Project Manager

This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for Lead Project Manager for our Salt Lake City, UT office.  The following locations will also be considered:  Phoenix, AZ; Helena, MT or Lakewood, CO.  Be involved in projects with our US Mining Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client’s objectives and solves their challenges.

In this role you will provide project management, project engineering, and project controls leadership for mining, mineral processing, metals, industrial water treatment, chemical processing, and heavy industrial projects across North America and internationally. You will be responsible for overall project delivery including financial, technical, client satisfaction, quality, safety, and schedule. You will ensure that responsibilities throughout the project lifecycle (proposal phase, project startup and planning, project execution, reporting, and project closeout) are completed to WSP and industry best standards for safety, execution, operational excellence, and profitability. 

This is an excellent opportunity for someone interested in working closely with clients and leading a team of talented professionals. 

Your Impact

• Oversee and monitor cross-functional teams of technical professionals and subject matter experts to deliver multiple concurrent projects. Responsible for leading and monitoring scope, schedule, and budget. Responsible for overall project performance and key performance indicators such as SPI, CPI, engineering schedule, forecasting, resource utilization, etc. 
• Lead project teams delivering engineering studies, detailed engineering, EPCM, Owner’s Engineer, and other consulting delivery models, ensuring alignment with Client objectives, project governance requirements, and industry standards. Projects may include mining infrastructure, mineral processing facilities, hydrometallurgical plants, water treatment facilities, tailings storage facilities, and other major industrial developments. 
• Develop sufficient technical understanding of each discipline to effectively facilitate interdisciplinary coordination, identify project risks and interface issues, and support decision making throughout project execution. Disciplines include process, mechanical, piping, electrical, instrumentation and controls, civil, structural, geotechnical, water resources, and environmental.
• Support business development including client relationship management, proposal development, project pursuits, contract negotiations, and resource planning. 
• Oversee and monitor cross-functional teams of engineers, planners, and scientific professionals to execute project work on mid-level and/or multiple concurrent projects, including budgets, tracking hours and expenses, task completion, cost and quantities of materials/equipment/labor, technical calculations, permit applications, schematics, construction, compliance documentation, and regulatory and technical analysis memos.