Deputy Project Manager

This Opportunity

Help Drive the Business Side of Project Delivery

WSP is seeking an organized, analytical, and proactive Deputy Project Manager for our Seattle, WA office, to support the financial management and operational delivery of our growing Construction Management practice. Other locations include Tacoma, Vancouver, Portland, OR and Bend OR. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working at the intersection of project execution, financial performance, reporting, contract administration, and client service.

The Deputy Project Manager will support multiple active construction management assignments and serve as a key member of the project leadership team. This individual will help project managers and resident engineers maintain budget control, forecast resource needs, track contract performance, prepare client reports, support invoicing, monitor project financial health, and ensure projects remain audit-ready and compliant with agency requirements. Responsibilities align with project accounting, budget tracking, invoicing support, documentation management, and project administration functions identified within WSP's CM delivery framework.

Your Impact

Financial Management

• Monitor project budgets, labor utilization, and contract performance across multiple construction management assignments.

• Prepare monthly financial reports, forecasts, and project performance summaries.

• Support project managers with earned revenue projections, backlog tracking, and resource forecasting.

• Review labor charges, consultant invoices, reimbursable expenses, and project expenditures for accuracy.

• Assist with budget development, task order tracking, and contract modifications.

• Identify budget risks and recommend corrective actions before impacts occur.

Reporting & Project Controls

• Develop and maintain project dashboards for executive leadership, project managers, and clients.

• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual project status reports.

• Track key performance indicators including budget, schedule, staffing, utilization, invoicing, and collections.

• Support development of executive-level reporting for business operations and portfolio management.

• Analyze project trends and provide recommendations to improve performance and profitability.

Contract Administration

• Support project managers with contract compliance requirements.

• Track amendments, task orders, subcontract agreements, and contract funding authorizations.

• Maintain documentation supporting federally funded, state-funded, and municipal projects.

• Assist with change management processes and documentation control.

• Support internal and external audits by maintaining complete and accurate project records.

Project Delivery Support

• Coordinate with project managers, resident engineers, inspectors, and accounting staff.

• Assist with staffing plans, workload forecasting, and resource management activities.

• Support proposal development and project startup activities.

• Facilitate coordination between project teams and corporate support functions.

• Help standardize project management processes across the Construction Management practice.

• 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.

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Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business, Finance, Accounting, or related field or equivalent,

• Minimum of 5 years of experience supporting project financials, project controls, project management, or construction management programs.

• Strong understanding of project budgeting, forecasting, invoicing, and financial reporting.

• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.

• Experience preparing executive-level reports and dashboards.

• Excellent organizational, analytical, and communication skills.

• Ability to manage multiple assignments simultaneously.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting public agency transportation, transit, utility, or infrastructure projects.

• Familiarity with WSDOT, local agency, FHWA, FTA, FRA, or federally funded project requirements.

• Experience with project management and ERP systems.

• Project controls, scheduling, accounting, or financial analysis experience.

• PMP certification or pursuit of PMP certification.

• Experience working in a professional engineering or construction management consulting environment.

What You'll Bring

• Strong business acumen and financial discipline.

• Ability to identify issues early and recommend practical solutions.

• Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy.

• Confidence working with project managers, executives, and clients.

• Desire to improve processes and help scale a growing business.

Why This Role Matters

This position plays a critical role in the success of our Construction Management practice. You will help project leaders focus on project delivery by ensuring budgets, forecasts, contracts, invoicing, reporting, and performance metrics are accurate, current, and actionable. Your work will directly contribute to improved project performance, stronger client service, and successful delivery of some of the Pacific Northwest's most important infrastructure projects.

Compensation and Benefits:

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on a providing health and financial stability throughout the employee's career.

Expected Salary: $107,500- $156,600

WSP USA is providing the compensation range and general description of other compensation and benefits that the company in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position based on the successful applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities in addition to internal equity and 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, or federal law.

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.