Project Manager - Municipal

Project Manager - Municipal

Department: Civil/Municipal

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Freeport, IL

Compensation: $100,000 - $125,000 / year

Are you a results-driven Project Manager looking for a new challenge? Fehr Graham is a fast-growing Midwest engineering and environmental firm looking for a motivated and experienced Project Manager in the engineering field to ensure our projects are successful.

As a Project Manager, you’ll provide essential technical guidance and administrative services while facilitating efficient, profitable and timely project execution. As the primary contact for our clients, you’ll play a key role in business development, from proposal preparation and presentations to maintaining client relationships and supporting public relations efforts.

The position is based in our Freeport, Illinois, office. At Fehr Graham, we believe in work‑life balance, and that includes injecting a healthy dose of fun into everything we do. It’s even part of our Core Values! We celebrate milestones and enjoy friendly team‑building activities and office outings after work. A happy and engaged work team is a successful one. Each of our offices brings an environment filled with positive energy and enthusiasm.

We encourage our teams to connect on multiple levels and support each other’s personal and professional growth.

Municipal Engineering - Fehr Graham.

As a Project Manager, you’ll be the go-to contact for clients, ensuring their needs are met with precision and professionalism. You’ll cultivate and maintain strong relationships with clients and prepare and deliver proposals, design plans, project specifications, and presentations. You’ll also:

• Oversee projects so they are successful.
• Coordinate projects, resolving any scheduling, staffing or quality issues.
• Lead project teams, including staff and subconsultants, to deliver results.
• Project cost estimating.
• Support construction staff with field changes and clarifications.
• Assist with proposal development, scope definition, and budget planning.
• Coordinate permitting with regulatory agencies and navigate local/state requirements.
• Represent and support the team at board/council meetings (1-2/month, varies).
• Provide invoicing explanations for billed items and follow up on accounts.
• Maintain client confidentiality and follow company standards for correspondence and documentation.
• Perform Root Cause Analysis for project write-offs and ensure quality control for assigned projects.
• Communicate technical concepts and ideas to clients and team members.
• Prioritize tasks and follow tight deadlines.
• Work across multiple disciplines to cross‑market services.

Ideally, you’ll have a bachelor’s degree with five to seven years of experience in municipal project management and have an active Illinois Professional Engineering license. Ideally, you will also:

• Have experience in the consulting industry.
• Be certified in Project Management.
• Speak and write well.
• Have strong analytical and organizational skills.
• Be a team player.

You’ll have plenty of opportunities to grow professionally at our progressive firm, which started in 1973. Our people-first organization is focused on giving our employees the opportunity for growth. In addition to a competitive salary, we also offer:

• Medical/life/disability insurance.
• 401K profit‑sharing plan.
• Paid time off.
• An awesome work environment.

Learn more about Fehr Graham’s people, culture and projects on our website.

Fehr Graham provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.