Project Manager - W/WW Transmission and Utilities

Project Manager – W/WW Transmission and UtilitiesFreese and Nichols is looking for a Project Manager – W/WW Transmission and Utilities in Overland Park, Kansas.What You'll DoLead 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.QualificationsRequiredBachelor'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.PreferredExperience 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.About Freese and NicholsAt the heart of our culture is our LEADS values (L earn continuously, E ngage as family, A ct with integrity, D eliver quality, and S erve always). Each year, our employee engagement survey confirms that our leaders and our employees live our values.We strive to be the firm of choice for clients and employees through innovative approaches, practical results, and outstanding service. For more than 130 years, we have been planning and designing the infrastructure our communities need: developing water supplies, designing roadways and bridges, preparing for natural disasters, and much more.Besides our comprehensive benefits package (see more at Benefits That Work for You), we offer paid overtime for salaried employees, an annual bonus, and access to company cabins in Red River, New Mexico and Banner Elk, North Carolina. We are proud of our flexible work environment which includes a hybrid schedule with up to 40% of remote work, and an alternative work schedule program which provides a day off every other Friday.Join our team of 1,300+ employees as we grow from Virginia to Colorado. Learn more about working here at Working at Freese and Nichols.Freese and Nichols is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and applicants based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.