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WSP

Plans and designs infrastructure projects

Senior Project Manager - Hydroelectricity & Dams, Dam Safety

Project ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeCA$111k - CA$147.4k

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in engineering or a related field and active membership in the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec are required.
  • Demonstrated senior experience in hydroelectricity and dams, including high-complexity projects or projects with significant safety implications, is required.
  • Recognized expertise in multidisciplinary project management, including planning, cost control, risk management, and governance, is required.
  • Strategic oral and written communication skills for technical and executive audiences are required.
  • French-English bilingualism is required due to frequent collaboration with anglophone clients and partners, often outside Quebec.
  • A valid ASP Construction card and availability for occasional travel are required.
  • Decision-making, complex problem-solving, autonomy, and leadership capabilities are required.

Responsibilities

  • Lead complex multidisciplinary hydroelectricity and dam projects from opportunity through closeout, ensuring quality, safety, compliance, and project profitability.
  • Serve as the primary client contact, develop and maintain long-term business relationships, and contribute to growth of the project portfolio.
  • Provide leadership to project teams, including guidance and mentoring for less-experienced managers and coordinators.
  • Ensure rigorous project governance, including monitoring costs, schedules, risks, and performance, particularly using earned value management (EVM).
  • Contribute to WSP's strategic positioning by participating in conferences, training, and business-development activities.
  • Support, apply, and evolve project-management best practices in accordance with WSP standards and processes.
  • Participate in site visits and strategic meetings to ensure technical, operational, and client alignment on projects.
  • Mentor team members by supporting project-management skill development, sharing best practices, and contributing to succession and collective excellence.

Desired Qualifications

  • PMP certification and proficiency with planning tools such as MS Project or Primavera P6 are important assets.

About the Company

WSP

Plans and designs infrastructure projects

WSP is an engineering and science consultancy that helps governments and businesses plan, design, and manage infrastructure. Its teams work on transport networks, buildings, water systems, power facilities, and environmental projects, combining engineers with scientists, planners, and technical advisers. Services include feasibility studies, detailed design, environmental assessments, and project management, with specialists supporting assets through construction and operation. Clients pay through contracts priced by staff time, agreed project fees, or a share of project costs. Genivar reorganized as WSP Global in 2014, and the group is headquartered in Montreal, Quebec.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Montreal, Canada
Founded
1959

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