Project Manager – W​/WW Transmission and Utilities

Project Manager – W/WW Transmission and Utilities

Location:

Overland Park, Kansas.

• Lead W/WW transmission and utilities projects from planning through design, permitting, and construction support.
• Manage scope, schedule, budget, and staffing across multiple projects while keeping stakeholders aligned and informed.
• Direct and review engineering deliverables, including calculations, drawings, specifications, and reports, ensuring quality and consistency with FNI standards.
• Coordinate multi-discipline teams (including subconsultants) and assign work to engineers, designers, and technicians to meet project commitments.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for clients, regulators, contractors, and vendors, building trusted relationships through clear communication and follow-through.
• Support project financial performance by developing estimates, monitoring project charges, and proactively managing risks and change.
• Bring forward practical improvements to tools, workflows, and project delivery approaches that help teams work smarter and deliver better outcomes.
• Provide construction-phase leadership as needed, including field coordination and resident engineering support on complex projects.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• 6+ years of related engineering experience, including work requiring independent judgment and problem solving.
• Experience leading project teams and coordinating technical work across multiple project phases.
• Ability to communicate clearly with clients and internal teams and hold yourself and others accountable to commitments.

• Experience delivering W/WW transmission and utilities projects (pipelines, pump stations, tanks, valve facilities, and related infrastructure).
• Experience managing multi-office teams and balancing workload across multiple concurrent projects.
• Experience supporting construction administration and collaborating effectively with contractors and vendors.
• Interest in growing client relationships over time (with support from practice leadership and client teams).
• Experience mentoring engineers and designers through clear direction, feedback, and coaching.

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