Senior Project Manager - Federal
Listed on 2026-09-30
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Engineering
Operations Management -
Management
Project & Program Management, Operations Management
Description
Senior Project Manager- Federal
Role
Description:
Huitt-Zollars, Inc has a full-time opportunity for a licensed Civil Engineer to operate as a Senior Project Manager
- Federal located in Fort Worth, TX office. The successful candidate will bring
at least 10 years of Project Management experience with Federal clients, particularly in Design-Build/Alternative Delivery. Must have Project Management experience in Federal, Institutional, or Public Works clients.
Location: Fort Worth, Texas (in-office)
Employment Type: 40 FT Hours
Compensation Type: Salary
Registration(s): Professional Licensed Architect or Engineerin the state of Texasor ability to obtain
Education: Bachelor’s or Master's Degree in Engineering or Architecture
Title: Associate Vice President
Reports to: Vice President or Sr. Vice President, Federal Practice
Duties:- Manage multi-discipline design teams and design-build/alternative delivery projects, providing design services and oversight to Federal and/or public sector clients.
- Work directly with clients and directing a project staff with varied levels of experience and expertise.
- Duties include initial project research, preparation of proposal/contract, preparation of project work plan and schedule, plan production and management of plan production staff, plan processing and management of plan processing efforts, construction administration and project close out effort.
- Coordinate client management and marketing efforts for future work.
- Train staff and review work for quality assurance.
- Consistently deliver proactive communication with clients. When client issues arise, address or expeditiously elevate to discipline lead.
- Develop relationships with clients and teaming partners that allows for ease in communications and problem-solving.
- In addition to project management duties, this Deputy Design-Build Program Manager will have business development duties to include assisting SF330 preparation and involvement in professional organizations.
- BS or MS Degree in Engineering (or similar) or Bachelors/Masters Degree in Architecture (or similar).
- Active Professional Engineer or Architecture License.
- Minimum 10 years’ experience in Civil Engineering and/or Architecture project management.
- Experience with business processes in Design-Build/Alternative Delivery is a strong plus.
- Experience with Department of Defense criteria/systems to include Unified Facilities Criteria, Specs Intact, Proj Net, Dr. Checks.
- Ability to work independently in a team environment and to manage multiple projects with limited supervision under the direction of a principal/officer of the company.
- Excellent verbal and written skills, communicating technical information clearly and concisely.
- Solid leadership and management skills, self-motivated, and possess a strong ability to meet deadlines, satisfy clients, and solve complex problems.
- Skilled in Business Development.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office.
- Highly organized and detail oriented.
- Excellent Presentation skills.
- Facilitation skills to include client/design/build partner charrettes.
- Initiate and lead kickoff calls or high-level design calls with client in addition to preparing monthly forecasting and client cost estimates when appropriate.
- Troubleshoot issues and recommend solutions, effectively implement and document for internal and external stakeholders.
- Having a deep understanding of how your work and contributions as a co-owner add to Huitt-Zollars’ mission and core values.
- Maintaining expected Effective Labor Multiplier (ELM) on sum of all associated projects.
- Consistently upholds business processes including timely monthly A/R’s, invoicing, timekeeping, resource forecasting, percent…
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