Senior Project Management Jobs in Texas
Senior Project Management jobs in Texas are among the most active in the country, concentrated in construction, energy, healthcare, and technology sectors, with openings at every level from associate project manager through senior program director. The largest hiring metros are Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, and Austin, where companies like Jacobs Engineering, Fluor Corporation, and Dell Technologies maintain deep, ongoing project management workforces. The most in-demand specialties are infrastructure and capital projects, IT transformation, and oil and gas facilities development. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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This Opportunity
WSP is seeking a Natural Resources Senior Project Management in any of our offices within Texas and Louisiana area where you will be involved in projects within our Earth & Environment Team and be a part of a growing organization that solves our clients’ challenges.
We’re looking for a leader with a strong track record in managing complex environmental projects, proven ability to navigate regulatory agency requirements, demonstrated experience with proposal development and business development.
To support our expanding portfolio, this role will be focused on Natural Resources and Permitting within the energy and industrial markets. You’ll be part of our interdisciplinary team and collaborate with planners, scientists, and engineers across WSP to deliver impactful results for our clients. Come join us and help shape the future!
Your Impact
- Project Leadership: Lead multidisciplinary teams across complex energy and industrial projects, ensuring delivery on time, within scope, and on budget.
- Natural Resources: Direct and manage teams reviewing anticipated project impacts and avoidance planning considerations for energy and industrial projects, balancing environmental, technical and stakeholder requirements. Lead field and reporting efforts for client deliverables and agencies submittals.
- Permitting Expertise: Oversee all aspects of project permitting, including preparation of applications, coordination with local, state, and federal agencies, and management of public hearings and community engagement initiatives.
- Regulatory Engagement: Foster productive relationships with regulatory agencies and authorities, ensuring projects adhere to all applicable laws, standards, and best practices, including providing strategic advice and direction on state filing requirements.
- Growth and Business Development: Lead/contribute to business development initiatives to grow the business, including identifying opportunities and building/maintaining client relationships.
- Market Analysis: Monitor trends, policy changes, and emerging technologies in the Gulf South’s energy landscape; advise on project strategy and business development opportunities.
- Stakeholder Management: Serve as primary point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, including clients, government officials, landowners, and the public.
- Documentation & Reporting: Ensure thorough project documentation, compliance records, and transparent reporting for all phases of the project lifecycle.
- Continuous Improvement: Advocate for innovation and process enhancements, driving operational excellence across all projects.
- Willing to travel within the Gulf South for site visits and attend public meetings.
Who You Are
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Planning, Engineering, Environmental Science, Project Management, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.
- 10+ years of experience, including project management, preferably within the energy and industrial sector, with a track record of success in large to small scale energy projects (electric transmission, distribution, generation, renewables, pipeline, or large scale industrial).
- Familiarity with energy and industrial markets dynamics in the Gulf South, including regulatory structures, permitting pathways, and regional infrastructure challenges.
- Ability to navigate complex stakeholder landscapes and build consensus among diverse groups.
- Exceptional problem-solving skills and a commitment to high-quality outcomes.
- Innovative mindset with a passion for operational efficiency, sustainability, and process improvement.
- Ability to anticipate regulatory or market shifts and adapt strategies accordingly.
- Experience with energy projects or emerging technologies is highly valued.
- Demonstrated success in growing client portfolios, recruiting, and engaging with a dynamic team.
- Demonstrated expertise in permitting, regulatory requirements, analyses, and associated report writing and filings for energy projects in the Gulf South region.
- Experience planning, attending, and participating in public meetings.
- Strong working knowledge of federal, state, and local regulatory requirements affecting energy and industrial infrastructure, especially within the Gulf South markets.
- Proven ability to manage teams, budgets, schedules, and contractors during all phases of project execution.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and organizational skills.
- Demonstrated experience in development of successful proposals and presentations.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, defining and understanding client requirements, managing expectations, communicating with clients and project staff.
At WSP, we are driven by inspiring the right people to be part of our future-focused business objectives. Our devotion to teamwork has allowed us to build communities and expand our skylines. Here at WSP, anything is within our reach and yours as a WSP employee. Come join us and help shape the future!
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.
This Opportunity
WSP is seeking a Natural Resources Senior Project Management in any of our offices within Texas and Louisiana area where you will be involved in projects within our Earth & Environment Team and be a part of a growing organization that solves our clients’ challenges.
We’re looking for a leader with a strong track record in managing complex environmental projects, proven ability to navigate regulatory agency requirements, demonstrated experience with proposal development and business development.
To support our expanding portfolio, this role will be focused on Natural Resources and Permitting within the energy and industrial markets. You’ll be part of our interdisciplinary team and collaborate with planners, scientists, and engineers across WSP to deliver impactful results for our clients. Come join us and help shape the future!
Your Impact
- Project Leadership: Lead multidisciplinary teams across complex energy and industrial projects, ensuring delivery on time, within scope, and on budget.
- Natural Resources: Direct and manage teams reviewing anticipated project impacts and avoidance planning considerations for energy and industrial projects, balancing environmental, technical and stakeholder requirements. Lead field and reporting efforts for client deliverables and agencies submittals.
- Permitting Expertise: Oversee all aspects of project permitting, including preparation of applications, coordination with local, state, and federal agencies, and management of public hearings and community engagement initiatives.
- Regulatory Engagement: Foster productive relationships with regulatory agencies and authorities, ensuring projects adhere to all applicable laws, standards, and best practices, including providing strategic advice and direction on state filing requirements.
- Growth and Business Development: Lead/contribute to business development initiatives to grow the business, including identifying opportunities and building/maintaining client relationships.
- Market Analysis: Monitor trends, policy changes, and emerging technologies in the Gulf South’s energy landscape; advise on project strategy and business development opportunities.
- Stakeholder Management: Serve as primary point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, including clients, government officials, landowners, and the public.
- Documentation & Reporting: Ensure thorough project documentation, compliance records, and transparent reporting for all phases of the project lifecycle.
- Continuous Improvement: Advocate for innovation and process enhancements, driving operational excellence across all projects.
- Willing to travel within the Gulf South for site visits and attend public meetings.
Who You Are
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Planning, Engineering, Environmental Science, Project Management, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.
- 10+ years of experience, including project management, preferably within the energy and industrial sector, with a track record of success in large to small scale energy projects (electric transmission, distribution, generation, renewables, pipeline, or large scale industrial).
- Familiarity with energy and industrial markets dynamics in the Gulf South, including regulatory structures, permitting pathways, and regional infrastructure challenges.
- Ability to navigate complex stakeholder landscapes and build consensus among diverse groups.
- Exceptional problem-solving skills and a commitment to high-quality outcomes.
- Innovative mindset with a passion for operational efficiency, sustainability, and process improvement.
- Ability to anticipate regulatory or market shifts and adapt strategies accordingly.
- Experience with energy projects or emerging technologies is highly valued.
- Demonstrated success in growing client portfolios, recruiting, and engaging with a dynamic team.
- Demonstrated expertise in permitting, regulatory requirements, analyses, and associated report writing and filings for energy projects in the Gulf South region.
- Experience planning, attending, and participating in public meetings.
- Strong working knowledge of federal, state, and local regulatory requirements affecting energy and industrial infrastructure, especially within the Gulf South markets.
- Proven ability to manage teams, budgets, schedules, and contractors during all phases of project execution.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and organizational skills.
- Demonstrated experience in development of successful proposals and presentations.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, defining and understanding client requirements, managing expectations, communicating with clients and project staff.
At WSP, we are driven by inspiring the right people to be part of our future-focused business objectives. Our devotion to teamwork has allowed us to build communities and expand our skylines. Here at WSP, anything is within our reach and yours as a WSP employee. Come join us and help shape the future!
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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Senior Project Management Job Market in Texas
A snapshot from current Texas openings, updated as new roles post.
Who's Hiring
- Amazon102
- Turner & Townsend Pty Limited38
- Alvarez & Marsal25
- DLR24
- HDR20
Top Industries Hiring
- Consulting & Professional Services504
- Technology & Software231
- Construction & Real Estate217
- Energy86
- Manufacturing74
What Texas Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in senior project management jobs across Texas.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification issued or recognized through PMI required
- Seven or more years of end-to-end project management experience in energy, construction, or technology
- Proven ability to manage budgets and schedules on multi-million-dollar Texas capital projects
- Experience leading cross-functional teams of ten or more across multiple Texas site locations
- Proficiency with project management tools such as MS Project, Primavera P6, or Smartsheet
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, construction management, or a related technical field
Senior Project Management Jobs in Texas: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a senior project management in Texas?
The clearest path is earning a bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, or business, then accumulating several years of progressively responsible project work before pursuing the Project Management Professional certification through PMI. Texas has no state-issued license exclusive to project managers, but the PMP is the de facto credential most Texas employers require for senior roles. Industries like oil and gas and heavy construction additionally value licenses such as a Professional Engineer designation.
How much do senior project managements make in Texas?
Senior project managements in Texas earn a median of about $98,440 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $57,460 for the lowest 10% to over $162,780 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which companies hire senior project managements in Texas?
Employers hiring senior project managements in Texas right now include Amazon, Turner & Townsend Pty Limited, and Alvarez & Marsal, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026. Texas's concentration of energy infrastructure, defense contractors, and large health systems means demand is broad and consistent across both private and public sector employers throughout the state.
Which Texas cities have the most senior project management jobs?
Houston, Austin, and Dallas hold the most senior project management openings in Texas. Dallas-Fort Worth draws heavy demand from corporate headquarters, technology firms, and healthcare systems, Houston's energy and petrochemical industry drives consistent capital project work, and Austin's rapid technology sector growth has generated a strong pipeline of IT and infrastructure project management roles.
Are there remote senior project management jobs in Texas?
Yes, and more than most fields. About 21% of senior project management openings tied to Texas are remote or hybrid as of June 2026, reflecting how much of the role involves planning, coordination, and stakeholder communication that can be done off-site. The portions most suited to remote work are IT transformation and program governance, while construction and energy facilities projects typically require regular on-site presence.
How can I get hired as a senior project management in Texas with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is starting as a project coordinator or project administrator at a large Texas employer such as a major hospital system, an energy company, or a general contractor, then building toward the PMP. Firms like Jacobs and Fluor run structured development programs for early-career project professionals. Earning a CAPM certification through PMI and completing a Texas-based internship or co-op in construction management or IT strengthens a candidate's profile before pursuing senior roles.
Where can I find and apply to senior project management jobs in Texas?
You can find and apply to senior project management jobs in Texas on Migrate Mate, which lists current Texas openings across industries including energy, construction, healthcare, and technology. Find roles that fit your experience and specialization and apply directly through the listings.
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