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WSP is currently recruiting a full time Senior Project Manager to join our Property & Buildings team in New York. The ideal candidate will have a background in building design and project management and will possess a high level of technical knowledge and project management skills necessary to successfully lead a team of experienced design professionals.
In this role, you will lead MEPFP (HVAC, Electrical, Plumbing, and Fire Protection) design teams for projects ranging in size for Healthcare and Laboratory renovations and new builds. You will have the opportunity to expand your knowledge, skills, and responsibilities in engineering, project management, and client engagement, while you help to deliver outstanding projects to WSP’s clients.
Your Impact
- Lead MEPFP (HVAC, Electrical, Plumbing, and Fire Protection) project teams from project inception through completion.
- Provide technical oversight for all trade disciplines with, ideally, a high level of expertise in HVAC or Electrical engineering design.
- Develop and implement project work plans, budgets, and schedules, and obtain management/client approval.
- Maintain regular communication with clients regarding project status and quality, and proactively resolve issues.
- Manage relationships with project stakeholders, including internal and external clients and vendors, regulatory authorities and technical agencies, and the public. This involves keeping the stakeholders informed of progress and issues in order to manage expectations on all project requirements and deliverables and meet the project schedule.
- Proactively manage, track, analyze, and report on actual performance against plan, and prepare cost and schedule reporting both for clients and as part of internal reporting processes. Address change management matters promptly and professionally with clients and internal stakeholders.
- Analyze project management and project delivery risks, establish contingency plans and identify trigger events and responsibility for initiating mitigating action.
- Lead and manage business development initiatives including Requests for Qualifications and Requests for Proposals; with input from others, compile a comprehensive and realistic scope of work, and prepare a complete and accurate fee estimate, in a format suitable for obtaining the required management approvals and submittal to clients.
- Provide general administrative and technical leadership for the project. Maintain all project records and monitor correspondence, either directly or through delegation to an assistant or deputy Project Manager.
- Schedule and facilitate all project meetings required to successfully coordinate work activity.
- Schedule and lead multi-disciplinary coordination efforts with the support of discipline or task leads.
- Administer subconsultant agreements as assigned.
- Develop, implement, and manage Project Safety and Project Quality Control plans throughout the project.
- Proactively track and report workload management throughout the project.
- Management of client and subconsultant invoicing.
- Review contract claims and advise senior management.
- Grow your network and expand your perspective through involvement in local industry organizations, events, and technical committees - active participation and leadership is encouraged and supported by WSP.
- 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’s Degree in Engineering (mechanical or electrical), or closely related discipline.
- 7+ years of relevant post-education experience in design, construction, and project management in healthcare and laboratory related projects.
- A minimum of three (3) years of the experience noted above shall be in the role of assistant project manager or project manager for projects above $5M in construction cost.
- Experience managing multi-disciplinary project teams as a subconsultant and/or prime consultant.
- Experience in project planning, risk management, cost and schedule management, and methods of analyzing and reporting project performance on financial and other KPIs.
- Negotiation skills within a context of conflicting interests.
- Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non-engineering audience.
- High level of self-leadership with attention to detail, multi-tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities in a dynamic work environment.
- Proficiency with MS Project and other project or task management applications.
- The ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies. Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.
Preferred Qualifications
- Licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE)
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
- Additional industry-specific certifications or registrations (LEED AP, DBIA, etc).
- Member of and/or active participant in local professional practice organizations. Flexibility to work and travel outside normal business hours as required.
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): $122,700 - 185,000
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.
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.
This Opportunity
WSP is currently recruiting a full time Senior Project Manager to join our Property & Buildings team in New York. The ideal candidate will have a background in building design and project management and will possess a high level of technical knowledge and project management skills necessary to successfully lead a team of experienced design professionals.
In this role, you will lead MEPFP (HVAC, Electrical, Plumbing, and Fire Protection) design teams for projects ranging in size for Healthcare and Laboratory renovations and new builds. You will have the opportunity to expand your knowledge, skills, and responsibilities in engineering, project management, and client engagement, while you help to deliver outstanding projects to WSP’s clients.
Your Impact
- Lead MEPFP (HVAC, Electrical, Plumbing, and Fire Protection) project teams from project inception through completion.
- Provide technical oversight for all trade disciplines with, ideally, a high level of expertise in HVAC or Electrical engineering design.
- Develop and implement project work plans, budgets, and schedules, and obtain management/client approval.
- Maintain regular communication with clients regarding project status and quality, and proactively resolve issues.
- Manage relationships with project stakeholders, including internal and external clients and vendors, regulatory authorities and technical agencies, and the public. This involves keeping the stakeholders informed of progress and issues in order to manage expectations on all project requirements and deliverables and meet the project schedule.
- Proactively manage, track, analyze, and report on actual performance against plan, and prepare cost and schedule reporting both for clients and as part of internal reporting processes. Address change management matters promptly and professionally with clients and internal stakeholders.
- Analyze project management and project delivery risks, establish contingency plans and identify trigger events and responsibility for initiating mitigating action.
- Lead and manage business development initiatives including Requests for Qualifications and Requests for Proposals; with input from others, compile a comprehensive and realistic scope of work, and prepare a complete and accurate fee estimate, in a format suitable for obtaining the required management approvals and submittal to clients.
- Provide general administrative and technical leadership for the project. Maintain all project records and monitor correspondence, either directly or through delegation to an assistant or deputy Project Manager.
- Schedule and facilitate all project meetings required to successfully coordinate work activity.
- Schedule and lead multi-disciplinary coordination efforts with the support of discipline or task leads.
- Administer subconsultant agreements as assigned.
- Develop, implement, and manage Project Safety and Project Quality Control plans throughout the project.
- Proactively track and report workload management throughout the project.
- Management of client and subconsultant invoicing.
- Review contract claims and advise senior management.
- Grow your network and expand your perspective through involvement in local industry organizations, events, and technical committees - active participation and leadership is encouraged and supported by WSP.
- 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’s Degree in Engineering (mechanical or electrical), or closely related discipline.
- 7+ years of relevant post-education experience in design, construction, and project management in healthcare and laboratory related projects.
- A minimum of three (3) years of the experience noted above shall be in the role of assistant project manager or project manager for projects above $5M in construction cost.
- Experience managing multi-disciplinary project teams as a subconsultant and/or prime consultant.
- Experience in project planning, risk management, cost and schedule management, and methods of analyzing and reporting project performance on financial and other KPIs.
- Negotiation skills within a context of conflicting interests.
- Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non-engineering audience.
- High level of self-leadership with attention to detail, multi-tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities in a dynamic work environment.
- Proficiency with MS Project and other project or task management applications.
- The ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies. Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.
Preferred Qualifications
- Licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE)
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
- Additional industry-specific certifications or registrations (LEED AP, DBIA, etc).
- Member of and/or active participant in local professional practice organizations. Flexibility to work and travel outside normal business hours as required.
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): $122,700 - 185,000
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.
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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Frame your credentials around U.S. project delivery standards
WSP evaluates Project Management Lead candidates against U.S. infrastructure and consulting benchmarks. If your PMP or equivalent certification was earned outside the U.S., confirm it maps to PMI-recognized standards before applying, since LCA filings require a clearly defined specialty occupation.
Target WSP's sector-specific project management openings
WSP organizes Project Management Lead roles by sector, including transportation, environment, and buildings. Applying to a sector you've delivered in strengthens the case that your background satisfies the specialty occupation definition, which USCIS scrutinizes closely for management-titled roles.
Clarify your visa type before the offer stage
WSP sponsors multiple visa categories for this role. If you're on F-1 OPT, confirm your STEM extension eligibility before your authorization runs out. E-3 applicants can move faster than H-1B, since there's no lottery wait, so surfacing your nationality early helps the recruiter plan the right filing path.
Use Migrate Mate to filter for open Project Management Lead roles at WSP
WSP posts project management openings across dozens of U.S. offices, and not all are visible through general job boards. Use Migrate Mate to filter specifically for WSP roles that align with your visa type, so you're only pursuing positions where sponsorship is already in scope.
Prepare for DOL prevailing wage review before negotiating salary
WSP's HR team must certify your offered wage meets DOL prevailing wage levels before filing your LCA. Research the prevailing wage for Project Management Leads in your target metro using the DOL's OFLC wage library so you enter salary discussions with realistic anchors.
Build your Green Card case into the offer conversation
WSP regularly supports EB-2 and EB-3 sponsorship for long-term hires in this function. If permanent residency is a goal, ask during the offer stage whether the role is structured for PERM-based sponsorship, since job duties documented at hiring directly shape the PERM labor certification later.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does WSP sponsor H-1B visas for Project Management Leads?
Yes, WSP sponsors H-1B visas for Project Management Lead roles. Because this is a management-titled position, USCIS will expect the role to require a specific bachelor's degree or higher in a directly related field, such as civil engineering, construction management, or a relevant technical discipline. Documenting that degree requirement clearly in the job description strengthens the specialty occupation determination.
How do I apply for Project Management Lead jobs at WSP?
You can apply through WSP's careers portal directly or find open roles filtered by visa type on Migrate Mate. WSP posts Project Management Lead positions across multiple U.S. offices and sectors, so narrowing by your target geography and practice area, such as transportation or environment, gives you a more targeted list. Tailor your application to highlight sector-specific project delivery experience and any U.S. client-facing work.
Which visa types does WSP commonly use for Project Management Lead roles?
WSP sponsors H-1B, E-3, TN visa, and F-1 OPT for Project Management Lead positions, along with Green Card pathways including EB-2 and EB-3. Australian citizens often pursue the E-3 route since it avoids the H-1B lottery and can be processed faster. Canadian and Mexican nationals in qualifying roles may be eligible for TN visa status, which applies to engineers but requires careful review of the specific job duties.
What qualifications does WSP expect for a Project Management Lead?
WSP typically expects a bachelor's degree in civil engineering, construction management, environmental science, or a closely related technical field, along with substantial experience leading multi-discipline project teams. PMP certification is frequently listed as a requirement or strong preference. For visa purposes, your degree field needs to align directly with the role's technical scope, not just general management, since USCIS applies this to the specialty occupation analysis.
How do I navigate the timing between my job offer and visa filing at WSP?
Once you have an offer, WSP's in-house immigration team typically coordinates with outside counsel to prepare the Labor Condition Application with DOL before any H-1B or E-3 filing can proceed. LCA certification alone can take up to seven business days under standard processing. Build that lead time into your start date expectations and confirm with your recruiter whether premium processing is available for your specific visa category.