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Project Lead roles at WSP sit at the intersection of technical delivery and client management, spanning infrastructure, environmental, and advisory projects across the U.S. WSP has an established sponsorship track record for this function, supporting candidates through H-1B, E-3, TN, and Green Card pathways.
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WSP is currently initiating a search for a Senior Project Manager/Team Leader to join our Industrial Center of Excellence (ICoE) national practice. This role will support a growing portfolio of industrial and advanced manufacturing projects and offers the opportunity to work within a collaborative multidisciplinary environment focused on delivering high-quality solutions to our clients. This position will include advisory interaction with our clients’ leadership and executive teams, guiding them in decisions around their most important CAPEX initiatives.
Be involved in impactful projects with our Property & Buildings / Industrial team and be part of a global organization that is driven by innovation, technical excellence, and a commitment to client success.
Your Impact
As a Senior Project Manager, you will be responsible for leading complex industrial facilities projects from planning through execution, while managing client relationships, project teams, schedules, and budgets.
Responsibilities
- Primary driver on critical pursuits, responsible for developing and implementing winning strategies for expanding our business and facilitating team growth.
- Build and manage a book of business as Program Manager/Leader, mentoring other PMs into similar roles growing our large client base.
- Foresees and anticipates project issues, provides guidance to mitigate risks.
- Lead and manage industrial facilities projects, including advanced manufacturing, distribution, and process-driven facilities.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for clients, ensuring project objectives, scope, schedule, and budget are met.
- Coordinate multidisciplinary teams, including architectural, engineering, and specialty consultants.
- Oversee project planning, scheduling, and staffing.
- Financial performance management for both projects and teams.
- Support business development efforts, including proposal development and client presentations.
- Identify and mitigate project risks while ensuring quality, safety, and compliance with WSP standards.
- Mentor and support junior project managers and technical staff.
- Collaborate closely with regional and national ICoE leadership.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or a related field.
- Minimum 12+ years of experience managing industrial or manufacturing facilities-related projects.
- Proven experience leading project management and multidisciplinary design teams including direct and indirect reporting team members and partners.
- Strong understanding of industrial facilities, manufacturing environments, and building systems.
- Experienced with alternate construction delivery models on greenfield and brownfield industrial projects including new construction, facility and system upgrades, and facility retrofits.
- Excellent client management, communication, and leadership skills.
- Skilled at managing project financials, schedules, and contracts.
- PMP certification or PE license preferred, but not required.
Preferred Experience
- Advanced manufacturing or industrial facilities project experience.
- Experience working with large, complex projects and multiple stakeholders.
- Familiarity with design-build or alternative delivery methods.
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: $157,500 - $233,600
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.
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.
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.
INTRODUCTION
WSP is currently initiating a search for a Senior Project Manager/Team Leader to join our Industrial Center of Excellence (ICoE) national practice. This role will support a growing portfolio of industrial and advanced manufacturing projects and offers the opportunity to work within a collaborative multidisciplinary environment focused on delivering high-quality solutions to our clients. This position will include advisory interaction with our clients’ leadership and executive teams, guiding them in decisions around their most important CAPEX initiatives.
Be involved in impactful projects with our Property & Buildings / Industrial team and be part of a global organization that is driven by innovation, technical excellence, and a commitment to client success.
Your Impact
As a Senior Project Manager, you will be responsible for leading complex industrial facilities projects from planning through execution, while managing client relationships, project teams, schedules, and budgets.
Responsibilities
- Primary driver on critical pursuits, responsible for developing and implementing winning strategies for expanding our business and facilitating team growth.
- Build and manage a book of business as Program Manager/Leader, mentoring other PMs into similar roles growing our large client base.
- Foresees and anticipates project issues, provides guidance to mitigate risks.
- Lead and manage industrial facilities projects, including advanced manufacturing, distribution, and process-driven facilities.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for clients, ensuring project objectives, scope, schedule, and budget are met.
- Coordinate multidisciplinary teams, including architectural, engineering, and specialty consultants.
- Oversee project planning, scheduling, and staffing.
- Financial performance management for both projects and teams.
- Support business development efforts, including proposal development and client presentations.
- Identify and mitigate project risks while ensuring quality, safety, and compliance with WSP standards.
- Mentor and support junior project managers and technical staff.
- Collaborate closely with regional and national ICoE leadership.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or a related field.
- Minimum 12+ years of experience managing industrial or manufacturing facilities-related projects.
- Proven experience leading project management and multidisciplinary design teams including direct and indirect reporting team members and partners.
- Strong understanding of industrial facilities, manufacturing environments, and building systems.
- Experienced with alternate construction delivery models on greenfield and brownfield industrial projects including new construction, facility and system upgrades, and facility retrofits.
- Excellent client management, communication, and leadership skills.
- Skilled at managing project financials, schedules, and contracts.
- PMP certification or PE license preferred, but not required.
Preferred Experience
- Advanced manufacturing or industrial facilities project experience.
- Experience working with large, complex projects and multiple stakeholders.
- Familiarity with design-build or alternative delivery methods.
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: $157,500 - $233,600
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.
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.
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.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Project Lead Jobs at WSP Jobs
Frame Your PM Credentials for U.S. Standards
WSP's Project Lead roles typically require demonstrated experience managing multi-disciplinary teams on infrastructure or environmental projects. If your credentials were earned abroad, have them evaluated by a NACES-member organization before applying so your qualifications translate cleanly.
Target WSP Offices in Sponsorship-Active Markets
WSP's U.S. hiring for Project Leads concentrates in markets with major infrastructure pipeline activity. Filtering your applications to offices in high-demand regions increases your odds of landing a role where the hiring manager already has sponsorship budget approved.
Search Open Project Lead Roles on Migrate Mate
WSP lists Project Lead openings across multiple specializations at any given time. Use Migrate Mate to filter WSP roles by visa type so you only apply to positions where sponsorship is explicitly confirmed for your situation.
Clarify Sponsorship Type Before the Offer Stage
WSP sponsors both cap-subject H-1B petitions and cap-exempt pathways depending on the business unit. Ask your recruiter directly which petition category applies to your role so you're not caught off-guard by the April H-1B lottery timeline during negotiations.
Align Your Start Date with the LCA Filing Window
For H-1B transfers or new petitions, WSP's HR team files a Labor Condition Application with the DOL before the I-129 petition goes to USCIS. Build at least 60 days of lead time into your expected start date to accommodate that sequential filing process.
Use E-3 or TN Status to Sidestep the H-1B Lottery
Australian citizens can request E-3 sponsorship from WSP without lottery exposure, and Canadian or Mexican nationals may qualify under TN for certain Project Lead designations. Raise your nationality and current status with the recruiter early so the right petition is filed from the start.
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Find Project Lead at WSP JobsFrequently Asked Questions
Does WSP sponsor H-1B visas for Project Leads?
Yes, WSP sponsors H-1B visas for Project Lead roles. Sponsorship is typically tied to a specific position and office, so approval at the recruiter level does not guarantee it at every location. Confirm sponsorship availability for your target office and specialty area early in the process. Cap-subject petitions follow the April USCIS lottery cycle, so timing your offer acceptance accordingly matters.
Which visa types does WSP commonly use for Project Lead roles?
WSP sponsors H-1B, E-3, TN, F-1 OPT, F-1 CPT, and EB-2 or EB-3 Green Card pathways for Project Lead positions. The right visa depends on your nationality, current status, and the specific role's requirements. Australian citizens often pursue the E-3 route to avoid H-1B lottery risk, while Green Card sponsorship typically comes after you've established yourself in the role.
What qualifications and experience does WSP expect for Project Lead roles?
WSP typically looks for a bachelor's degree in engineering, environmental science, or a related technical discipline, along with several years of project delivery experience in consulting or infrastructure. Professional licensure such as a P.E. or PMP certification strengthens your application significantly. For specialty occupation visa petitions, your degree field must align directly with the role's technical requirements, so a general management background alone is unlikely to satisfy USCIS.
How do I apply for Project Lead jobs at WSP?
You can find Project Lead openings at WSP by searching Migrate Mate, which filters WSP roles by visa sponsorship type so you can confirm eligibility before applying. Applications go through WSP's careers portal, where you'll submit your resume and answer role-specific screening questions. Tailoring your application to the specific discipline, whether transportation, environmental, or advisory, improves your chances given how specialized WSP's project teams are.
How do I plan my timeline if WSP is sponsoring my H-1B as a new hire?
If you're not currently on H-1B status, new cap-subject petitions can only be filed in April for an October 1 start date, meaning there's a built-in six-month gap at minimum. If you're on F-1 OPT, your OPT authorization needs to cover you through that window. WSP's HR team initiates the DOL Labor Condition Application process before filing with USCIS, so expect the sponsorship timeline to begin at least 60 to 90 days before your intended start.
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