Project Director

This Opportunity WSP is seeking a Project Director to join our Transportation and Infrastructure team in Washington D.C. The Project Director is accountable for the review and supports delivery of a portfolio of projects. They provide oversight, support and guidance to the Project Teams within their portfolio, including acting as an escalation point. They are project-focused and are responsible for developing strong, long‑lasting project delivery practices, and identifying and delivering quality work product to support winning repeat work. Your Impact Ensures the Project Team has the required levels of skill, knowledge and experience to deliver the projects. Ensures that the work, budgeted costs and pricing associated with the project are defined, planned and understood. Ensures appropriate controls are in place to monitor delivery against the plan. Coach and guides Project Managers. Establishes necessary café style trainings (remote or in person) to bring new PMs up to speed on our delivery processes and procedures. May manage client and main stakeholders' relationships. Acts as a link between the Project Team and Senior Leadership, providing both strategic guidance to the Delivery Team and regular updates to the Leadership Team. Acts as an escalation point for the Project Team and occasionally for the client. Conducts regular and robust project performance reviews and project oversight of multiple projects and tracks project overall performance. Oversees formal closure of the project. Who You Are Required Qualifications Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Business, Engineering or closely‑related discipline (or demonstrated proven equivalent experience) (or equivalent experience). 5 to 7 years of relevant post‑education experience in projects, finance, project controls, project management, project contracts and change management documents. Proficient knowledge of project accounting principles, practices, and methods and their application to project work‑related issues. Ability to coordinate with various stakeholders and understand contract requirements, scope, and schedule. Highly capable interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to an accounting and non‑accounting audience. Highly capable self‑leadership with attention to detail, multi‑tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities in a dynamic work environment. Ability to work independently and provide guidance and leadership to junior team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC. Competent analytical and organizational skills, with business acumen to bridge the business and project management. Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally. This is a professional role and as such work deadlines and work hours may extend beyond a typical workday. Occasional travel may be required depending on project‑specific requirements. Preferred Qualifications None WSP Benefits WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on 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: $107,000 - $205,000 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-AC1 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr