Senior Project Manager

Job Description

The Opportunity :

WSP is currently seeking a Senior Project Manager to join our Transportation - Alternative Delivery Department. Reporting to the Manager of Engineering, this position will be responsible for leading and delivering complex P3 and alternative delivery projects.

These will include major transportation infrastructure such as highways and transit.

Why choose WSP?

• We value and are committed to upholding a culture of inclusion and belonging
• Our Flexible Work Policy - we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours.

We will support you on and off the job so you can be fully present in both your work and home lives.

• A Canadian success story - we're proud to wear the red and white of this beautiful country and show the world what Canada has to offer.
• Enhance the world around you - from the environment to the highways, to the buildings and the terrain, WSP is the fabric of Canada.
• Outstanding career opportunities - we're growing and pushing ourselves every day to be greater than yesterday - we're open to your ideas and trying new things.
• A phenomenal collaborative culture and a workforce filled with genuinely good people who are doing humbly important work.

Come find out for yourself what it's like to be a part of our journey.

We offer attractive pay, flexible work options, a great corporate culture, comprehensive and employee-focused benefits including virtual healthcare and a wellness platform as well as great savings programs, and a clear vision for the future.

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What you can expect do here :

• Oversee the delivery of the technical milestones and phases for the successful completion of medium to large complex projects;
• Collaborate and coordinate with multi-disciplinary teams of project managers, engineers, designers, inspectors, environmental specialists, and other staff under a partnership, joint venture or sub-consultancy as required;
• Liaise with clients, owners, stakeholders and project team;
• Maintain regular communication with clients regarding project status and project quality, and proactively resolve issues;
• Review design drawings, specifications and other project documentation for compliance, completeness, and coordination;
• Assign actions to design team for improvement, corrective measures as required to complete in time and on budget;
• Prepare presentation materials including PowerPoint presentations;
• Manage resolution of project issues, identification of mitigation measures;
• Review and analyze project workplans and schedules for activities, milestones, and critical path and recommend work / design teams
• Manage preparation of proposals including project resourcing, comprehensive and realistic scope of work, complete and accurate fee estimate, in a format suitable for obtaining the required management approvals, in collaboration with the Proposal Manager and the Commercial Manager;
• As a leader, provide mentoring, assistance, encouragement and motivation to team members, including assisting the Manager of Engineering - Alternative Delivery, with establishment of development and performance goals
• Commitment to work with the AD team to ensure strict adherence to the WSP Health and Safety policies, safe work practices and procedures, leading by example in participation in training and executing project health and safety plan.

What you'll bring to WSP :

• Undergraduate Degree in Engineering (Civil Engineering preferred) from an accredited university;
• Licensed Professional Engineer in Ontario;
• Minimum 15+ years of related experience;
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams of professionals, concurrently managing issues, scope and quality while bringing projects to successful completion within the cost and time requirements;
• Experience with major transportation infrastructure projects including highways and transit
• Project and / or Program Manager for large, complex engineering and construction P3 projects and / or other alternative project delivery models;
• Experience in project planning, risk management, cost management and schedule management, and methods of analyzing and reporting project performance on financial and other KPIs;
• Promoter of behavior-based safety in work place, competency training and awareness;
• Project or Program Management Professional certification (i.e. PMP)

About Us

WSP is one of the world's leading professional services firms. Our purpose is to future proof our cities and environments.

We have over 65,000 team members across the globe. In Canada, our 12,000+ people are involved in everything from environmental remediation to urban planning, from engineering iconic buildings to designing sustainable transportation networks, from finding new ways to extract essential resources to developing renewable power sources for the future.

At WSP :

• We value our people and our reputation
• We are locally dedicated with international scale
• We are future focused and challenge the status quo
• We foster collaboration in everything we do
• We have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable

Please Note :

Health and Safety is a core paramount value of WSP. Given the importance of keeping one another safe it is expected that you comply with our Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) policy at all times as well as client HSE policies when working at client locations.

Offers of employment for safety-sensitive positions involving fieldwork are contingent upon candidates being able to perform key physical tasks of the job as described in the job posting and interview.

This may include the ability to work in a variety of environmental conditions, such as remote or isolated areas, working alone, and in inclement weather (within safe and reasonable limits).

WSP welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

WSP is committed to the principles of employment equity. Only the candidates selected will be contacted.

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. For more information please READ THE FULL POLICY.