Project Manager - Water​/Wastewater Municipal Market

Position Summary:

The Project Manager (PM) is responsible for leading projects and/or programs from planning through construction, presenting to internal and external stakeholders, providing oversight of inter‑discipline teams of internal and sub‑consultant resources. This position will lead and coordinate the technical design providing solutions for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply and treatment, pump stations, pipelines, wastewater lift stations, force mains, and collection system, including condition assessment and rehabilitation.

The PM is responsible for managing the project scope, schedule, and cost while also assessing and managing risks and for client satisfaction. The Project Manager will coordinate and communicate with all appropriate project stakeholders, ensuring deliverables are provided on time and within budget.

• Competent to make all business decisions on projects from opportunity identification through project completion with minimal guidance or oversight.
• Anticipate and productively resolve discrepancies between client expectations and contracted scope.
• Manage project scope, cost, and schedule for the planning, execution, and delivery of projects on‑time and within budget.
• Lead project teams throughout pre‑contract phase. Collaborate with internal and external team members to develop fee proposals and when needed, establish project budgets. Thereafter prepare proposed contracts and sub‑consultant contracts as appropriate.
• Responsible for assembling the project team with the approval of each project team member's supervisor.
• Manage the flow of project work for all disciplines.
• Manage the application of resources to the project.
• Provide direction to project team for all project activities to keep them on schedule.
• Update project timeline and adjust scheduling and provide regular project updates to the project team and others as appropriate.
• Ensure Quality Control processes are followed, performed, and documented.
• Identify risk (client service risks, contract risks, technical risks, staffing risks, etc.), appropriately communicate risk and risk management strategies internally, and diplomatically and effectively navigate risk management with clients and project teams.
• Lead project teams through forecasting estimates to complete and assess work progress.
• Communicate effectively with the project team, Market VP, and other internal stakeholders as necessary to accomplish the project goals and the expectations of PEC.
• Effective and appropriate client communication and client management.
• Adhere to all adopted business practices and quality procedures.
• Represent themselves and PEC in a professional, strategic, and courteous manner.
• Project assignments and responsibilities may be added at the company's discretion.

• Considerable knowledge and understanding of consulting design and construction standards and practices.
• Strong skills using project management tools and systems, including but not limited to scheduling software, including Microsoft Project.
• Proficient Microsoft Office and Bluebeam skills.
• Familiar with CADD and REVIT software applications and processes.
• Proven experience working in collaborative environments using Microsoft Teams.
• Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing with internal and external project teams, the client and other stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills, with the ability to motivate and guide others, build effective and cohesive relationships.
• Proven experience in planning, organizing, prioritizing, coordinating, training, supporting, assigning and evaluating the work of a project team.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field from ABET Accredited University required.
• Minimum two (2) years’ experience as a discipline/task lead required.
• Minimum two (2) years’ experience in Project Management or related experience/field preferred.
• Minimum five (5) years’ experience in Engineering Design preferred.

• Licensure by the applicable State Board of Technical…