Senior Project Manager/Director - Tampa, United States - WSP Global Inc.

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    This Opportunity

    WSP is currently initiating a search for a

    Senior Project Manager/Director

    for our

    Tampa, FL

    office. Be involved in projects with our Transportation Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client's objectives and solves their challenges

    Your Impact


    Provide proactive and strategic leadership for the civil engineering discipline and function, offering direction, expertise, and support to ensure project and work site deliverables are successfully achieved within the business sector.


    Perform engineering review of permit applications, engineering design plans and specifications, standby plans and engineering contracts, integrated management plans, and periodic construction inspections, to ensure that they comply with applicable state and/or federal regulations and sound engineering practice and standards.


    Lead civil engineering projects ensuring contributors know what they are required to do and by when, preparing and overseeing relevant project budgets, monitoring external events, tracking hours and expenses, ensuring satisfactory performance, and supervising subcontractors, contract work, and employees.


    Identify and assess actual and potential problem areas in design quality implementation/adherence and support efforts to encourage continuous improvement in the quality process.

    Support business development activities such as client engagement, opportunity identification, team formation, proposal preparation, presentation, and project execution.

    Mentor Project Managers and Staff Engineers.


    Develop and inform proposal and project scopes, timelines, pricing, and budgetary metrics – and accountable for planning, development, and management of projects in compliance with all applicable City/State/Federal codes and regulations, and in accordance with all acceptable engineering practices.

    Provide verbal and/or written inputs to multi-disciplinary project teams and contribute to providing high level strategic advice to clients.

    Collaborate with professionals from a variety of disciplines to provide "trusted advisor" service and future ready solutions for clients.


    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.

    Who You Are

    Required Qualifications

    Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, or closely related discipline.

    12+ years of relevant post education experience in engineering, civil, and infrastructure design.

    Engineer license required.

    Excellent interpersonal skills necessary to effectively communicate and collaborate with clients, project managers, business leaders, sub-consultants, and technical staff.

    Superior knowledge of Design Criteria, Policies, and Procedures.


    Demonstrated excellence in providing creative solutions and high-quality technical performance and oversight through innovative thinking and application of tools and/or processes.

    Demonstrated experience of leadership, personal accountability, persistence, and goal oriented.


    Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources, including senior management, clients, regulators, and company-wide staff, including those with whom no formal hierarchical relationship exists.

    Advanced proficiency with office automation, discipline-specific design software (i.e., MicroStation, AutoCAD, Civil 3D, ArcGIS, InRoads, technology, math principles, predictive models, spreadsheets, and tools.


    Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP's health, safety, and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.

    Preferred Qualifications

    Experience with local government engineering projects.

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