Senior Project Manager

Overview

In this role you will lead and deliver multidisciplinary geo-environmental projects from concept through completion, focusing on ground engineering, contaminated land, and sustainability. You’ll mentor engineers, manage client relationships, and drive project outcomes within time and budget while upholding safety and regulatory standards. You will work with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to create solutions that protect communities and the environment. This role offers the opportunity to influence project strategy, foster continuous improvement, and contribute to WSP’s sustainability goals.

Pay / Benefits

• Employee Share Purchase Plan

Responsibilities

• Lead and inspire a team of construction and engineering specialists toward technical excellence and continuous improvement.
• Manage the full design and construction (D&C) project lifecycle with a focus on ground engineering and geo-environmental solutions.
• Oversee delivery to meet timelines, budget, and client expectations with robust financial controls.
• Drive project performance through schedules, costs, risks, revenue, and contract variations.
• Engage diverse stakeholders to build positive, productive relationships including clients, authorities, consultants, and contractors.
• Support business development by promoting capabilities, contributing to proposals, and identifying opportunities.
• Champion health, safety, environment, and sustainability across project activities.
• Mentor junior engineers and support their professional growth, and contribute to change management initiatives.

Key requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering; postgraduate geotechnical or tailings management qualifications highly regarded.
• Professional project management experience; PMP certification is preferred.
• Proven track record managing multidisciplinary civil/infrastructure projects.
• Strong financial acumen with forecasting, estimating, and cost management experience.
• Proficiency in project scheduling tools (MS Project or Primavera P6 preferred).
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills.
• Commitment to safety, sustainability, and continuous improvement.

• leadership
• stakeholder management
• communication
• ground engineering
• geo-environmental solutions
• contaminated land

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