Project Manager (SIR)

WSP; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 93,000 - 122,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP USA is seeking an Environmental Project Manager to lead projects across the earth and environment space, from site characterization to remediation and permitting. You will coordinate cross-functional teams, manage budgets, schedules, and client expectations, and ensure safe, compliant delivery.

The role emphasizes strong PMI-aligned project management, multi-discipline leadership, and proactive risk management, with travel as needed to support projects in the United States.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, Environmental, or related field.
• 3–5 years of post-education Earth and Environment experience.
• Experience with project financial tracking and change management.
• Understanding of PMI processes and best practices.
• Experience identifying project risks and creating risk registers.
• Experience with MS Project or Primavera.
• Ability to manage multi-discipline teams and client relations.

Responsibilities

• Manage budgets, scope, schedules, resources, and client satisfaction.
• Coordinate activities across teams with project coordinators.
• Plan and manage projects using PM tools to meet stakeholder expectations.
• Maintain client-facing communication with ethics and integrity.
• Ensure delivery within budget and schedule.

Skills

Risk management

Project planning

Team leadership

Client relationship management

Interpersonal communication

Budget tracking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Science/Environmental or related discipline

3–5 years of post-education Earth and Environment experience

Tools

MS Project

Primavera P6

Job description

This Opportunity

The Environmental Project Managerwill be involved in all stages of a project’s life cycle (i.e. Initiation, Planning, Execution, Monitoring and Control, and Closure) for consulting services related to earth and environment projects including site characterization and remediation, environmental permitting and compliance, water/wastewater treatment, and mining. Most components of this role will relate to engineering and/or environmental consulting scopes. The role will be focused on technical practice areas in our earth and environment business such as site assessment and remediation, geotechnical engineering, geosciences, surface water and groundwater in aspects of projects ranging from site characterization, permitting and planning, desktop analyses, feasibility studies, research and detailed design. This project management role will work closely with technical managers and ensure the correct delivery of projects within budget and schedule.

Your Impact

• Responsible for managing budgets, scope, schedules, resourcing and client satisfaction while working closely with professionals from WSP’s teams across the United States and supported by trained project coordinators.
• Must be familiar with the project scope and objectives, as well as the role and function of each team member to effectively co-ordinate the activities of the team.
• Use project management tools, methods, and best practices to plan and manage projects in a way that aligns with the expectations of stakeholders and meet business needs.
• The role is client-facing, and strong interpersonal skills combined with direct communication, ethics and integrity is a must.
• Must be action-orientated, resourceful and has the ability to hold self and others accountable
  

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Science, Environmental, or related discipline
• Minimum of 3-5 years of post-education work experience in the Earth and Environment space.
• Demonstrated experience with project financial tracking, and change management related to scopes of work
• Understanding and adherence to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMI)
• Experience in identifying and mitigating against project risks and developing risk registers.
• Expertise in project planning, tracking and analysis (e.g., using MS Excel or similar programs)
• Highly organized, adaptable, a developing leader, and calm under pressure
• Experience in managing multi-discipline teams
• Proven focus on the management of clients and subcontractors
• Experience in the use of MS Project and/or P6 Primavera
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
• Ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek.
• Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.
  

Preferred Qualifications

• PMI Project Management Professional
• Experience managing coordinated program-level portfolios of projects
• Alaskan engineering project experience

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): $93,300 - $121,800

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.

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