfaction and retention.
• Lead in-office client engagement and periodic site visits.
• Coordinate with area/technical managers on resources and subcontracting needs.
• Ensure updates to risk, PMP, QP, PSP, and communications documentation.
• Lead project kick-off meetings and report progress to stakeholders.
• Mentor and guide assigned staff and ensure QA/QC adherence.
• Collaborate with disciplines to provide trusted advisor solutions.

Skills

PM leadership

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Advanced MS Office

Technical writing

Project controls

Power delivery

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's in Engineering or related field

Tools

MS Project

Visio

SharePoint

PM certifications (PMP)

Job description

WSP is seeking a Substation Project Manager for our Power & Energy Management Team in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

This Opportunity

This position is an integral member of the project team working closely with Project Management, Production, and Project Controls within our Client's Project Management office. The Project Manager is responsible for supporting, organizing, and controlling project activities with little oversight. This is hybrid role requiring the selected candidate to work from the Client's office a minimum of 3 days per week.

As one of the world’s leading professional services firms, WSP now brings world-class expertise in power delivery and project management with the recent acquisition of POWER Engineers, Inc. Our vision is to be the preeminent pure-play global consulting firm for the world’s energy transition. And we need your help.

Your Impact

• Provide PM leadership for small/medium/large scale/more complex high voltage and EHV Substation projects ensuring support for preparing and overseeing project detailed design, budgets, forecasts, margins and KPIs, monitoring external events and risk contingencies, ensuring satisfactory performance, and managing the contractual obligations to deliver the project or assigned portfolio of assigned project(s) as defined in the contract and client’s expectations.
• Be the face of WSP for the client. Develop and nurture strong, long-term relationships with client by understanding their needs, providing tailored solutions, and ensuring consistent communication to drive satisfaction and retention
• Build and maintain strong client relationships to support future opportunities
• Includes client in-office presence 3+ days a week and periodic site visits
• Develop and foster effective strategies to engage project stakeholders at all levels, maintain effective relationships, and report on project progress.
• Provide verbal and/or written inputs to multi-disciplinary project teams and contribute to providing high level strategic advice to clients.
• Manage and provide performance guidance and leadership to assigned staff.
• Ensure updates occur with system and process documentation including: Risk (REF/RMP), Project Management Plan (PMP), Project Quality Plan (QP), Project Safety (PSP), and Communications Plan where applicable.
• Lead project kick-off meetings with key stakeholders.
• Coordinate with area/technical managers to address project resource and subcontracting requirements in a timely manner.
• Adhere to safety regulations and enforce project safety standards
• Participate in and oversee problem project reviews, providing input about root cause issues and potential solutions. Assist with developing project recovery plans.
• Collaborate with professionals from a variety of disciplines to provide “trusted advisor” service and future ready solutions for clients.
• Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Engineering, Construction Management or other related field within the Power & Energy Market.
• 12+ years of relevant post education experience in a project management role within the Power Delivery/Utility Industry
• 5+ years of substation physical and electrical design experience
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills
• Intermediate to Advanced Microsoft Office Suite skills
• Strong attention to detail and technical writing skills
• Highly proficient understanding of project delivery process within the Power Delivery/Utility industry and strong background and experience in project management
• Advanced proficiency with analytical and organizational skills, with business acumen to bridge the business and project management
• Advanced proficiency with interpersonal and communication skills to interact effectively, persuasively, and tactfully with leadership, subcontractors, and employees at all levels of the organization
• Excellent self-leadership with attention to detail, multi-tasking, and adjusting readily to the changing prioritization of responsibilities in a dynamic work environment
• Works independently and provides guidance and leadership to mid-level to senior level team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC
• Advanced proficiency with technical writing, office automation, relevant software, MS Office suite products (e.g., Word, Excel, Visio, Project, SharePoint), technology, spreadsheets, and PM tools
• Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources, including senior management, subcontractors, consultants, and company-wide staff, including those with whom no formal hierarchical relationship exits
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies
• Strong ability to quickly adapt to change and demonstrate flexibility to a variety of schedules and hours to meet project-specific needs

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.

www.wsp.com

WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. 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.