Project Manager - Water/Wastewater

Project Manager - Water/Wastewater

Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson is a dynamic, 100% employee-owned consulting firm with more than 2,800 professionals, providing a full range of multidisciplinary engineering, architecture, information technology, and related services to public agencies and private clients throughout the United States. JMT is currently ranked #45 on Engineering News-Record's list of the Top 500 Design Firms.

Typical work assignments center around managing or assisting in the management of facilities engineering, architecture, and design projects from inception to completion of varying sizes within the water/wastewater market sector. Additional opportunities are available in the educational, public works, transportation, transit, aviation, health care and corporate industries. JMT is seeking candidates with the motivation and desire to excel within the consulting engineering field while embracing challenges as opportunities for personal and professional growth within the organization.

JMT offers outstanding opportunities for career and professional growth. We are 100% employee-owned (ESOP) and offer outstanding health care coverage and other benefits, including:

• Affordable Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Company paid Life and Disability Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Caregiver Leave Program
• 401K Retirement Plan (Traditional and Roth options)
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Career Development Programs
• And more…

Compensation for this position is $60.00 to $75.00 per hour, commensurate with experience, education, and certifications. The provided range is a good faith estimate based on the requirements described within the job description.

Position summary: Responsible for delivering complex multidiscipline engineering projects:

• Utilizing knowledge of general engineering, architecture, and construction principles and practices to interpret, organize, coordinate, communicate, and execute assignments with limited supervision.
• Project Performance shall meet and/or exceeding client expectations.
• Manage financial and contract administration of assigned projects.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Management of project internal and external engineering resources, government agencies, and client staffing, delivering a project's proposed scope on time and within budget incorporating appropriate progress tracking best practices.
• Point of contact for clients, contractors, and internal/external design and construction teams.
• Build and develop client relationships and seek opportunities for repeat business and/or new opportunities.
• Constantly communicate and coordinate with team members to ensure project completion by the defined milestones and established quality guidelines.
• Ability to manage multiple multidiscipline projects ensuring adherence to proper protocols and practices.
• Provide direction and guidance to multidiscipline design team members.
• Facilitate technical coordination between disciplines on multidisciplinary projects.
• Resolve and/or assist in the resolution of technical conflicts and the mitigation of technical risks within projects.
• Ensure projects are constructed in accordance with design, budget, and schedule.
• Coordinate administrative aspects of projects including contract reviews, bidding, scheduling, month-end processing, project accounting, and project related reporting.
• Represent the organization at various community and/or business meetings.
• Create project proposals, fees/budgets, work breakdowns, rough order estimates, task prioritization, schedules, and integration plans with project team support.
• Develop monthly progress reports and review internal and subconsultant invoicing.
• Provide expertise and consulting to project managers in project management execution and lessons learned.
• Establish and coordinate improvements to project management processes and procedures.

Nonessential Functions and Responsibilities

• Perform other related duties as assigned

Required Skills

• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, SharePoint, Outlook)
• Experience utilizing scheduling software (Project or P6) is a plus

Required Experience

• Bachelor's degree in engineering/architecture from an accredited engineering or architectural program.
• Registered Professional Engineer (PE) or Registered Architect (AIA)
• 10+ years' experience in design and construction project management of multidiscipline project teams including design oversight, statement of work development and project reporting. Experience with water/wastewater facilities is a plus.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is a plus

Working Conditions

Work is performed within a general office environment. Work is generally sedentary in nature, but may require occasional standing and walking. Lighting and temperature are adequate and there are no hazardous or unpleasant conditions caused by noise, dust, etc. within the office environment. Field work is required on occasion where work may be conducted outside in heat/cold, wet/humid, and dry/arid conditions. Some lifting (up to 50 lbs.) may be required as needed. Regional travel, generally within the Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware area, will occasionally be required for meeting attendance and collaboration with design team members, although virtual connection with team members is an active component of JMT's business model.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.