Job Description

This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Senior Project Manager for our Transportation and Infrastructure business in our Ohio offices. In this role you will support our client development program, lead strategic pursuits and serve as a senior project manager for major projects.

Join a collaborative team of experts that thrives on challenge and unconventional thinking. We’re passionate about doing purposeful, sustainable projects that help shape our communities into the future.

Our projects are local and across the U.S. They include municipal and state infrastructure planning, programming, design and construction support for all phases of project development. We are fortunate to have fantastic qualifications across the Midwest and around the world for all things infrastructure, from complete streets, bicycle and pedestrian projects to major highway, bridge and transit programs. At WSP, we are driven by inspiring the right people to be part of our future-focused business objectives. Our devotion to teamwork has allowed us to build communities and expand our skylines. Come join us and help shape the future!

Your Impact

• Manage projects and teams to provide quality delivery on projects of all types and sizes.
• Represent WSP USA in the local engineering community.
• Develop and maintain relationships with public and private sector clients, agencies, partner firms and sub-consultants.
• Assist in the strategic growth of market sectors including marketing, proposal writing, and business development.
• Create a professional environment of innovation, opportunity, development and continuous improvement that supports office objectives
• Recruit, retain and develop top industry talent.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• A minimum of 20+ years of progressive experience in the transportation industry.
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited civil engineering program.
• Registration as a Professional Engineer in Ohio or ability to obtain within three months.
• 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.
• Excellent leadership and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to manage a large span of control while effectively, persuasively, and tactfully interacting with employees at all levels of the organization.
• Demonstrated project management experience - personally accountable, persistent, and goal-oriented.
• Ability to provide value in marketing and business development activities.
• Successful project management experience.
• Willingness to travel up to 25%
• An excellent communicator and team leader.
• ODOT and Ohio Local Municipality Experience.
• Ability to independently evaluate, select, and apply standard engineering techniques and criteria using sound judgment.
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
• Embodies WSP USA’s values of innovation and client success through our capabilities, that drives practice excellence

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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.

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

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.