Senior Construction Project Manager

Globally headquartered in Montreal, where it all began, we proudly serve communities from coast to coast and beyond. At WSP, we have over 14,000 multidisciplinary professionals in Canada collaborating daily to protect and conserve natural landscapes, create firm foundations for communities to stand on, and champion sustainable development to combat climate change.

As part of the team, you will have access to an unparalleled network of resources, expertise, and endless opportunities to collaborate on exciting projects with diverse teammates from marine biologists to geophysicists to geotechnical engineers and more.

WSP’s Earth & Environmental Applied Solutions team (EEAS) is seeking a Senior Construction Project Manager to join its Winnipeg, MB based team.

The successful candidate will work with a regional team leading large-scale, multi-disciplinary projects, focusing on infrastructure services, heavy civil, decommissioning, demolition, mine closure, site remediation and ground improvement works. Projects are delivered in various forms, from contract administration, contract management to general contracting. The role involves identifying and developing new business opportunities for central Canada, developing existing key client relationships as well as providing technical leadership, mentoring, developing project coordinators and junior site staff, and providing project direction.

This role in WSP’s EEAS Division is responsible for the management of projects and leading project teams. The successful candidate will be accountable for technical quality, cost, schedule, and safety on technically challenging and diverse types of Construction Projects.

An overview of your role will include:

• Delivering new construction opportunities for large-scale, multi-disciplinary projects across Canada.
• Accountability for project delivery – safety, cost, scope, quality, and schedule.
• Working collaboratively and closely with technical project resources that have technical oversight of work.
• Working collaboratively and closely with HSSE project resources on project execution.
• Working with estimation and procurement functions on development of scopes of work and providing support to estimating and procurement activities as necessary.
• Supporting with the preparation of detailed engineering estimates for projects.
• Leading teams in the preparation of proposals and presentations to promote services.
• Leading construction personnel and engineering design staff to resolve technical and constructability issues.

The successful candidate will have the following skills, abilities, and qualifications:

• 6 - 10 years’ experience in Project Manager role in construction.
• Experience in Projects related to Mining, Heavy Civil, Environmental Remediation, Demolition and/or Infrastructure is desirable.
• PMP and / or Professional Engineer designation desirable.
• Must be willing to travel 40 % and work independently and remotely in WSP offices when required.
• Self-starter and with a willingness to learn and experience.
• Strong communication skills (written, verbal, and interpersonal).
• Demonstrate creativity and a willingness to learn new things and expand horizons.