Technical Project Manager, Civil Engineer

WSP in the U.S.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 147,000 - 235,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Retirement savings plan

Paid sick leave

Paid vacation

Job summary

WSP USA is seeking a Technical Project Manager, Civil Engineer to join our Washington transportation team. The role supports cross-functional leadership across budgets, schedules, and technical delivery for mid-to-large civil projects in Tacoma, Seattle, or Portland offices.

The candidate must have a WA PE license, 10+ years in transportation sectors, and 5+ years of project management experience, with strong knowledge of local practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, or related major or equivalent experience.
• WA Professional Engineering license required.
• 10+ years of post-education experience in roadway/highway/site development/transit design within Transportation.
• Minimum 5+ years’ project management experience on transportation infrastructure projects.
• Familiarity with Sound Transit, WSDOT, and City of Seattle engineering practices.
• Strong knowledge of civil engineering principles, design/build, and permitting processes.
• Experience with project delivery in the A/E/C industry and management responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Oversee cross-functional teams to manage budgets, hours, expenses, deliverables, and compliance.
• Support long-term strategy, growth, and pipeline development for Civil Engineering work.
• Lead proposal and project scope, timelines, pricing, and budgets in compliance with codes.
• Supervise subcontractors and staff; ensure QA/QC adherence.
• Provide strategic inputs to multi-disciplinary teams and clients.
• Uphold WSP Code of Conduct and safety policies.

Skills

PE license

10+ years experience

5+ years PM experience

Sound Transit/WSDOT knowledge

Project delivery in A/E/C

Analytical & communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering/science

Master’s degree in engineering (preferred)

Tools

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

Project management tools

PM/engineering software

Job description

Job Description

This Opportunity

WSP is seeking a Technical Project Manager, Civil Engineer to join our Washington transportation team. This position can be based out of our Tacoma, WA, Seattle, WA or Portland, OR offices.

Provides subject matter technical project leadership, and guidance with managing the administrative, commercial, and technical components of assigned project(s) or portfolio of projects in accordance with WSP’s core values, and the level of project services agreed upon in the contract by WSP and the client(s). Tasks include responsibility for the overall performance of assigned project(s) that are moderate and larger size/complexity and regional in scope, and includes oversight for financial, technical, client satisfaction, quality, safety, and schedule. Ensures that responsibilities throughout the project lifecycle (proposal phase, project startup and planning, project execution, reporting, and project closeout) are adhered to, delivered, and audited with a level of quality that meets or exceeds acceptable corporate standards for safety, execution, profitability, and operational purpose.

Your Impact

• Oversee and monitor cross-functional teams of technical professionals and subject matter experts to execute project work on mid-level and/or multiple concurrent projects, including budgets, tracking hours and expenses, task completion, cost and quantities of materials/equipment/labor, deliverables, compliance documentation, and managing the contractual obligations to deliver the project(s) as defined in the contract.
• Support the long-term strategy, growth, and pipeline development of Civil Engineering work for WSP in assigned area of responsibility, with a focus on infrastructure opportunities in all business lines (planning, design, and strategic consulting and program/construction management).
• Lead and develop and inform proposal and project scopes, timelines, pricing, and budgetary metrics. Accountable for planning, development and management of projects in compliance with all applicable City/State/Federal codes and regulations, and in accordance with all acceptable engineering practices.
• Lead complex civil engineering projects ensuring contributors know what they are required to do and by when, preparing and overseeing relevant project budgets, monitoring external events, tracking hours and expenses, ensuring satisfactory performance, and supervising subcontractors, contract work, and employees.
• Establish and actively drive the appropriate levels of technical review required for the project, selecting appropriately qualified staff to perform the required reviews, and adherence to the QA/QC plan, as applicable.
• Supervise and mentor staff to support their growth and professional development.
• Manage contract negotiations, presentations, and meetings from project inception to completion.
• Provide verbal and/or written inputs to multi-disciplinary project teams and contribute to providing high level strategic advice to clients.
• Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, or a related major, or equivalent experience in a technical or engineering firm.
• WA Professional Engineering license required
• 10+ years of relevant post education experience with roadway/highway/site development/transit design within Transportation industry.
• A minimum of 5+ years’ project management experience on transportation infrastructure projects.
• Familiarity with Sound Transit, WSDOT, and City of Seattle engineering practices.
• Highly proficient with civil engineering principles, practices, process, design/build, standard of care, and the application to permitting and project work-related issues.
• Highly proficient with transportation and infrastructure design.
• Proficient understanding of project delivery process within the A/E/C industry and strong background and experience in project management.
• Highly proficient analytical and organizational skills, with business acumen to bridge the business and project management.
• Highly proficient with critical thinking and problem-solving skills to make assessments and calculations involving the application of project management principles, with a sound understanding of intent, impact, and optimal outcomes.
• Highly proficient interpersonal and communication skills to interact effectively, persuasively, and tactfully with leadership, subcontractors, and employees at all levels of the organization.
• Strong self-leadership with attention to detail, multi-tasking, and adjusting readily to the changing prioritization of responsibilities in a dynamic work environment.
• Works independently to provide guidance and leadership to mid-level to senior-level team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC.
• Proficiency with technical writing, office automation, relevant software, MS Office suite products (e.g., Word, Excel, Visio, Project, SharePoint), technology, spreadsheets, and PM tools.
• Experienced with providing critical review for documents and preparing project deliverables and plans with a high degree of complexity.
• Demonstrated effectiveness at coordinating resources and assertively directing consultants, suppliers, subcontractors, and others to consistently complete tasks competently and efficiently.
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
• Ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical work week.
• Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.

The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Engineering.
• Member of and actively participates in local professional practice organization(s) including attending meetings and events.

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

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.

Compensation

Expected Salary (all locations): $147,150 - $235,000

About WSP

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.

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