Bridge Project Manager

Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson•Richmond, VA

5d•$65 - $90•Onsite

About The Position

Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson (JMT) is a dynamic, 100% employee-owned consulting firm with over 2,800 professionals, offering a comprehensive range of multidisciplinary engineering, architecture, information technology, and related services to public agencies and private clients across the United States. JMT is recognized as a Top 500 Design Firm. JMT's Richmond, Virginia office is expanding and seeking a motivated individual to take on increasing responsibilities for bridge and transportation structure projects at local, state, and federal levels. This role involves managing all project objectives, including planning, scope, schedule, budget, team coordination, stakeholder communication, risk management, resource management, quality assurance, and reporting. The successful candidate will also play a key role in leading and developing the bridge engineering staff in the Richmond office.

Requirements

Technical and structural engineering expertise throughout the project lifecycle.
Ability to coordinate and guide technical resources within the project team.
Experience developing project-specific plans, including project management plans and quality management plans.
Experience identifying and managing subconsultants.
Ability to collaborate with disciplines and subconsultants to develop a risk-averse project scope and fee.
Experience managing projects in accordance with scope, schedule, and budget.
Ability to create and maintain project schedules.
Experience monitoring and executing project progress, including identifying and mitigating risks.
Experience developing extra work order requests and open-end contract task proposals.
Ability to prepare progress reports and review invoices.
Experience assisting with marketing processes, including Go/No Go decisions, proposal development, and interviews.
Ability to build relationships with clients.
Ability to communicate project status, updates, and issues to internal and external stakeholders.
Experience developing and leading project status presentations.
Experience participating in project financial status meetings.

Nice To Haves

Experience in bridge and transportation structure projects at the local, state, and federal level.
Experience leading and growing bridge engineering staff.

Responsibilities

Provide leadership and ongoing performance management, including setting goals, offering feedback, and coaching to support team growth, with the potential for direct reports.
Provide coaching and mentorship to the project team through one-on-one check-in meetings and various project debriefs to recognize achievements, identify areas for improvement, and share lessons learned.
Help strengthen bridge engineering staff to support continued growth of the Richmond, Virginia office.
Provide technical and structural engineering expertise throughout the project lifecycle, from preliminary through final design and construction.
Coordinate and guide all technical resources within the project team to ensure delivery of a high-quality outcome, including development of construction plans and associated submittal documents.
Develop project specific plans, including project management plans and quality management plans.
Identify and manage subconsultants.
Collaborate with disciplines and subconsultants to develop a risk-averse project scope and fee.
Manage project(s) in accordance with scope, schedule, and budget.
Create and maintain project schedules.
Monitor and execute project progress, including identifying and mitigating risks, developing extra work order requests and open-end contract task proposals.
Prepare progress reports and review invoices.
Assist Section Heads, Office Leaders, and Practice Leaders with the marketing process, including SMART Go/No Go decisions, proposal development, and interviews.
Build relationships with client(s) to understand preferences and requirements to set-up and execute a quality project.
Communicate project status, updates, and issues to internal and external stakeholders.
Develop and lead project status presentations.
Participate in office’s project financial status meetings.
Perform other related duties as assigned.