Power Testing and Energization Project Management - Department Manager

Description

• Facilitate project kick-off meetings with key stakeholders.
• Provide PM leadership for larger scale/more complex projects 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 satisfactory performance, and managing the contractual obligations to deliver the project or assigned portfolio of assigned project(s) as defined in the contract.
• 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.
• Collaborate with professionals from a variety of disciplines to provide “trusted advisor” service and future ready solutions for clients.
• Provide guidance and leadership with pursuit/initiation activities for projects meeting defined criteria or risk profile; including “Go / No-Go” decisions, contract reviews, risk mitigation strategies, pricing reviews, etc
• Manage and provide performance guidance and leadership to assigned staff.
• Ensure updates occur with system and process documentation including: Risk (REF/RMP), Project Management Plan (PMP), Project Quality Plan (QP), Project Safety (PSP), and Communications Plan where applicable.
• Develop and foster effective strategies to engage project stakeholders at all levels, maintain effective relationships, and report on project progress.
• Mentor staff to support their growth and professional development.
• Maintain regular communications with the client including reporting on monthly status, safety incidents, and major issues together with scope and budget impacts.
• Provide verbal and/or written inputs to multi-disciplinary project teams and contribute to providing high level strategic advice to clients.
• 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.

Requirements

• 10+ years of relevant post education experience in a project management role within our industry.
• Five (5) years of Demonstrable leadership experience.
• Three (3) years of field experience providing testing and commissioning services
• Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements. Potentially 15-25%+ percent travel may be required.
• Cost accounting experience with equipment, expenses, and labor categories.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, or a related major, or equivalent experience in a technical or engineering firm.
• Three (3) additional years of Demonstratable leadership of field employees
• Strong ability to quickly adapt to change and demonstrate flexibility to a variety of schedules and hours to meet project-specific needs.
• Essential project management certification (e.g., PMP, CAP-
• PE (or equivalent) license
• Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources, including senior management, subcontractors, consultants, and company-wide staff, including those with whom no formal hierarchical relationship exits.
• Advanced proficiency with analytical and organizational skills, with business acumen to bridge the business and project management.
• Master’s Degree
• Demonstratable experience with schedules and sequencing of electric utility project execution and completion.
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies. Pass a drug test per WSP and project specific requirements upon request.
• Successfully complete the mandatory background check and Motor Vehicle Report.

Benefits

• Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance