Project Manager, Operations Management

PROJECT MANAGER WATER RESOURCES / SURFACE WATER SERVICE LINE POSITION SUMMARY

The Project Manager will be responsible for leading and coordinating surface water projects within our stormwater practice area from proposal development through design, delivery, and construction support. This role will manage small to medium-sized projects, including budgeting, scheduling, resource coordination, quality control, client communication, report production, and oversight of project teams. The position requires the ability to prepare plans, specifications, and cost estimates;

evaluate and resolve design challenges; coordinate with clients, contractors, consultants, and internal team members; and provide technical guidance to engineers, technicians, and support staff. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong project management, organizational, communication, and leadership skills, along with a solid understanding of the AEC project life cycle and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a collaborative, client-focused environment.

Spicer Group is a multi-disciplinary engineering, surveying, and planning company. With offices in Michigan, Ohio, and Georgia, Spicer Group continues to expand its geographic footprint. We are committed to providing our teams with technical support throughout these offices to continually build upon our success year after year. Spicer Group is committed to maintaining its tightly held private ownership, with no interest in selling to larger AEC firms.

This commitment provides significant ownership opportunities for high performers and people that uphold our core values and build successful teams. Spicer Group was given the prestigious Firm of the Year Award for 2025, recognized by ACEC.

Spicer Group prides itself on our core values of commitment to growth, great client relationships, excellent services and solutions, maintaining a team environment, and having integrity in all we do. We are seeking a candidate who will strive to uphold these values.

Spicer Group, Inc. offers a comprehensive benefits package that reflects our respect and commitment for our employees, their contributions, professional goals, and personal goals. This includes, but is not limited to:

• Competitive Pay

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance Options

• 401(k)-match program

• Paid Holidays

• Sick and Vacation Days

• Profit Sharing

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Professional Development

• Excellent Working Conditions

• Work-Life Balance

• Fitness Reimbursement

• Preparation of proposals on projects with subsequent project management responsibilities including: budgeting, scheduling, directing subordinates, prioritizing multiple projects and deadlines, and communicating with superiors and clients on small to medium size projects

• Project management for small to medium size projects including proposals, scheduling, budgeting, resource management, and team member coordination

• Design of plans, specifications, and cost estimates for projects

• Development and execution of quality control plans in accordance with company standards

• Report writing and report production as well as oversight of report writing and report production by subordinates

• Coordinates and communicates with team members, clients, contractors, and outside consultants

• Make recommendations for additions, deletions, or substitutions when modifications are necessary

• Makes periodic visits to construction sites as appropriate to review conditions

• Attendance at project meetings, public hearings, and making presentations at interviews for new projects

• Maintains a current knowledge base for the work being performed including reading professional publications and occasionally attending professional meetings and seminars

• Exercises judgment in the independent evaluation, selection, substantial adaptation and modification of standard techniques, procedures, and criteria

• Responsible for conceptualizing the initial design approach for large projects and/or multiple small projects

• Plan, schedule, conduct, or coordinate engineering work involving conventional engineering practices and may include a variety of complex features such as conflicting design requirements

• Supervision of engineers, technical, or administrative support personnel

• Involved in the resolution of design problems that may include performing field investigations or inspections, detailed design work and detailed checking of design computations performed by others, or general coordination of specific design aspects into a project

• May…