Data Center Project Manager, Lead Consultant

Accelerate possibilities. The WSP Data Center CoE (Center of Excellence) is

growing, and we’re looking for smart, responsive, collaborative people to join

us. Our CoE is 100% focused on data centers—supporting the world’s leading AI

and cloud infrastructure companies. You’ll work to help tackle our clients’

biggest challenges: Where to build? How to secure power and water? How to

develop responsibly and become a valued part of the community? AI is

transforming life from scientific discoveries to smarter transportation and more

sustainable communities. Data centers make it possible.

With us, you can build impact, deliver remarkable projects, and grow your career

while shaping the future of the data center industry.  

THIS OPPORTUNITY

WSP is currently looking for a Data Center Project Manager, Lead Consultant for

our Tempe, AZ office.  As a Data Center Project Manager, Lead Consultant with

us, you will lead a diverse group of engineers from project initiation through

completion with minimal oversight. This includes regular communications and

coordination with clients, managing expectations, writing, and managing

proposals, creating change orders, composing budgets, invoicing and project

closeout.  

YOUR IMPACT

* Lead multi-disciplinary teams of Engineers, Designers and other staff through

completion of multiple simultaneous projects ranging from small to large with

a wide range of complexities and requirements

* Independently prepare project work plans, proposals, and schedules, and

obtain management/client approval  

* Lead and initiate regular communications with clients regarding project

status and project 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

* Address change management matters promptly and professionally with clients

and internal departments

* Maintain awareness of project budget maintenance, key performance indicators

and forecasting

* Lead and manage business development initiatives including Requests for

Qualifications and Requests for Proposals

* 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

* As Team Leader, provide mentoring, assistance, encouragement and motivation

to team members and junior Project Managers

* Provide strong administrative and technical leadership for the project and

maintain all project records and monitor correspondence  

* Schedule and facilitate all project meetings required to successfully

coordinate work activity  

* Administer subconsultant agreements as assigned. Have thorough knowledge of

the company's contracts and understanding of all parties involved.  

* Implement and manage the kW Quality Control Plan for each project  

* Proactively track and report workload management throughout the project  

* Manage client and subconsultant invoicing 

WHO YOU ARE

The ideal candidate has experience managing multiple projects simultaneously in

an engineering consulting environment. Candidate thrives in an extremely

fast-paced and ever-changing environment requiring flexibility, pivoting, and an

open-minded approach and has experience working in a client-facing role

requiring extensive communication and knowledge of costing, budgets, and

scheduling and/or resourcing. 

Required Qualifications

* Bachelor’s degree  

* 7+ years of experience in Project and/or Program Management and experience on

large, engineering and/or construction projects

* Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams of project professionals;

concurrently managing issues, scope and quality while bringing projects to

successful completion within the cost and time requirements

* Exceptional written and oral communication skills, including experience

making presentations to senior management  

* Exceptional interpersonal skills

* Ability to work well with people from many different disciplines with varying

degrees of technical experience

* Clear, concise, and tactful communication with senior management, clients,

peers and staff

* Strategic, conceptual analytical thinking and decision-making skills  

* Adaptability and flexibility including the ability to manage deadline

pressure, ambiguity and change  

* Experience negotiating contract terms

* Proficiency with computer office productivity (i.e., MS Office) and project

management software tools  

* Detail oriented with ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines

* Familiarity reading drawings and specifications  

Preferred Qualifications

* Project or Program Management Professional certification (i.e., PMP)

* Experience in an engineering consulting environment  

* Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, project management

* Experience in project planning, cost management and schedule management, and

methods of analyzing and reporting project performance on financial and other

KPIs 

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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.

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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.