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WSP is currently initiating a search for an Electrical Project Manager for our Greenwood Village or Denver, CO office. Lead a team working on projects within our Property and Buildings sector with a focus on sustainability. Be a part of a growing organization that meets our clients' objectives and solves their challenges. We’re searching for a dynamic leader to join our team as we recently promoted the previous Manager.

The Electrical Project Manager provides high level technical design and consulting for development and constructing of electrical systems of infrastructure, building, and construction projects in the public and private sector. Responsibilities include the research, engineering, design, concept development, planning, and construction administration of power distribution, equipment, lighting, and control systems. Substantiates reports, documentation, and decisions regarding installation, materials, construction, and operation specifications. Ensures that responsibilities are delivered and adhered to with a level of quality that meets or exceeds acceptable industry standards for design, safety, and functionality.

Your Impact

• Lead multi-disciplinary teams of Engineers, Designers and other staff through completion of multiple simultaneous projects ranging from small to large with a wide range of complexities and requirements

• Independently prepare project work plans, proposals, and schedules, and obtain management/client approval

• Lead and initiate regular communications with clients regarding project status and project quality, and proactively resolve issues

• Manage relationships with project stakeholders, including internal and external clients and vendors, regulatory authorities and technical agencies, and the public. This involves keeping the stakeholders informed of progress and issues in order to manage expectations on all project requirements and deliverables, and meet the project schedule

• Address change management matters promptly and professionally with clients and internal departments

• Maintain awareness of project budget maintenance, key performance indicators and forecasting

• Lead and manage business development initiatives including Requests for Qualifications and Requests for Proposals

• Compile a comprehensive and realistic scope of work, and prepare a complete and accurate fee estimate, in a format suitable for obtaining the required management approvals

• As Team Leader, provide mentoring, assistance, encouragement and motivation to team members and junior Project Managers

• Provide strong administrative and technical leadership for the project and maintain all project records and monitor correspondence

• Schedule and facilitate all project meetings required to successfully coordinate work activity

• Administer subconsultant agreements as assigned. Have thorough knowledge of the company's contracts and understanding of all parties involved.

• Implement and manage the kW Quality Control Plan for each project

• Proactively track and report workload management throughout the project

• Manage client and subconsultant invoicing

Who You Are

The ideal candidate has experience managing multiple projects simultaneously in an engineering consulting environment. Candidate thrives in an extremely fast-paced and ever-changing environment requiring flexibility, pivoting, and an open-minded approach and has experience working in a client-facing role requiring extensive communication and knowledge of costing, budgets, and scheduling and/or resourcing.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree

• 7+ years of experience in Project and/or Program Management and experience on large, engineering and/or construction projects?

• Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams of project professionals; concurrently managing issues, scope and quality while bringing projects to successful completion within the cost and time requirements

• Exceptional written and oral communication skills, including experience making presentations to senior management

• Exceptional interpersonal skills

• Ability to work well with people from many different disciplines with varying degrees of technical experience

• Clear, concise, and tactful communication with senior management, clients, peers and staff

• Strategic, conceptual analytical thinking and decision-making skills

• Adaptability and flexibility including the ability to manage deadline pressure, ambiguity and change

• Experience negotiating contract terms

• Proficiency with computer office productivity (i.e., MS Office) and project management software tools

• Detail oriented with ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines

• Familiarity reading drawings and specifications

Preferred Qualifications

• Project or Program Management Professional certification (i.e., PMP)

• Experience in an engineering consulting environment

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, project management

• Experience in project planning, cost management and schedule management, and methods of analyzing and reporting project performance on financial and other KPIs

Compensation and Benefits:

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on a providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.

Expected Salary: $107,000 - $158,950

WSP USA is providing the compensation range and general description of other compensation and benefits that the company in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities in addition to internal equity and geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, or federal law.