**Our Business** We are a global leader in environmental consulting with world-class expertise in environmental, social and governance (ESG), climate resiliency & sustainability (CRS), and earth sciences. Combined we have over 20,000 multidisciplinary professionals worldwide collaborating daily to protect and conserve natural landscapes, create firm foundations for communities to stand on, and champion sustainable development to combat climate change. As part of the team, you will have access to an unparalleled network of resources and endless opportunities to collaborate on exciting projects with diverse teammates from across the globe. **This Opportunity** WSP is currently initiating a search for an **Assistant Project Manager for our Savannah, GA** office. Candidate will be involved in projects with our CMT and Geotechnical Teams as part of the Earth & Environment Group. Primary responsibility will be to provide assistance to our project managers on various project delivery tasks for executing contract task orders. The ideal candidate will provide assist to Project Managers of materials and Geotechnical engineering projects to ensure that it is safely completed on time and within scope and budget. Troubleshoot and recommend or resolve operational problems and minimize delays. May be responsible for resource management, project scheduling, budgets and forecasts, and working with external vendors, subcontractors or contractors. Participates in meetings and prepares reports to communicate the status of the project-to-project team and client. Set priorities, assign tasks, and coordinate project staff to meet project targets and milestones. May have responsibilities to communicate with the client and deliver work products to satisfaction of client. May be involved with approving invoices, preparing change orders, and collections. **Your Impact** + Under direct supervision manage small projects, or one phase of a large project. + Implement an established project plan. + Identify, resolve, or escalate operational problems and minimize delays. + Lead safety efforts including preparation and compliance with approved safety plan. + Analyze project requirements and perform calculations or writes reports and completes deliverables. + Coordinate the activities of outside contractors to ensure they are integrated into the project and the firm receives satisfactory standards of service. + Estimate the costs, resources, and time required to complete the assigned phase of a project and monitor activities, allocate resources and assign tasks to ensure these targets are met. + Conduct project meetings and prepare regular reports to communicate the status of the project within and beyond the project team. + Set priorities, assign tasks, and coordinates project staff to meet project targets and milestones. + Submits project deliverables to client as per contract scope and schedule + Responsible to deliver work within approved budget + Develop understanding and be aware of project-related risk. Be familiar with what could go wrong on a project and how to protect the Company. Be familiar with company risk policies. + Lead safety efforts for team and ensure team follows safety rules and guidelines. Responsible for creating and modeling a safe work environment; demonstrates safety practices. Promote pre-task planning for all projects.. + Remain current in latest project management techniques and practices. + 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. **Who You Are** **Required Qualifications** + Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or Construction Management. + 3+ years of relevant post education management experience. + Proficient in scheduling software such as Microsoft Project + Excellent interpersonal skills necessary to effectively communicate and collaborate with clients, project managers, business leaders, sub-consultants, and technical staff. + 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. + Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety, and drug/alcohol and harassment policies. + Strong ability to quickly adapt to change and demonstrate flexibility to a variety of schedules and hours to meet business needs. + Business development or pursuit experience. + Proven success in leading staff and delivering various types of infrastructure multi-discipline projects. **Preferred Qualifications:** + Project management related certifications desired such as CAPM or PMP. \#LI-RR1 **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.