Job Description

This Opportunity

WSP is seeking a Project Director to join our Transportation and Infrastructure team in Washington D.C

The Project Director is accountable for the review and supports delivery of a portfolio of projects. They provide oversight, support and guidance to the Project Teams within their portfolio, including acting as an escalation point. They are project-focused and are responsible for developing strong, long-lasting project delivery practices, and identifying and delivering quality work product to support winning repeat work.
Your Impact

• Ensures the Project Team has the required levels of skill, knowledge and experience to deliver the projects.
• Ensures that the work, budgeted costs and pricing associated with the project are defined, planned and understood.
• Ensures appropriate controls are in place to monitor delivery against the plan.
• Coach and guides Project Managers. Establishes necessary café style trainings (remote or in person) to bring new PMs up to speed on our delivery processes and procedures
• May manage client and main stakeholders' relationships.
• Acts as a link between the Project Team and Senior Leadership, providing both strategic guidance to the Delivery Team and regular updates to the Leadership Team.
• Acts as an escalation point for the Project Team and occasionally for the client.
• Conducts regular and robust project performance reviews and project oversight of multiple projects and tracks project overall performance.
• Oversees formal closure of the project.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Business, Engineering or closely-related discipline (or demonstrated proven equivalent experience) (or equivalent experience).
• 5 to 7 years of relevant post education experience in projects, finance, project controls, project management, project contracts and change management documents.
• Proficient knowledge of project accounting principles, practices, and methods and their application to project work-related issues.
• Ability to coordinate with various stakeholders and understand contract requirements, scope, and schedule.
• Highly capable interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to an accounting and non-accounting audience.
• Highly capable self-leadership with attention to detail, multi-tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities in a dynamic work environment.
• Ability to work independently and provide guidance and leadership to junior team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC.
• Competent analytical and organizational skills, with business acumen to bridge the business and project management
• Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally
• This is a professional role and as such work deadlines and work hours may extend beyond a typical workday.
• Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• None

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 at naturalization proceedings.

Compensation:
Expected Salary: $107,000 - $205,000

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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