Strategic Power & Energy Program Leader

WSP Global Inc.; Augusta (ME); Presencial; USD 150.000 - 190.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

WSP is seeking a Senior Program Director (Power and Energy) for our Power & Energy Program Management Office. The successful candidate is preferred to be located in the Maine region with travel to WSP and/or Client offices for periodic meetings.

Provides leadership, definition, and oversight for large-scale programs in EHV Transmission and Distribution. Lead complex projects, manage budgets, KPIs, and stakeholder engagement; develop governance docs, and ensure safe, compliant delivery.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, or a related major, or equivalent experience in a technical or engineering firm.
• 15+ years of relevant post education experience in a project management role within our industry.
• Advanced-level understanding of the project delivery process within the A/E/C industry, and an extensive background and experience in large-scale project management. Experience managing projects through a variety of delivery models (DBB, EPC, PDB).
• Advanced knowledge and proficiency with analytical and organizational skills, with business acumen to bridge business and project management.
• Strong working knowledge of corporate project management principles, practices, process, delivery, execution, and the business impact upon the organization.
• Demonstrated exceptional ability with establishing, implementing, and managing multiple larger scale/complex projects, programs, documents, systems, and practices.
• Excellent self-leadership and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to manage staff, and effectively, persuasively, and tactfully interact with employees at all levels of the organization.
• Strategic lateral thinking and strong analytical skills with attention to detail and prioritization of responsibilities in a pressure work environment.
• Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources, including senior management, subcontractors, consultants, suppliers, clients, and company-wide staff, including those with whom no formal hierarchical relationship exits.
• Advanced knowledge and proficiency with technical writing, office automation, relevant software, MS Office suite products (e.g., Word, Excel, Visio, Project, SharePoint), technology, spreadsheets, and PM tools.
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
• Strong ability to quickly adapt to change and demonstrate flexibility to a variety of schedules and hours to meet business needs.

Responsabilidades

• Lead the most complex and largest scale projects within the organization, ensuring contributors know what they are required to do and by when, preparing and overseeing relevant project budgets, forecasts, margins and KPIs, monitoring external events and risk contingencies, tracking hours and expenses, ensuring QA/QC and satisfactory performance, and managing the contractual obligations to deliver the project or assigned portfolio of assigned project(s) as defined in the contract.
• Foster effective and proactive strategies to engage project stakeholders at all levels, maintain effective relationships, and report on project progress.
• Participate in the technical aspects of contract negotiation, presentations, and meetings.
• Accountable for the profitable performance and successful completion of all individual projects within the specified area or portfolio.
• Provide leadership to multi-disciplinary project teams and contribute to providing high level strategic advice to clients.
• Provide performance guidance and proactive leadership to assigned managers and staff.
• Develop, maintain, and update Project Initiation and governance documentation, including Risk Registers (REF/RMP), Project Management Plans (PMP), Project Quality Plans (QP), Project Safety Plans (PSP), and Communications Plans, in accordance with WSP and client requirements.

Conocimientos

Interpersonal communication skills

Analytical skills

Leadership

Project management

Strategic thinking

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, or a related major

Master’s Degree

Project management certification (e.g., PMP, CAP-M)

Herramientas

MS Office suite (Word, Excel, Visio, Project, SharePoint)

Descripción del empleo

WSP is seeking a Senior Program Director (Power and Energy) for our Power & Energy Program Management Office. The successful candidate is preferred to be located in the Maine region with travel to WSP and/or Client offices for periodic meetings.

Provides leadership, definition, and oversight for large-scale programs in EHV Transmission and Distribution. Lead complex projects, manage budgets, KPIs, and stakeholder engagement; develop governance docs, and ensure safe, compliant delivery.