Lifecycle Project Manager- Power & Energy

Responsibilities

The Lifecycle Project Manager will oversee the planning, execution, and financial performance of power delivery projects, including transmission lines and substations. They are responsible for managing multidisciplinary teams, ensuring project governance, and maintaining client satisfaction throughout the project lifecycle.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field and possess at least 10 years of relevant experience in the power and energy industry. Strong proficiency in project controls, financial management, and utility infrastructure delivery is required.

Skills

• Project management
• Power delivery
• Transmission lines
• Substation infrastructure
• Financial performance
• Schedule management
• Client relationship management
• Risk management
• Construction management
• Commissioning
• Procurement
• Earned value analysis
• Project governance
• Quality assurance
• Safety compliance
• Primavera P6

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Retirement savings
• Paid sick leave
• Paid vacation
• Paid parental leave
• Bereavement leave

About this role

THIS OPPORTUNITY

WSP is seeking a Lifecycle Project Manager- Power & Energy for our Program
Management Team. The successful candidate must be located in either the
Rochester or Binghamton, New York regions. This position is a full-time role
in-office with no remote option available. 

The successful candidate will be responsible for managing technical, schedules,
quality, and financial aspects of Power and Energy Transmission and Distribution
lines and/or Substations as well as managing and developing client
relationships. Responsible for the overall performance of assigned project(s)
that are of moderate size/complexity and/or local/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. 

Provides project management leadership for the development, execution,
management, control, and monitoring of Power Delivery projects, including
electric transmission, distribution, and substation infrastructure. Ensures
responsibilities across the full project lifecycle—proposal development,
planning and project startup, project execution, reporting, and project
closeout—are delivered, governed, and audited in alignment with corporate
standards and client expectations.

This position is accountable for technical execution, schedules (CPM), financial
performance, quality, safety, and client satisfaction on projects of moderate
size, complexity, and regional scope. This role applies established project
management practices to deliver consistent project outcomes while supporting
company, regional, and business line objectives within a dynamic utility and
Power Delivery environment.
 

YOUR IMPACT

* Lead the planning, execution, monitoring, and closeout of multiple concurrent
transmission line and substation projects of significant size, complexity,
and strategic importance.

* Provide senior-level project management oversight for scope, schedule,
budget, quality, safety, risk, procurement, construction readiness,
commissioning, and project closeout activities.

* Serve as the primary point of accountability for project delivery,
proactively identifying issues, driving decisions, escalating risks, and
ensuring alignment with client expectations, contractual requirements, and
WSP standards.

* Develop, maintain, and communicate integrated project schedules, cost
forecasts, performance metrics, and executive-level reporting to support
transparent decision-making and portfolio visibility.

* Manage project financial performance, including budgeting, forecasting,
earned value analysis, change management, invoice review, cost control, and
margin protection.

* Lead client engagement and relationship development through proactive
communication, issue resolution, strategic alignment, and consistent delivery
of high-quality project outcomes.

* Direct and coordinate multidisciplinary teams, including engineering, project
controls, procurement, construction, environmental, permitting, vendors,
contractors, and client stakeholders.

* Establish and maintain project governance practices, including risk
registers, decision logs, action tracking, change control, contract
compliance, quality reviews, and audit-ready documentation.

* Guide technical review requirements, resource planning, staffing assignments,
and QA/QC expectations to ensure deliverables are complete, accurate, timely,
and aligned with project objectives.

* Provide Construction and Commissioning Management oversight for assigned
projects.

* This position is subject to and contingent upon client approval of candidates
put forth for consideration by WSP.

* Position is located at client offices.

* Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.

* Mentor project managers, assistant project managers, and project team members
by sharing best practices, reinforcing accountability, and supporting
consistent project delivery across the program.

* Exercise sound judgment and ethical decision-making regarding company funds,
resources, client commitments, and project conduct while adhering to WSP’s
Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.

* Perform additional responsibilities as required by business and client needs.

WHO YOU ARE

Required Qualifications

* Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project
Management, Business, or a related field within the Power & Energy market;
equivalent combination of education and directly relevant experience may be
considered.
* 10+ years of relevant post-education experience, including significant
project management responsibility within the Power Delivery, transmission,
substation, utility, or related infrastructure industry.
* Demonstrated experience managing medium to large, complex transmission line
and/or substation projects for electric utility clients, including
investor-owned utilities, cooperatives, municipal utilities, independent
power producers, or similar organizations.
* Proven ability to lead multiple concurrent projects or a portfolio of related
projects with accountability for scope, schedule, budget, quality, safety,
risk, client satisfaction, and overall delivery performance.
* Advanced understanding of utility project delivery, including engineering,
procurement, permitting, environmental coordination, construction readiness,
outage coordination, commissioning, closeout, and client reporting
requirements.
* Strong working knowledge of project controls practices, including CPM
schedule management, cos...

About WSP

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