Senior Commercial Lead, Alternative Delivery Projects

WSP in the U.S.; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 265,000 - 323,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Flexible workplace model

Retirement savings

Job summary

WSP seeks an Alternative Delivery Project Commercial Manager to support major projects, often as the designer on a Design Build or P3 team. You will lead commercial, controls, and contract activities across pre-award, award, and construction phases, collaborating with project teams to optimize value and risk management.

Reporting to the National Alternative Delivery Commercial Manager within WSP’s Program Management line, you will drive pricing, change management, and performance reporting while

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, legal studies or business management or a related field.
• 15 years of experience supporting major infrastructure, aviation, transportation, and/or water/utility capital projects.
• Demonstrated expertise in construction contract change management, claims analysis, and commercial negotiations.
• Strong background in project controls, cost forecasting, schedule analysis, and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Provide commercial and project controls oversight on complex infrastructure projects from start-up through execution, closeout, and dispute resolution.
• Support project managers and design teams in development of pricing for work product, and in management of risks and contingencies, including avoidance of “scope creep”.
• Proactive project and contract change and claims management and resolution.
• Engage and advise WSP legal counsel as required.
• Provide input/recommendations on project team staffing.
• Recommend, and support the project team in applying, strategies for proper project setup to align with alternative delivery project control standards.
• Project kick-off meeting contribution; technical and commercial (internal and external).
• Implement development and negotiation strategies for amendments and supplements with WSP project leadership.
• Develop, monitor and manage WSP commercial metrics (e.g., earned value, cost tracking, schedule, cash flow, change orders, cost vs budget trends, etc.).
• Develop and maintain relationships with project-level WSP Project Accountant and project control teams to provide the project team with sufficient support.
• Apply alternative delivery best practices to commercial management on projects.

Skills

Project controls

Contract change management

Commercial negotiations

Cost forecasting

Schedule analysis

Risk management

Executive level reporting

Written and verbal communication

Design-build / P3 experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, legal studies or business management or a related field

Tools

Primavera P6

Power BI

Cost management systems

Job description

WSP seeks an Alternative Delivery Project Commercial Manager to support major projects, often as the designer on a Design Build or P3 team. You will lead commercial, controls, and contract activities across pre-award, award, and construction phases, collaborating with project teams to optimize value and risk management.

Reporting to the National Alternative Delivery Commercial Manager within WSP’s Program Management line, you will drive pricing, change management, and performance reporting while