Manager, project director job description

Project Manager, Business Agility/Agile-Scrum (Client Technology) (Assistant Director) (Multiple Positions), Ernst & Young U.S. LLP, Alpharetta, GA.

Ensure that technology projects and programs forming part of specific internal client portfolios are completed on time and on budget. Maintain project plans, anticipates, mitigates and manages project risks and creates and implements strategies to mitigate shortfalls in project timeline and budget. Facilitate Agile ceremonies such as the Daily Stand-up, Iteration Planning, System Demos, and Iteration Retrospective. Support the Product Owner to manage the backlog and guide the team in balancing the priorities and scope. Define and maintain realistic project plans and monitoring progress against agreed quality and performance criteria in both traditional and Agile methodologies. Review project financial management and reporting to relevant parties and make recommendations for improved cash management, revenue improvement and cost recovery opportunities. Facilitate requirements gathering sessions and documents functional requirements / specifications to capture business needs and validates and obtains sign off from business representative. Develop positive relationships across the business to facilitate open dialogue and identifies the communication needs of each interested party, ensuring engagement and obtaining formal agreement from relevant parties on scope, requirements and delivery.

Manage and motivate teams of professionals with diverse skills and backgrounds. Consistently deliver quality client services by monitoring progress. Demonstrate in-depth technical capabilities and professional knowledge. Maintain long-term client relationships and networks. Cultivate business development opportunities.

Full time employment, Monday - Friday, 40 hours per week, 8:30 am - 5:30 pm.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Must have a Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Computer Science, Engineering, Finance, Management Information Systems, or a related field and 5 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate related technology project management experience. Alternatively, will accept a Master's degree in Accounting, Computer Science, Engineering, Finance, Management Information Systems, or a related field and 4 years of related technology project management experience.

Must have 4 years of experience in a globally-matrixed environment at a financial services, professional services, or consulting firm.

Must have 4 years of experience measuring project performance using appropriate tools and techniques to monitor the progress of the project, identify and quantify any variances, perform any required corrective actions, and communicate to all stakeholders.

Must have 4 years of experience with project management tools, including Team Foundation Server (Azure DevOps), Jira, or Microsoft Project.

Must have 4 years of experience using spreadsheets to analyze earn vs. burn rate, earnings variances, and other project financials.

Must have 4 years of experience with one or more of the following virtual collaboration tools as part of cross-functional and distributed development, test and operational teams: SharePoint, Confluence, Rally, Resultspace and/or virtual boards.

Must have 4 years of experience working under Agile methodologies, including Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, and DevOps.

Must have 3 years of experience working in an Agile (SAFe, Scrum or Kanban) project environment on enterprise technology projects in an Agile framework, including managing onshore, remote and offshore teams to work towards development best practices.

Must have 3 years of experience reporting on program status and milestone deliverable status to ensure timely project delivery & communication of updates to internal and external stakeholders.

Must have 1 year of experience supervising junior project managers or software developers, including providing performance feedback and career coaching.

Requires travel up to 15%, to serve client needs.

Employer will accept any suitable combination of education, training or experience.

Job DescriptionThis Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Principal Project Director/Project Manager, Rail with a focus on our efforts in the Pacific Northwest . The person selected can be assigned to any of WSP’s 4 offices located across Washington and NW Oregon ( Seattle, Tacoma/Federal Way, Vancouver WA or Portland, OR ). This position is to pursue and deliver major rail projects in all phases of delivery, from planning and design, through program and construction management. The right candidate will be a highly experienced client-focused and dynamic seller-doer and leader in the various types of passenger rail modes (i.e. high speed rail, light rail, metro) with experience covering a broad range of operational and service planning, safety & security, systems engineering, rail ROW and infrastructure, and new technologies. This individual must also be a team-builder, who is able to work with and respect all types of individuals, organizations and situations to navigate and lead a team through all elements of project delivery.

Your Impact

• Manage major transit and passenger rail programs/projects as a project director/manager, including delivery and project team management, contract administration and contract supervision
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• Accountable for overall management and successful execution of engineering projects within the engineering discipline, monitoring internal and external events, expenses, performance, and profitability.
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• Provide proactive and strategic process and people leadership for the design, implementation, and administration of the planning and engineering discipline’s project and program execution, promoting a robust awareness of the function’s, expertise and capabilities throughout the company.
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• Support and empower matrixed staff and direct reports to execute projects on time and on budget
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• Liaise with Transit and Rail National Business Line, clients, consultants, regulatory agencies, and major project stakeholders, and contractors.
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• Serve as the company’s transit and passenger rail engineering discipline subject matter expert to a variety of internal / external entities including Federal, State, and Local Agencies, Clients, Subcontractors, industry-related groups, and various government and community entities.
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• Manage overall engineering and program delivery discipline performance and provide inspiring leadership to assigned team members.
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• Develop extensive high-level business contacts and client base for providing high level transit and passenger rail engineering services including identifying additional business development opportunities, and cross-selling of other WSP capabilities.
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• Remain current in latest transit and passenger rail engineering techniques and practices.
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• Collaborate with professionals and senior leadership from a variety of disciplines to provide future ready solutions for clients.
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• Assist with supporting business improvement and delivery initiatives, providing effective leadership and change management to engage staff and oversee quality deliverables.
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• Develop and maintain strong relationships with public and private sector clients, agencies, partner firms and sub-consultants, as well as, other external stakeholders such as vendors and suppliers.
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• Support staff development which includes mentoring, training, coaching and professional development.
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• Oversee WSP’s vision and mission to promote an appropriate value proposition that accounts for corporate and WSP client business strategy, governmental regulations and policies, and QA/QC in delivery.
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• Create a learning culture that values innovative subject matter expertise and fosters effective and continual personal development.
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• Develop and implement a communication strategy to increase the effectiveness of discipline-related processes, systems, and practices, and mitigating discipline-related risks.
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• 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.
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• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, or closely related discipline.
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• 17+ years of relevant post education experience in planning, engineering and program delivery, prior transit and rail experience, and infrastructure delivery on billion $ + projects
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• Engineer license required (multi-state preferred).
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• Advanced proficiency with transit and passenger rail engineering principles, practices, process, both tradition and design/build delivery, standard of care, and the application to permitting and project work-related issues.
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• Strong working knowledge of FRA, FTA, CPUC, AREMA, and other rail regulatory standards and procedures, codes, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements, and the business impact upon our clients and the organization.
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• Excellent leadership and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to manage a large span of control while effectively, persuasively, and tactfully interacting with employees at all levels of the organization.
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• Strategic lateral thinking and strong analytical skills with attention to detail and prioritization of responsibilities in a pressure work environment.
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• Demonstrate a high level of organizational agility to gain the support and cooperation of executive management, clients, and key stakeholders.
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• Strong ability to quickly adapt to change and demonstrate flexibility to a variety of schedules and hours to meet business needs.
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• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
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• Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Engineering.
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• Working experience with passenger rail clients in the U.S., Canada and/or other international project locations.

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