Ecological Restoration Project Manager

YK Solutions•Tampa, FL

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Ecological Restoration Project Manager is responsible for delivering assigned projects’ scope, schedule, budget, and other objectives. The role focuses on ecological restoration, including design of streams, wetlands, and other natural habitats and ecosystems, with an emphasis on Florida projects and the ability to support projects across the firm’s multi-state footprint. The position involves developing and managing technical work and staff, building and maintaining client relationships, collaborating with experts across natural and water resource business units, and supporting marketing of environmental services. The employee will manage project plans, pricing, budgets, schedules, scopes, quality plans, subconsultants, staff, and technical resources. Additional duties include monitoring project finances and staffing, preparing invoices and proposals, participating in client presentations, and coordinating marketing proposals. Technical work may include stream and wetland assessments and design, hydrologic and hydraulic modeling, delineations, permitting, construction oversight, surveying, and GIS or drafting work. Work is performed in a general office environment about 90% of the time and is generally sedentary, with occasional standing and walking. Occasional fieldwork may take place in varied outdoor weather and terrain conditions. Some lifting of up to 25 pounds may be required, and travel is required.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, environmental engineering, or a related field from an ABET-accredited engineering program.
At least 12 years of experience designing ecological restoration or mitigation projects.
Professional Engineer license in Florida.
Rosgen Level 4 certification or similar river course accreditation.
Significant design experience.
Established client relationships.
Strong regulatory agency relationships, specifically within Florida.
Strategic thinking skills and a collaborative mindset.
Ability to travel.

Nice To Haves

CAPM or PMP certification.
Experience working with local clients at the county and state level.
Project management and business development experience.
Experience with Design-Bid-Build, Design-Build, and Full Delivery project delivery methods.
Experience managing multidisciplinary project teams.
ESC Certification.
Experience working in Florida, Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, Delaware, and Virginia.
Strong relationships with the regulatory community.
2-D modeling experience.
Stormwater management design experience.
Erosion and sediment control design experience.
Experience with stream and wetland assessments and design.
Wetland and forest stand delineation experience.
Hydrologic modeling experience using TR55, TR20, and Rational Methodologies.
Hydraulic modeling experience using HEC-RAS.
AutoCAD Civil 3D and/or MicroStation drafting experience.
GIS experience using ArcMap.
Community engagement and landowner interaction experience.
Stream survey and assessment experience, including operating laser level survey equipment and sediment sampling procedures.
Joint permit coordination and application preparation experience.
Construction management or oversight experience.

Responsibilities

Deliver assigned project objectives, including scope, schedule, and budget.
Monitor project schedules, budgets, accounts receivable, and manpower requirements, and prepare invoices.
Develop project management plans, project pricing and budgets, schedules, and project-specific quality plans.
Develop and coordinate project scope and manage subconsultants.
Participate in client presentations.
Oversee and manage staff and technical resources assigned to projects.
Develop extra work order requests and proposals for open-end contract tasks.
Coordinate with Section Heads, Office Leaders, and Service and Market Line Leaders on marketing proposals.
Perform ecological restoration work, including stream and wetland assessment and design.
Coordinate joint permits and prepare permit applications.
Conduct construction management and oversight.
Build and maintain client relationships, including relationships with local, state, and federal clients.
Collaborate with technical experts in the natural and water resource business units and assist with marketing environmental services.
Travel as required.
Perform other related duties as assigned.