New Jersey/New York– Senior Project Manager / Client Service Leader – Water & Wastewater
Job Description
Lead Client Growth Across the NY/NJ Water Market
This is not a traditional project management role. WSP is seeking a proven seller-doer to help expand our water and wastewater business throughout New Jersey and the New York metropolitan region. This role offers the opportunity to shape market strategy, grow key client relationships, and influence the future direction of a rapidly expanding practice.
As a Senior Project Manager / Client Service Leader, you will serve as a trusted advisor to municipal utilities, sewerage authorities, and public-sector clients — while building WSP's presence across one of the most active infrastructure markets in the country.
Why This Role Is Different
The NJ/NY market is defined by complexity — NJDEP and NYSDEC permitting environments, a dense network of municipal utilities and sewerage authorities operating under consent decrees and capital improvement mandates, and significant federal investment flowing through EPA and BIL grant programs. Navigating this environment takes relationships, regulatory fluency, and the ability to position a firm for programs before they go to bid. WSP is investing in this market and this role is the platform to lead that effort.
- Significant opportunity to grow existing accounts and develop new clients across the region
- Ability to shape regional strategy and investment priorities
- Access to national technical resources while maintaining local market leadership
- Pathway toward Client Director, Growth Leader, and Regional Leadership positions
What You'll Do
- Develop and expand relationships with NJ and NY municipalities, municipal utilities, sewerage authorities, and MUAs
- Lead strategic pursuits, positioning, proposals, interviews, and contract negotiations
- Serve as trusted advisor to key clients on major capital programs
- Manage major infrastructure programs and multidisciplinary teams through planning, design, and construction
- Mentor project managers and technical staff
- Support regional growth initiatives and market planning
Ideal Candidate
- PE license in NJ or NY required, or ability to obtain through reciprocity
- 12+ years of municipal water/wastewater consulting experience
- Established relationships with NJ and/or NY municipal utilities, authorities, and agencies
- Demonstrated business development success in the NJ/NY market
- Familiarity with NJDEP and/or NYSDEC permitting and regulatory requirements
- Strong executive presence and client-facing leadership skills
Compensation:
Expected Salary (all locations): $145,400- $259,100
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.
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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.
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.