Senior Transmission Program Manager - Power Delivery (Remote)

WSP; Collinsville (IL); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 259,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP is seeking a Sr Transmission Project Manager to oversee power delivery transmission line and substation projects in the St. Louis, MO or Collinsville, IL area.

You will lead cross-functional teams and manage scope, schedule, budget, and risk to deliver projects on time and within client expectations. The role requires strong leadership, client relationship management, and experience with CPM scheduling, cost control, and QA/QC.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Business, or a related field.
• 12+ years of relevant post-education experience, including significant project management responsibility within Power Delivery.
• Demonstrated experience managing medium to large, complex transmission line and/or substation projects for electric utility clients.
• Proven ability to lead multiple concurrent projects or a portfolio of related projects with accountability for scope, schedule, budget, quality, safety, risk, client satisfaction, and overall delivery performance.
• Advanced understanding of utility project delivery, including engineering, procurement, permitting, environmental coordination, construction readiness, outage coordination, commissioning, closeout, and client reporting requirements.
• Strong working knowledge of project controls practices, including CPM schedule management, cost forecasting, earned value management, change management, risk management, invoice review, and financial performance tracking.
• Experience developing and maintaining project governance tools and documentation, including project execution plans, risk registers, decision logs, action item trackers, change logs, QA/QC records, and audit-ready project files.
• Demonstrated ability to manage client relationships at a senior project level, communicate effectively with client representatives and leadership, resolve issues proactively, and support long-term account and program objectives.
• Experience leading, coordinating, and influencing multidisciplinary teams, including engineering, project controls, procurement, construction, environmental, permitting, subcontractors, vendors, consultants, and client stakeholders.
• Ability to provide direction, coaching, and mentorship to project managers, assistant project managers, and project team members while reinforcing accountability, consistency, and adherence to project management best practices.
• Advanced analytical, organizational, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to assess project performance, anticipate risks, evaluate alternatives, and recommend practical solutions aligned with project and business objectives.
• Strong business acumen with demonstrated ability to manage project financials, protect margin, support change recovery, evaluate commercial impacts, and make sound decisions involving company funds and client commitments.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare clear project reports, executive summaries, client communications, meeting materials, and presentations for internal and external stakeholders.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and project management tools such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, SharePoint, Primavera P6 or equivalent scheduling tools, and related project controls or reporting systems.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, adapt to changing project needs, and maintain accountability in a fast-paced utility project environment.
• Proven commitment to workplace safety, quality, ethics, and compliance, including adherence to WSP's health, safety, drug/alcohol, harassment, Code of Conduct, and related policies and procedures.
• Ability to travel periodically to WSP offices, client offices, project sites, or other locations as required by project and business needs.
• This position is subject to and contingent upon client approval of candidates put forth for consideration by WSP

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, execution, monitoring, and closeout of multiple concurrent transmission line and substation projects of significant size, complexity, and strategic importance.
• Provide senior-level project management oversight for scope, schedule, budget, quality, safety, risk, procurement, construction readiness, commissioning, and project closeout activities.
• Serve as the primary point of accountability for project delivery, proactively identifying issues, driving decisions, escalating risks, and ensuring alignment with client expectations, contractual requirements, and WSP standards.
• Maintain regular communications with the client including reporting on monthly status, safety incidents, and major issues together with scope and budget impacts.
• Participate in and oversee problem project reviews, providing input about root cause issues and potential solutions. Assist with developing project recovery plans.
• Ensure regular project reporting and updates are provided to clients, technical areas, and business unit managers, identifying any emergent issues with scope, risk, and/or budget.
• Develop, maintain, and communicate integrated project schedules, cost forecasts, performance metrics, and executive-level reporting to support transparent decision-making and portfolio visibility.
• Manage project financial performance, including budgeting, forecasting, earned value analysis, change management, invoice review, cost control, and margin protection.
• Lead client engagement and relationship development through proactive communication, issue resolution, strategic alignment, and consistent delivery of high-quality project outcomes.
• Direct and coordinate multidisciplinary teams, including engineering, project controls, procurement, construction, environmental, permitting, vendors, contractors, and client stakeholders.
• Establish and maintain project governance practices, including risk registers, decision logs, action tracking, change control, contract compliance, quality reviews, and audit-ready documentation.
• Guide technical review requirements, resource planning, staffing assignments, and QA/QC expectations to ensure deliverables are complete, accurate, timely, and aligned with project objectives.
• Mentor project managers, assistant project managers, and project team members by sharing best practices, reinforcing accountability, and supporting consistent project delivery across the program.
• Collaborate with professionals from a variety of disciplines to provide "trusted advisor" service and future ready solutions for clients.
• Exercise sound judgment and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources, client commitments, and project conduct while adhering to WSP's Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business and client needs.

Skills

Project management

CPM scheduling

Client relationship management

Budgeting & cost control

Risk management

Leadership & mentoring

Education

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

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Excel

SharePoint

Job description

WSP is seeking a Sr Transmission Project Manager to oversee power delivery transmission line and substation projects in the St. Louis, MO or Collinsville, IL area.

You will lead cross-functional teams and manage scope, schedule, budget, and risk to deliver projects on time and within client expectations. The role requires strong leadership, client relationship management, and experience with CPM scheduling, cost control, and QA/QC.