Asset Delivery Manager

This Opportunity As one of the world's leading professional services firms, WSP now brings world-class expertise in power delivery, power generation, and project management with the recent acquisition of POWER Engineers, Inc. Our vision is to be the preeminent pure-play global consulting firm for the world's energy transition. And we need your help. With over 73,000 multidisciplinary professionals worldwide, we collaborate daily to create positive, long-lasting impacts on the communities we serve through a culture of innovation, integrity and inclusion. In the U.S, WSP was recognized on TIME's list of the world's best companies and Fortune's Change the World list. As part of our team, you will have access to an unparalleled network of resources and endless opportunities to collaborate on exciting projects with diverse teammates from across the globe. WSP is currently initiating a search for an **Asset Delivery Manager** to support our _New York, NY_ office. The following locations will also be considered: Syracuse, NY, Buffalo, NY, Boston, MA, New Haven, CT, and Newark, NJ. Be involved in projects with our Energy Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client's objectives and solves their challenges. Your Impact + Effective leadership in a matrix organization. + Serve as an EPC asset delivery manager on a large transmission development program, from the award of the EPC contract to the commissioning and in-service date. + Perform selected project management duties for the duration of the project. + Manage an EPC contractor for the duration of the project. + Track and report the EPC contractor's progress. + Track and report the EPC cost. + Track and report the EPC schedule. + Review risks and quality issues and provide recommendations to WSP and Client leadership + Coordinate the requirements with the Transmission Operators, owners of the remote substations. + Manage the interfaces with other parts of the project, such as permitting, transmission lines, underground infrastructure group, procurement, geotechnical, properties, system studies etc. + Track and provide input to the schedule. + Prepare and review cost estimates. + Manage the responses to RFIs. + Manage the review of the EPC engineering submittals. + Manage the review of the major equipment submittals. + Organize preparation of outage plans. + Maintain regular communications with the client including reporting on monthly status, safety incidents, and major issues together with scope and budget impacts. + Organize and chair regular meetings with the EPC contractor. + Participate and respond to daily queries from the internal groups. + Some regional travel is anticipated + 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, science, or a related major, or equivalent experience in a technical or engineering firm. + 12+ years of experience in Project Management with 10 years of large-scale utility or infrastructure project management experience + Able to work in a self-directed environment + Excellent self-leadership with attention to detail, multi-tasking, and adjusting readily to the changing prioritization of responsibilities in a dynamic work environment. + Strong verbal and written communication skills + Project Management Professional certification + Competence in analytical techniques in tackling technical problems with some complexity + Advanced proficiency with interpersonal and communication skills to interact effectively, persuasively, and tactfully with leadership, subcontractors, and employees at all levels of the organization. + Strong experience in managing the review and approval of documents and discipline-specific project deliverables, processes, and plans in a multi-project environment is highly desirable. + Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources, including senior management, subcontractors, consultants, and company-wide staff, including those with whom no formal hierarchical relationship exists. + Advanced proficiency with technical writing, office automation, relevant software, MS Office suite products (e.g., Word, Excel, Visio, Project, SharePoint), technology, spreadsheets, and PM tools. + Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP's health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies. + Advanced proficiency with critical thinking and problem-solving skills + This position is subject to and contingent upon client approval of candidates put forth for consideration by WSP. **Preferred Qualifications** + Master's Degree in Engineering **WSP Benefits:** WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a 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): $130,300 - $281,600 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. \#LI-PR1 **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.