High Voltage Transmission Line Project Manager

WSP is currently initiating a search for a High Voltage Transmission Line Project Manager for our Austin, TX, Baton Rouge, LA, Ft. Worth, TX, Houston, TX and San Antonio, TX offices, however, the selected candidate may work from any mutually acceptable location within the United States.  

Be involved in projects with our Project Management Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our clients' objectives and solves their challenges.

This Opportunity

Provides technical project supervision and leadership for high voltage (HV) and extra‑high voltage (EHV) transmission line projects, delivering guidance across the administrative, commercial, and technical execution of assigned utility‑scale electric transmission, power delivery, and transmission & distribution (T&D) projects, including overhead and underground transmission lines, in accordance with WSP’s core values, utility and EPC contracts, and client scope of services. Manages the overall performance of assigned HV/EHV transmission line projects of moderate size and complexity and/or local to regional scope, including oversight of project financials, budgets, forecasting, CPM schedules, risk management, QA/QC, environmental and right‑of‑way compliance, health and safety (OSHA, NESC, utility safety standards), and client satisfaction. Ensures full adherence to responsibilities throughout the end‑to‑end transmission line project lifecycle, including proposal development, routing and siting support, environmental permitting, project startup and planning, detailed engineering coordination (civil, structural, electrical), material procurement, construction management, outage coordination, field construction support, testing, commissioning, energization, reporting, and project closeout, with deliverables meeting or exceeding corporate and client standards for safety, quality, schedule, profitability, and operational performance within an electric transmission and power delivery engineering environment

As one of the world’s leading professional services firms, WSP now brings world-class expertise in power delivery and project management with the recent acquisition of POWER Engineers, Inc. Our vision is to be the preeminent pure-play global consulting firm for the world’s energy transition. And we need your help.

Your Impact

• Oversee and monitor cross‑functional engineering, design, and construction teams delivering high voltage (HV) and extra‑high voltage (EHV) transmission line projects, including overhead and underground transmission, with responsibility for project budgets, labor hours, cost tracking, material quantities (conductors, structures, foundations, insulators, hardware), deliverables, compliance documentation, and fulfillment of utility, EPC, and right‑of‑way (ROW) contractual obligations
• Play a contributing role in the development of HV/EHV transmission line project proposals, including cost estimates, scopes of work, routing strategies, environmental and permitting assumptions, project schedules, execution approaches, and resource plans for utility‑scale electric transmission and power delivery programs
• Develop work breakdown structures (WBS) and cost‑loaded CPM schedules for transmission line engineering, siting and routing, environmental permitting, procurement, construction, outage coordination, testing, commissioning, and energization activities
• Establish the level of technical and design review required for HV/EHV transmission line projects, selecting appropriately qualified transmission line, civil/structural, geotechnical, and electrical engineering staff, and ensuring compliance with QA/QC plans, utility standards, NESC requirements, and environmental regulations
• Contribute to project margin analysis, establishment of margin targets, and development of risk registers and contingency plans for high‑risk transmission line construction environments, including terrain, access, permitting, and outage constraints
• Coordinate and assist with the technical aspects of contract negotiation, presentation, and meetings
• Develop and update the Project Initiation/Setup Documentation including: Risk (REF/RMP), Project Management Plan (PMP), Project Quality Plan (QP), Project Safety (PSP), and Communications Plan as necessary
• Participate in project kick-off meetings with key stakeholders
• Work collaboratively with Project Accounting to monitor and track earned value, cost performance, estimated time‑to‑completion, cash flow, invoicing, and budgeted margin across individual HV/EHV transmission line projects or portfolios
• Oversee budgeting, forecasting, CPM scheduling, cost control, and change management for high voltage transmission line design and construction projects, including management of scope changes, claims, and field change orders
• Coordinate with area/technical managers to address project resource and sub