Civil Eng. Project Manager

Purpose: To provide project management, including schedule, budget, communication with client, and overall project design; to direct and oversee CAD and design work of staff; and to solicit work with new and existing clients.

General Duties:

• Be an ambassador of our client; internal and external.
• Uphold and fulfill our clients mission, purpose statement, strategic plan, and core values.
• Maintain a commitment to excellence and quality.
• Communicate effectively, work collaboratively and proactively with peers, employees, and management.
• Interact with clients and represent our client in a professional and courteous manner.
• Perform administrative work on time (timecard review and approval, pre-bills, reimbursables, meeting attendance, etc.).
• Foster and promote a positive work environment and healthy company culture.
• Follow all our clients policies and procedures.
• Customarily and regularly exercise discretion and independent judgment, which will affect matters of consequence to the business or our customers.
• Travel, as necessary, to support the firm and clients.
• Share profession-related talents with others in the firm.
• Perform other duties as necessary to support the success of the company.

Project-related:

• Act as a project manager on specific projects; meet budgets and deadlines.
• Assign teams to projects.
• Maintain project schedule and project budget.
• Provide research and respond to technical questions.
• Direct project team members regarding project scheduling, budgeting, and work scope.
• Coordinate with project team members on project issues and concerns.
• Understand and negotiate contracts.
• Attend client, agency, and consultant meetings as required.
• Sign/Seal drawings if authorized.
• Direct and oversee the design and CAD work of staff and prepare weekly schedules.
• Lead project schedule, budget, communication with client, and overall project design.
• Manage all aspects of multiple, concurrent projects and both small and large complex projects, including client contact, green files, etc.
• Delegate scope and budget for tasks assigned to others, monitor their performance, and mentor them on how to stay within scope and budget.
• Head overall project and contract administration for managed projects.
• Review reports for quality control and ensure they comply with project scope.
• Schedule projects and staff.
• Visit project sites regularly for initial site visit and to confirm design issues, monitor construction, etc.

Project Management and Leadership:

• Recommend yearly workgroup business plan targets to service council leader.
• Help lead, coordinate, and collaborate with the service council leader, office leader, and other workgroup managers to provide leadership and consistency in the following areas:
• Workload and staffing.
• Quality control and standardized procedures.
• Training and education.
• Mentoring staff and developing skills.
• Recommend/Introduce initiatives to improve or strengthen workgroup performance.
• Complete staff performance reviews on time.
• Conduct disciplinary actions in coordination with human resources and the service council leader.
• Ensure compliance and advocacy of Corporate Services functions and processes.
• Ensure compliance and advocate the use of financial reporting data to improve performance.
• Demonstrate leadership and connection with all departments and other offices within the firm.

Business Development and Networking:

• Initiate, develop, and maintain strong relationships with all outside parties involved in the market sector, including contacts, professional organizations, clients, specialty consultants, and agencies.
• Attend or lead client interviews or presentations.
• Ensure the success of projects completed to maintain a positive client relationship
• Continue to develop expertise in chosen market sector.
• Engage in continued education to be a recognized expert within your profession.
• Lead all communications (interviews, negotiations, and daily contact) with client.
• Prepare complete proposals, budgets, and contract negotiation for private and public clients.

Financials:

• Help maintain profitability of your workgroup.
• Help meet workgroup chargeability target as set annually by the board of directors.
• Meet your chargeability target as set annually by the company.
• Carry partial responsibility for project profitability.
• Meet budgets and deadlines.
• Develop budgets, tasks, and contract negotiation for clients.
• Responsible for projects accounts receivable and bad debt.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education and Experience:

• Required: Professional Degree(s) Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering or another related field.
• Years of Professional Experience Minimum ten (10) years of experience.
• Professional Knowledge Current knowledge of professional codes, laws, computer applications, and trends.

Licensing and Certification:

• Required: Valid California professional engineers license in good standing or are actively pursuing licensure.
• Valid California drivers license.
• Ability to drive a vehicle for company business and to comply with our clients Motor Vehicle Policy.

Knowledge, Abilities, and Skill:

• Proficiency with AutoCAD, AutoCAD Civil 3D, and other relevant engineering software.
• Proficiency in one or more project management software.
• Expertise in managing specific project and client type within sectors.
• Ability to analyze complex problems and work with junior staff to develop and implement creative solutions.
• Ability to lead, mentor and direct junior staff on engineering concepts and designs.
• Ability to work in a team.
• Excellent customer/client service skills and multi-tasking abilities.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Outlook, Word, and Excel).

Physical Demands:

• Requires ability to travel.
• Requires ability to work in all outdoor and weather conditions.
• Requires use of fingers, hands, and arms to handle office materials.
• Requires talking and hearing.
• Requires frequent standing, walking, and sitting.
• Requires color vision, close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust visual focus.
• Requires considerable time spent in front of computer screens.
• Requires the ability to work in environment with a moderate noise level.
• Requires the ability to read typed and hand-written reports.
• Occasionally requires climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling.
• Occasionally requires lifting or moving up to 25 pounds.
• Occasionally requires exposure to moving mechanical parts, high precarious places, fumes, or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, outdoor weather conditions, risk of electrical shock, and/or risk of radiation and vibration.