Remote Power & Energy Project Leader

WSP in the U.S.; Shreveport (LA); Remote; USD 102,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

WSP is seeking a Project Manager, Power & Energy for its PMO. The role supports projects nationwide with periodic in-person meetings and travel as needed. You will supervise cross-functional teams, manage budgets, schedules, risks, and QA/QC across multiple projects within the Power & Energy practice.

Required: engineering degree, 7–10 years PM experience in A/E/C, PMP or CAP-M, and strong leadership and communication skills. Travel and remote work within the United States are expected as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, science, or a related major, or equivalent experience in a technical or engineering firm.
• Essential project management certification required (e.g., PMP, CAP-M).
• 7 to 10 years of relevant post-education experience in a project management role within the industry.
• Sound understanding of project delivery process within the A/E/C industry and well-defined background and experience in project management.
• Well-developed analytical and organizational skills with business acumen to bridge the business and project management.
• Competent critical thinking and problem-solving skills to make assessments and calculations involving project management principles.
• Demonstrated high-level of self-leadership with attention to detail, multi-tasking, and adapting to changing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Oversee cross-functional teams of technical professionals to execute project work across multiple projects, including budgets, hours, expenses, and deliverables.
• Contribute to development of proposals, cost estimates, scope, schedules, and resource plans.
• Develop WBS tasks and estimated costs.
• Coordinate QA/QC reviews and adherence to project plans.
• Assist with margin analyses and risk contingencies.
• Coordinate contract negotiations, presentations, and meetings with stakeholders.
• Prepare project initiation/setup documentation (RMP/REF, PMP, QP, PSP, Communications Plan).
• Provide regular project reporting to clients and management, highlighting risks and budget.
• Monitor AR and unbilled revenue; work with procurement to close procurements.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Analytical thinking

Self-leadership

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, science, or related major

Master's degree in Engineering

Tools

MS Project

Visio

SharePoint

Excel

Job description

WSP is seeking a Project Manager, Power & Energy for its PMO. The role supports projects nationwide with periodic in-person meetings and travel as needed. You will supervise cross-functional teams, manage budgets, schedules, risks, and QA/QC across multiple projects within the Power & Energy practice.

Required: engineering degree, 7–10 years PM experience in A/E/C, PMP or CAP-M, and strong leadership and communication skills. Travel and remote work within the United States are expected as needed.