Project Manager - Power Delivery

Responsibilities

The Project Manager will provide technical, administrative, and commercial leadership for power delivery projects, including transmission, distribution, and substation infrastructure. They are responsible for overseeing project financials, schedules, technical execution, and client satisfaction throughout the project lifecycle.

Requirements

Candidates must have a bachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical discipline and 7–10 years of progressive project management experience in the power delivery or utility sector. Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills are required to manage cross-functional teams and complex utility capital projects.

Skills

• Project management
• Power delivery
• Transmission and distribution
• Substation infrastructure
• Budgeting
• Forecasting
• Earned value management
• CPM scheduling
• Risk management
• QA/QC
• Contract negotiation
• Technical writing
• Stakeholder management
• Engineering coordination
• Procurement support
• Construction execution

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Disability
• Life insurance
• Retirement savings

About this role

WSP is seeking a Power Delivery - Project Manager for our Power & Energy
Management Team.  This position will be based out Texas, Oklahoma or Arkansas
with the ability to work remotely from any mutually acceptable location in the
region. You must have the ability to travel to a WSP and/or Client office for
periodic face-to-face meetings.

THIS OPPORTUNITY

Provides technical, administrative, and commercial project management leadership
for the delivery of Power Delivery projects, including electric transmission,
distribution, and substation infrastructure, in accordance with WSP’s core
values, established project management methodologies, and the contractual scope
of services agreed upon with utility and energy sector clients. Responsible for
the overall performance of assigned Power Delivery projects of moderate size and
complexity and/or local to regional scope, including oversight of project
financials, budgets, forecasting, earned value, schedules (CPM), technical
execution, client satisfaction, quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC),
health and safety, and risk management. Ensures full adherence to
responsibilities across the end‑to‑end project lifecycle—including proposal
development, project startup and planning, engineering coordination, procurement
support, construction execution, reporting, and project closeout—with
deliverables documented, governed, and audited to meet or exceed corporate
standards for safety, execution excellence, profitability, regulatory
compliance, and operational performance within a Power Delivery and utility
infrastructure environment.

YOUR IMPACT

* Oversee and lead cross‑functional Power Delivery project teams (engineering,
design, construction, project controls, and support staff) to execute
mid‑level and concurrent transmission, distribution, and substation projects,
including management of project budgets, hours and expenses, labor and
material quantities, equipment costs, deliverables, compliance documentation,
and contractual obligations in accordance with utility, EPC, and client
contracts. 

* Contribute to the development of Power Delivery project proposals, including
cost estimates, scopes of work, schedules (CPM), execution strategies, and
resource plans supporting utility capital programs. 

* Develop and maintain Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), task sequencing, and
cost-loaded estimates to support schedule control, forecasting, and earned
value management (EVM). 

* Establish and enforce the appropriate level of technical, constructability,
and design reviews, selecting qualified engineering and discipline leads, and
ensuring compliance with QA/QC programs, utility standards, and WSP quality
plans

* Support margin analysis, profitability forecasting, and contingency planning,
establishing margin targets, risk allowances, and mitigation strategies
across assigned Power Delivery projects or portfolios. 

* Coordinate and assist with the technical and commercial aspects of contract
negotiations, scope alignment, client presentations, and execution meetings
with IOUs, IPPs, cooperatives, and public power clients. 

* Develop, maintain, and update Project Initiation and governance
documentation, including Risk Registers (REF/RMP), Project Management Plans
(PMP), Project Quality Plans (QP), Project Safety Plans (PSP), and
Communications Plans, in accordance with WSP and client requirements. 

* Participate in and lead project kick‑off, safety, and execution alignment
meetings with key internal and external stakeholders to confirm roles,
responsibilities, and delivery expectations. 

* Collaborate closely with Project Accounting and Finance teams to monitor
project performance metrics, including estimated time‑to‑completion, cash
flow, invoicing, accounts receivable (AR), unbilled revenue, and budgeted
margin for individual projects or Power Delivery portfolios. 

* Oversee project controls functions, including budgeting, forecasting, CPM
scheduling, cost control, change management, and risk management, ensuring
alignment with project execution plans. 

* Coordinate with area, technical, and resource managers to address staffing,
specialty expertise, subcontracting, and vendor support needs in a timely
manner across Power Delivery projects. 

* Proactively identify, communicate, and escalate Health & Safety incidents,
regulatory issues, and significant client concerns to senior project
management and leadership, in accordance with WSP safety and governance
requirements. 

* Participate in and support problem project and recovery reviews, providing
root‑cause analysis, corrective action recommendations, and recovery planning
input to leadership and stakeholders. 

* Provide regular, structured project reporting to clients, technical
leadership, and business unit managers, identifying emerging risks, scope
changes, schedule impacts, and budget variances. 

* Monitor and manage accounts receivable (AR), unbilled revenue, and cash flow,
coordinating corrective actions with project accounting, finance, and client
teams as needed. 

* Coordinate with Procurement and Supply Chain teams to support purchase order
closeout, vendor performance, and supplier agreement completion. [

* Complete formal project closeout activities, including financial closeout,
documentation archiving, client acceptance, and lessons‑learned workshops to
drive continuous improvement. 

* Maintain current knowledge of project management methodologies, PMAP
standards, utility delivery practices, and Power Delivery industry trends. 

* Exercise responsible and ethical decision‑making regarding company funds,
project risks, client commitments, and professional conduct, in accordance
with WSP’s Code of Conduct and corporate policies. 

* Perform additional responsibilities as required.

WHO YOU ARE

Required Qualifications

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About WSP

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