Visualization Project Manager

Responsibilities

The Project Manager will lead visualization projects by managing scopes, budgets, and schedules while fostering strong client partnerships. They are responsible for coordinating production teams, tracking project milestones, and supporting business development initiatives within the energy sector.

Requirements

Candidates must have at least 8 years of experience in visualization, visual analysis, or the energy industry. Strong communication, organizational skills, and proficiency in Microsoft 365 are required to succeed in this fast-paced, client-focused role.

Skills

• Project management
• Visualization
• Client relationship management
• Strategic planning
• Budgeting
• Resource planning
• Communication
• Financial tracking
• Sales
• Marketing
• Risk management
• Leadership
• Emerging technology
• Microsoft 365
• Project execution

Benefits

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

About this role

VISUALIZATION PROJECT MANAGER

JOB SUMMARY OF ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

WSP’s Visual Studios is seeking a Project Manager to join our progressive and
successful award-winning team. We are looking to expand our ability to service
our amazing clients and find another team member to build and expand
partnerships with passionate clients in the Energy industry.

WSP has offices throughout the United States. A remote work arrangement is also
acceptable for this role, allowing flexibility based on the successful
candidate’s location and needs. This position may be performed remotely from
anywhere within the United States. Some travel is required, as needed, to meet,
present to, and partner with clients; attend the annual team symposium in Boise;
participate in training; and support other business needs as directed by the
Senior Director.

Having a deeper understanding of emerging technology, communications and project
execution in visualization is key to providing our partners with successful
solutions.

There are many areas a project manager engages in. Some of the key capabilities
are:

MANAGEMENT

• Excited to develop and maintain great working relationships with WSP staff,
WSP management and build partnerships with our clients.
• Partner with the production team to provide clear direction and keep client
deliverables on schedule.
• Works hard to ensure successful project through great planning, while
anticipating potential risks and challenges. Continuously work with our clients
and project teams to find and implement the best solutions.
• It is important to be a team player who is willing to follow standard WSP
processes, utilize specific tools and workflows to support our amazing team
culture.
• Leading multiple projects while coordinating competing deadlines and
resources.
• Develop clear scopes, realistic budgets, resource plans, and schedules for
visualization projects.
• Everything we do relies on great communication, empathy and diligence in
managing status reporting, timely invoicing, accounts receivable oversight and
watching unbilled costs on our projects.
• Maintain accurate work plans, project records, and financial tracking
throughout delivery.
• Support production teams to be successful while they work on projects for our
clients.
• Track deliverables, milestones, risks, decisions, and action items, and
communicate project status to clients and internal teams.
• Lead or support client status meetings and document decisions,
responsibilities, and next steps.
• Monitor project scope and support the timely development of change orders when
client needs or project requirements change.
• Support invoicing, project financial reporting, and the review of unbilled
costs and accounts receivable.
• Identify and escalate schedule, budget, scope, resource, or client concerns to
senior leadership when additional support or decisions are needed.
• Report directly to the Senior Director, who will provide training, guidance,
and ongoing support as project management responsibilities grow.

CLIENT MARKETING & SALES

• Always seeking to identify and qualify new clients to build partnerships.
• Working with the Visualization team to effectively market new and establish
clients successfully.
• Interface with other Production Business Units across the company to identify
their markets and support as one team.
• Identify potential projects and support or lead the pursuit to win the work.
• Support and execute the development of visualization sales goals set by
Visualization business Director.
• Develop partnerships from the initial meeting through the long-term support of
each of our clients.
• Able to understand our clients’ issues, goals, budgets etc. and collaborate
with the team to develop cutting-edge solutions to support their needs.
Consistently focused on “Mutual Success”.
• Work with other divisions in coordinated marketing solutions for our WSP
clients based on a focus to bring value in everything we do.
• Remain excited to build your industry network, attend select conferences and
present WSP Visualization as an industry SME leader.

NEW INITIATIVES AND SERVICE AREAS

• Assist and champion in achieving WSP’s Strategic Goals identified in annual
visualization business plan.
• Help identify new initiatives through innovation and use of emerging
technologies.
• Assist in the execution of annual marketing/sales plan.

REQUIRED EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

• Successful candidates must have 8+ years of visualization, visual analysis,
power delivery or energy experience with a good understanding of the
visualization industry.
• Some successful Project Management and Leadership Experience.
• Some Sales and Marketing experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to
communicate clearly with clients, project teams, and leadership.
• Strong organization, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple
priorities and deadlines.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications and the ability to learn project
management, financial, and visualization workflows and tools.
• Ability to work collaboratively with technical and creative professionals in a
fast-paced, client-focused environment.

DESIRED EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

• Existing experience in the visualization, environmental, power delivery,
renewables, generation, oil/gas, and/or internal strategic industries.
• An existing network of clients and established relationships.
• Experience presenting at Visualization & Energy specific conferences.
• Lead on the preparation and execution of major proposals.

WSP BENEFITS

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and
financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include
coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement
savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental
leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance
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About WSP

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