WSP

Senior Federal Project Manager

WSP$174K — $215K *
Aerospace & Defense
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 12+ years of experience in project management within architecture, engineering, or construction industries
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent
  • 5+ years managing Federal design projects for US government clients
  • US citizenship required due to client needs
  • Professional Engineer (PE) or Project Management Professional (PMP) certification necessary
  • Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office and design/engineering software
  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects effectively

Responsibilities

  • Lead development of project design packages, defining scope and establishing schedules
  • Coordinate daily project activities with internal teams, clients, and contractors
  • Monitor project progress and report key performance indicators to senior management
  • Support budget management by tracking expenses and reviewing cost estimates
  • Prepare and maintain comprehensive project documentation
  • Make ethical decisions regarding company resources and conduct
  • Perform additional responsibilities as needed to support business objectives

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Disability and life insurance
  • Retirement savings plans
  • Paid sick leave and parental leave
  • Paid vacation and personal time off
  • Paid time off for bereavement and voting
  • Paid leave for naturalization proceedings
Full Job Description
Job Description

This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for an experienced Senior Federal Project Manager for our Arlington, VA office with demonstrated experience in engineering and design project leadership and project execution for the US government/military sector. The successful candidate will lead design projects on behalf of Federal clients - both large project and mid-sized, multidiscipline engineering projects concurrently where a branch of the Department of Defense is the client, US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and Navy Facilities Command (NAVFAC) in particular.

Your Impact
  • Leads teams in the development of project design packages, including defining scope, establishing schedules, setting milestones, and identifying resource requirements under the guidance of senior project managers. Strong discipline-specific knowledge of power sector and electrical design projects is required.
  • Coordinates daily project activities by working closely with internal teams, clients, vendors, and contractors to ensure tasks are completed on schedule and align with project objectives.
  • Monitors project progress by tracking key performance indicators, identifying potential risks or delays, and reporting findings to senior team members.
  • Supports the management of project budgets by assisting in tracking expenses, reviewing cost estimates, and ensuring expenditures align with approved budgets.
  • Prepares and maintains project documentation, including progress reports, meeting minutes, risk assessments, change orders, and project closeout reports.
  • 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
  • 12+ years of relevant post-education experience in a project management support role within the architecture, engineering, or construction industry.
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent.
  • 5+ years of experience managing Federal design projects for clients to include MDA, USACE, NAVFAC.
  • Due to client requirements, US citizenship is required.
  • PE or PMP required.
  • Ability to work in person (not remotely) in one of WSP's offices. Work from home is discouraged and subject to WSP policies.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, and demonstrated experience with typical design/engineering software packages related to drafting, modeling, analysis, design, markup, or cost engineering strongly desirable.
  • Strong organizational and time-management skills, with an ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
  • Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP's health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
  • Relocation assistance is not available for this position.


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 (all locations): $174,400 - $215,000

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.

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.
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54,000 employees
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Founded
1959

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