Assistant Vice President, Deputy Project Management Lead

This Opportunity WSP is seeking an Assistant Vice President, Deputy Project Management lead to join our West Transportation team in Tacoma, WA . The Assistant VP, Deputy Project Management Lead will be responsible for overseeing complex projects and supporting project management initiatives to meet client expectations and organizational standards. This role requires strategic leadership, operational oversight, and a focus on project deliverables, ensuring seamless project execution, resource optimization, and client satisfaction. Your Impact Project Leadership and Oversight: Lead and manage the administrative, commercial, and technical aspects of assigned projects, ensuring compliance with contractual agreements and company standards. Oversee cross-functional project teams, managing project budgets, schedules, resources, and risk registers to deliver project objectives on time and within budget. Maintain client satisfaction by providing regular updates, overseeing quality control, and mitigating project risks. Support project execution through earned value analysis, monitoring actual vs. planned spending, and tracking project metrics. Project Planning and Coordination: Assist in developing detailed project proposals, budgets, work breakdown structures (WBS), and resource plans. Prepare and maintain project documentation, including schedules and compliance records. Coordinate with senior project managers for project-level staffing needs, procurement, and document control, ensuring all deliverables meet established requirements. Conduct project kick-off meetings, establish communication plans, and track action items to drive accountability. Client and Stakeholder Engagement: Act as a liaison between the project team and client, supporting client communications, project updates, and issue resolution. Prepare and facilitate project meetings, manage agenda setting, and capture meeting notes and action items. Support post-proposal debriefs, client feedback sessions, and “lessons learned” write-ups for continuous improvement. Participate in industry events and trade shows to enhance client relationships and industry knowledge. Financial and Resource Management: Monitor project budgets, cash flows, and accounts receivable to ensure financial targets are met. Oversee cost control measures, manage budget forecasts, and ensure contract compliance through accurate invoicing and budget-tracking software inputs. Manage project staffing and support the development of project specifications, design reports, and other documentation. Team Mentorship and Development: Update key staff resumes and project descriptions, supporting staff as necessary in documenting roles and responsibilities. Conduct project closeout activities, document lessons learned, and drive continuous improvement initiatives within the team. Who You Are Required Qualifications Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Project Management, or a related field. 10 years total experience. Background of project management experience, preferably in a public agency or private consulting infrastructure-related environment. Proficient in project management software (e.g., MS Project, Excel) and tools for scheduling, budgeting, and reporting. Excellent organizational, communication, and client management skills. Ability to work independently, manage multiple concurrent projects, and collaborate across departments. Experienced with providing critical review for documents and preparing project deliverables with a high degree of complexity. Demonstrated effectiveness at coordinating resources and assertively directing consultants, subcontractors, and others to consistently complete tasks competently and efficiently. Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies. Ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may occasionally extend beyond the typical work week. Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements. WSP Benefits: WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a 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 (all locations): $125,200 - $186,010 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-RF1 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. www.wsp.com 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.