Project Director

WSP USA; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 140,000 - 177,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP USA is seeking a Project Director to oversee a portfolio of projects, providing leadership to project teams, establishing delivery practices, and ensuring quality work to win repeat business.

The role requires a bachelor's degree in a related field and 7–10 years of project delivery, with 3–5 years of leadership. Travel as needed; strong governance, budgeting, and risk management skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or related field.
• 7-10 years of progressive project delivery experience.
• Minimum 3-5 years of leadership experience overseeing or supporting Project Managers, project teams, or multiple concurrent projects.
• Experience managing scope, schedule, budget, risk, and quality outcomes.
• Experience managing project financials, including budgeting, forecasting, revenue recognition, margin management, and change control.
• Proven ability to oversee multiple projects or a portfolio simultaneously.
• Experience implementing and maintaining project governance, controls, and reporting frameworks.
• Ability to interpret contractual requirements and manage delivery obligations accordingly.
• Demonstrated capability to lead project recovery efforts and drive corrective actions when needed.
• Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills; capable of coaching teams.

Responsibilities

• Oversees delivery of a portfolio of projects with oversight and escalation points.
• Provides guidance to Project Teams and mentors Project Managers.
• Tracks project performance, governance, and reporting to leadership.
• Ensures work, budget, and pricing are defined, planned, and understood.
• Maintains risk controls and drives delivery to the plan.

Skills

Leadership

Project governance

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Coaching/mentoring

Interpersonal communication

Strategic guidance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Engineering/PM

Tools

MS Office

Visio

Project

SharePoint

Job description

The Project Director is accountable for the review and supports delivery of a portfolio of projects. They provide oversight, support and guidance to the Project Teams within their portfolio, including acting as an escalation point. They are project-focused and are responsible for developing strong, long-lasting project delivery practices, and identifying and delivering quality work product to support winning repeat work.

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.

• Ensures the Project Team has the required levels of skill, knowledge and experience to deliver the projects.

• Ensures that the work, budgeted costs and pricing associated with the project are defined, planned and understood.

• Ensures appropriate controls are in place to monitor delivery against the plan.

• Coach and guides Project Managers.

• Acts as a link between the Project Team and Senior Leadership, providing both strategic guidance to the Delivery Team and regular updates to the Leadership Team.

• Acts as an escalation point for the Project Team and occasionally for the client.

• Conducts regular and robust project performance reviews and project oversight of multiple projects and tracks project overall performance.

• Oversees formal closure of the project.

• Mentor junior staff to support their growth and professional development.

• 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.

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related field; equivalent experience considered.

• 7-10 years of progressive project delivery experience, including management or support of large projects or programs.

• Minimum 3-5 years of leadership experience overseeing or supporting Project Managers, project teams, or multiple concurrent projects.

• Demonstrated experience supporting projects with responsibility for scope, schedule, budget, risk, and quality outcomes.

• Experience managing project financials, including budgeting, forecasting, revenue recognition, margin management, and change control.

• Proven ability to oversee multiple projects or a portfolio simultaneously.

• Experience implementing and maintaining project governance, controls, and reporting frameworks.

• Experience identifying, mitigating, and escalating project risks and issues in a timely manner.

• Track record of coaching, mentoring, and developing Project Managers and delivery team members.

• Experience working within a matrixed or cross-functional organizational structure.

• Ability to interpret contractual requirements and manage delivery obligations accordingly.

• Demonstrated capability to lead project recovery efforts and drive corrective actions when needed.

• Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally.

• Competent with technical writing, office automation, relevant software, MS Office suite products (e.g., Word, Excel, Visio, Project, SharePoint), technology, spreadsheets, and PM tools.

• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.

• Must be flexible to a variety of schedules to meet business needs and able to prioritize responsibilities and quickly adapt to change in a pressure work environment.

• Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.

WSP Benefits:

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

Compensation:

Expected Salary (all locations): $125,000 - $189,000

WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.

Expected Salary (Colorado only): $140,000 - $177,000

WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position within the state of Colorado, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.