10+ years of experience in Project Management or a similar role
Formal training in project management; PMP certification is a plus
Multilingual abilities in English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese are advantageous
Proven track record of delivering projects on time and within budget
Strong storytelling skills to effectively communicate project narratives
Highly proficient in MS Office and vendor/database software
Responsibilities
Lead and implement Internal Real Estate projects within the East Region, ensuring timely and budget-conscious delivery
Develop business cases and project budgets that optimize costs while meeting project requirements
Define and document project budgets and schedules in collaboration with business partners
Ensure project outcomes meet quality, reliability, and budget standards
Actively manage project planning, staffing, and subcontractor relationships
Provide governance and oversight on major ongoing projects within the Real Estate Projects team
Foster relationships with internal and external clients to enhance project success
Benefits
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
Disability and life insurance
Retirement savings plan
Paid sick leave and vacation
Paid parental leave
Paid time off for bereavement, voting, and naturalization proceedings
Full Job Description
Job Description
The Opportunity:
As the Director, Real Estate Projects - East Region you will be a strong, motivated and flexible program manager with an ability to lead and manage a team of Project Implementation Managers and Project co-ordinators overseeing complex major projects. You will have strong governance and decision-making skills to be able to foster and manage current projects as well as potential projects in various the Eastern region of the US. Reporting to the VP Corporate Real Estate for the America's region, the successful candidate will have an ability to adjust to changing priorities.
Responsibilities
What you can expect to do here:
Lead, develop and implement all Internal Real Estate projects within your assigned region. Delivering on time and on or below budget for all projects.
Develop business cases and project budgets which optimize costs but ensure requested amounts are within a range that ensures the project can be delivered successfully but are not over budgeted preventing the organization from losing other opportunities.
Define, Develop and Document Project Budgets and Schedules, in consultation with the business and other corporate services partners, ensuring business priorities are met.
Actively leads project planning, resourcing, staffing, and subcontract management.
Make recommendations and support important decision making on highly complex WSP Real Estate Projects. Including the oversight of all business cases.
Align to long-term and short-term business priorities.
Flexibility is key as WSP is dynamic and being able to pivot on short notice is imperative to being successful in this role.
Provide oversight and governance on all major project ongoing within the Real Estate Projects team.
Lead and develop presentations to Senior Executives, Leaders and local staff.
Implementation of industry leading solutions and development of innovative solutions.
Has a continuous improvement mind sent that is always looking for ways to improve.
Proactively manage deadlines and ensure appropriate communication is provided (to relevant parties) when schedule and cost conflicts arise.
Assess project resources' capability to accomplish current and future assigned work and initiate actions as required to meet commitments.
Lead, mentor and instruct team members on design requirements, schedules, cost estimates, etc. as required on projects.
Reviews drawings, budgets and contractor quotations for cost optimized contracts and profitability.
Building mutually beneficial internal/external client relationships through the relentless pursuit of excellence including Regional Leaders, Sector Leaders, Procurement, HR, HSE, IT, Brokers, Landlords, Contractors and others as required.
Build an inclusive, high-performance culture based on respect and support.
Other duties as assigned/required.
Qualifications
What you'll bring to WSP:
10+ years' experience in a Project Management or equivalent role;
Formal training in project management, PMP certification is an asset;
Ability to speak in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese is an asset;
A proven track record of completing projects on time and on budget with a high degree of client satisfaction; and
Ability to tell a story in a convincing manner
Highly proficient in MS Office including vendor and database software.
WSP Benefits:
WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a 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 at naturalization proceedings. Compensation: Expected Salary (all locations): $132,400-$225,600 WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific 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, and/or federal law.
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About WSP
WSP is a Canadian engineering consulting firm that provides services to transform the built environment and restore the natural environment. The firm's expertise ranges from environmental remediation and urban planning, to engineering iconic buildings and designing sustainable transport networks, to developing the energy sources of the future and enabling new ways of extracting essential resources. It has approximately 54,000 employees, including engineers, technicians, scientists, architects, planners, surveyors, program and construction management professionals, and various environmental experts. WSP has offices in more than 40 countries and territories around the world.
