SUE Project Manager

WSP; Mooresville (NC); On-site; USD 95,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP is seeking a SUE Project Manager IV to oversee complex subsurface utility engineering projects from planning through closeout in Mooresville or Charlotte, NC. The role emphasizes ownership of scope, schedule, budget, risk, and client communications.

You will coordinate across field, CAD, survey, operations, and client teams, ensuring quality deliverables, effective issue resolution, and adherence to project goals while mentoring junior staff and promoting consistent practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience is required.
• 5 to 7 years of SUE, surveying, project management, or related project delivery experience.
• Experience managing scope, schedule, budget, risk, and client expectations.
• Strong understanding of SUE delivery, field operations, CAD deliverables, and quality requirements.
• Ability to mentor project managers and coordinate across multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage complex or high-priority SUE projects from planning through closeout.
• Own project scope, schedule, budget, resource planning, and delivery performance.
• Lead coordination across field, CAD, survey, operations, client, and project teams.
• Manage client communication, expectations, scope changes, and project issue resolution.
• Monitor financial performance, schedule impacts, quality concerns, and delivery risks.
• Review deliverables for technical quality, completeness, consistency, and client requirements.
• Mentor developing project managers and support consistent project delivery practices.

Skills

SUE project delivery

Client communication

Mentoring others

Risk management

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

CAD

Surveying

Job description

This Opportunity

WSP is seeking a SUE Project Manager IV located at our Mooresville or Charlotte, NC offices and manage larger, more complex, or higher-risk subsurface utility engineering projects, with stronger ownership of project delivery, financial performance, client communication, risk management, and quality.

Your Impact

• Manage complex or high-priority SUE projects from planning through closeout

• Own project scope, schedule, budget, resource planning, and delivery performance

• Lead coordination across field, CAD, survey, operations, client, and project teams

• Manage client communication, expectations, scope changes, and project issue resolution

• Monitor financial performance, schedule impacts, quality concerns, and delivery risks

• Review deliverables for technical quality, completeness, consistency, and client requirements

• Mentor developing project managers and support consistent project delivery practices

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

• Minimum 5 to 7 years of SUE, surveying, project management, or related project delivery experience

• Demonstrated experience managing project scope, schedule, budget, risk, and client expectations

• Strong understanding of SUE project delivery, field operations, CAD deliverables, and quality requirements

• Ability to mentor developing project managers and coordinate across multidisciplinary teams