Head of Engineering and Project Management

Civil Project Manager Job Description
W&A Engineering is a growing, multidisciplinary firm offering civil engineering, landscape architecture, surveying, and program management with offices across the Southeast. Known for our innovative design, efficient engineering, and professional service, W&A is the trusted partner of community leaders and developers driving sustainable growth throughout the United States. We are seeking an experienced Civil Project Manager in our Athens office. From working with clients and across company departments to site visits to producing plans, you'll be involved in many aspects of the land development process, guiding projects from start to finish.
Lead an interdepartmental team to complete an assigned project on time, to specifications, and with accuracy and efficiency
Lead projects from requirements definition through deployment, preparing and managing schedules, scopes, budget estimations, and implementation plans, including risk mitigation
Lead and manage the design and permitting process throughout the lifespan of the project
Develop and manage project timelines, including phases of implementation, completion dates, and milestones along the way
Develop project scopes and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility
Conduct cost analysis, estimating expected costs for the project
Prepare, implement, and manage a budget based on estimates
Develop a detailed project plan to track progress, including outlining the tasks involved in the project and delegate to team members based on expertise, work experience, and time constraints
Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation
Measure project performance using appropriate systems, tools, and techniques
Act as a liaison between company, customers, and vendors
Ensure compliance with federal, state, local, industry, contractual, and company regulations, standards, specifications, and best practices
Conduct real-time and post-project evaluations, review design work, report project outcomes and/or risks to the appropriate management channels, and escalate issues as necessary
Participate in the QA/QC Process
Provide constructive and timely performance evaluations
Provide staff training, development, and mentoring as needed
Review and approve employee PTO requests, timesheets, and project billing
On a typical day, a Project Manager may:
Communicate and collaborate with internal and external contacts about project details
Coordinate design and permitting approval from jurisdictions for horizontal layout, grading, site disturbance, stormwater management, landscape, and utilities
Address questions, concerns, and/or challenges throughout the project
Setup and maintain a project in project management/billing software
Review and approve project time and invoicing
Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, PE license preferred
Excellent organizational skills, including multitasking, time-management, and attention to detail
Project experience within either residential, commercial, multifamily, and industrial
Knowledge of local municipal, county and state land use, planning and zoning processes and regulations
Creative problem-solving skills, including creative and critical thinking, analysis, and evaluation
Proficiency in full site development
Proficiency in AutoCAD Civil 3D
Competency in Microsoft Office Suite applications, including Teams, Excel, and Outlook
Health insurance: medical, dental, and vision
Life insurance
Flexible Spending Accounts
Retirement Savings Plan (401k) with up to 4% company matching
Short & Long Term Disability
Paid Holidays and UNLIMITED Paid Time Off
Employee referral bonus
Generous parental leave policies

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