Senior Project Manager – Industrial

WSP in the U.S.; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, disability, &

Retirement savings

Paid time off

Job summary

WSP USA is seeking a Senior Project Manager/Team Leader to join our Industrial Center of Excellence (ICoE) national practice. You will lead complex industrial facilities projects from planning through execution, manage client relationships, project teams, schedules, and budgets, and collaborate with multidisciplinary professionals to deliver high-quality solutions.

This role offers the chance to influence large-scale projects in manufacturing and process facilities, mentor junior staff, support

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or a related field.
• Minimum 10 years of experience managing industrial or manufacturing facilities-related projects.
• Experience leading project management and multidisciplinary design teams with direct/indirect reporting.
• Strong understanding of industrial facilities, manufacturing environments, and building systems.
• PMP certification or PE license preferred, but not required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage complex industrial facilities projects, including advanced manufacturing, distribution, and process-driven facilities, through planning, design, construction administration and closeout.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for clients, ensuring project objectives, scope, schedule, and budget are achieved.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams, including architectural, engineering, and specialty consultants.
• Develop and manage project execution plans, schedules, staffing plans, and budgets.
• Identify, monitor, and implement risk mitigation strategies to support successful delivery
• Manage project financial performance, including budgets, forecasting, invoicing support, and resource utilization.
• Develop and maintain strong client relationships that contribute to repeat business opportunities and long-term client satisfaction.
• Mentor junior project managers and support their professional development.
• Support key pursuits and client development activities by contributing technical, project delivery, and client relationship expertise. Participate in proposal development, interviews and client presentations, and pursuit planning efforts.
• Contribute to a collaborative team environment through mentoring, knowledge sharing, and support of project staffing and resource planning efforts.
• Collaborate closely with regional and national Industrial Center of Excellence leadership to share best practices and support continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Client relationship management

Budgeting and forecasting

Multidisciplinary teams coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or related field

Job description

Job Description

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Senior Project Manager/Team Leader to join our Industrial Center of Excellence (ICoE) national practice. This role will support a growing portfolio of industrial and advanced manufacturing projects and offers the opportunity to work within a collaborative multidisciplinary environment focused on delivering high-quality solutions to our clients. This position will regularly interact with client leadership teams to provide project management guidance and help support successful planning and execution of capital projects.

Be involved in impactful projects with our Property & Buildings / Industrial team and be part of a global organization that is driven by innovation, technical excellence, and a commitment to client success.

Your Impact

As a Senior Project Manager, you will be responsible for leading complex industrial facilities projects from planning through execution, while managing client relationships, project teams, schedules, and budgets.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage complex industrial facilities projects, including advanced manufacturing, distribution, and process-driven facilities, through planning, design, construction administration and closeout.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for clients, ensuring project objectives, scope, schedule, and budget are achieved.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams, including architectural, engineering, and specialty consultants.
• Develop and manage project execution plans, schedules, staffing plans, and budgets.
• Identify, monitor, and implement risk mitigation strategies to support successful delivery
• Manage project financial performance, including budgets, forecasting, invoicing support, and resource utilization.
• Develop and maintain strong client relationships that contribute to repeat business opportunities and long-term client satisfaction.
• Mentor junior project managers and support their professional development.
• Support key pursuits and client development activities by contributing technical, project delivery, and client relationship expertise. Participate in proposal development, interviews and client presentations, and pursuit planning efforts.
• Contribute to a collaborative team environment through mentoring, knowledge sharing, and support of project staffing and resource planning efforts.
• Collaborate closely with regional and national Industrial Center of Excellence leadership to share best practices and support continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or a related field
• Minimum 10 years of experience managing industrial or manufacturing facilities-related projects
• Proven experience leading project management and multidisciplinary design teams including direct and indirect reporting team members and partners.
• Strong understanding of industrial facilities, manufacturing environments, and building systems
• Experienced with alternate construction delivery models on greenfield and brownfield industrial projects including new construction, facility and system upgrades, and facility retrofits
• Excellent client management, communication, and leadership skills
• Skilled at managing project financials, schedules, and contracts
• PMP certification or PE license preferred, but not required

Preferred Experience

• Advanced manufacturing or industrial facilities project experience
• Experience working with large, complex projects and multiple stakeholders
• Familiarity with design-build or alternative delivery methods

WSP Benefits

• Coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life
• Retirement savings
• Paid sick leave
• Paid vacation (or other personal time)
• Paid parental leave
• Paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings

Compensation

Expected Salary: $134,700 – $200,100

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.

About WSP

ABOUT US 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.

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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.

Notice To Third Party Agencies

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation — no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.