This Opportunity

WSP is currently seeking a Design-Build Project Manager for our Rhode Island office. This position is a senior engineering project manager position within the Transportation Business Line. The key focus of this position is to serve as the design team Project Manager (Design Manager) on design-build projects. This role will typically involve leading the design team on heavy highway/bridge or transit/rail design-build projects for DOT, transit and other public sector owners. The successful candidate will be a major participant in all phases of the pursuit, as well throughout design and construction of the project. This position is an exciting opportunity for a candidate to join a growing office in a leadership role.

The position may be in any of the civil/highway, traffic, structural, or transit/rail design practice areas. This person will report within the New England District Practice Area (Rhode Island) for either Rail, Structures or Civil Engineering, depending on the individual's technical background.

Your Impact

• Responsibilities include working closely with our contractor clients and proactively managing the design project team to achieve the overall project delivery, quality and financial objectives.

• The role involves being highly responsive in supporting our Contractor clients, while also being cognizant of the importance of maintaining a strong relationship with our Owner clients.

• This position also includes participating in business development activities to help identify and position the company to compete and win new projects in the transportation market in New England. This includes developing and maintaining key client relationships, gathering and disseminating market/pursuit intelligence, building the pursuit pipeline and leading and\or participating in proposal and interview efforts.

• Desire and ability to thrive in the demanding, fast-paced, design-build environment

• Excellent Leadership and team building skills

• Ability to proactively manage change and successfully negotiate on behalf of WSP

• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate and partner with a wide variety of stakeholders

• Strong aptitude for business development and client relationship management

• Provides performance guidance and proactive leadership to assigned managers and staff.

• Remain current in latest discipline-specific techniques and practices.

• Collaborate with professionals from a variety of disciplines to provide future ready solutions for clients.

• Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.

• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Civil or Structural engineering, or equivalent degree.

• 12+ years of relevant work experience in civil or structural engineering; with 5+ years of project management experience, including managing multi-discipline projects and subconsultants.

• Experience serving as the design manager (or deputy) for design-build projects.

• Professional registration (PE) is required. The successful candidate will be expected to obtain licensure in Rhode Island (and potentially other the New England states) within the first 12 months of employment.

• Ability to travel within Rhode Island up to approximately 20% of the time.

• Excellent leadership and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to manage staff, and effectively, persuasively, and tactfully interact with employees at all levels of the organization.

• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.

• Must be flexible to a variety of schedules to meet business needs and able to prioritize responsibilities and quickly adapt to change in a pressure work environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Well established client relationships with public agency clients and contractors. Rhode Island, New England, Northeast preferred.

• Strong working knowledge of the design standards and protocols of a state DOT. Rhode Island, New England, Northeast preferred.

• Experience with cloud collaboration software such as SharePoint, ProjectWise and BIM360.

• Experience with engineering software such as MicroStation/Inroads/OpenRoads and Autodesk/Civil 3D.

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About WSP

WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.

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WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.

At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?

WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.

The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.