Federal Project Manager

Pennoni•Washington, DC

About The Position

Pennoni is hiring a full-time, direct Project Manager to lead Civil Engineering projects on its Federal Programs team. The role contributes to multidisciplinary design and engineering projects, including serving as designer of record for AE, IDIQ, and Design-Build pursuits for federal agencies such as DHS, DOD, GSA, NPS, and VA. The position collaborates with colleagues across multiple offices and requires travel.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering.
At least 8 years of professional engineering experience, preferably involving federal design projects.
Valid driver’s license; travel is expected as part of the role.
U.S. citizenship is required.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to represent the company professionally and give presentations.
Strong organizational, analytical, business, and attention-to-detail skills, with the ability to multitask and prioritize assignments in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to work independently or as part of a team, with dependability and strong collaboration skills.

Nice To Haves

Professional Engineer (PE) license or progress toward a Civil PE license.
Participation in the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME), or desire to participate.
Ability to develop technical and pricing proposals, or willingness to learn.
Understanding of Federal Design Guidelines, or ability to learn.
Ability to use Civil Engineering software such as AutoCAD, Civil 3-D, Hydraflow, Flowmaster, and Bentley CulvertMaster.
Proven management and/or project management expertise.
Experience overseeing A/E/C projects in the federal market; infrastructure project experience is strongly preferred.
Track record of excellent customer service for internal and external clients.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 applications, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; experience with project management or CRM tools, especially Deltek Vantagepoint, is a plus.
Strong collaboration, dependability, self-motivation, and ability to lead by example.
Excellent business aptitude and analytical skills, with a forward-looking approach to strategic and tactical initiatives.

Responsibilities

Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineers and technical staff.
Lead and manage complex engineering tasks and federal government projects.
Manage multiple projects and tasks simultaneously, monitoring schedules and budgets to support effective completion.
Develop project schedules and cost budgets, analyzing financial data to set targets.
Work with Project Accounting Staff to monitor and control project costs and billings, meet budget and profit goals, analyze project performance weekly, and develop recovery plans as needed.
Develop corrective action plans as needed.
Meet regularly with clients.
Prepare proposals for new and existing clients, including estimating project fees.
Support Pennoni’s corporate mission, goals, strategies, policies, and procedures.
Promote effective communication and collaboration across Pennoni.
Apply fundamental project management skills and advanced PM techniques and best practices to improve productivity, efficiency, and accuracy and achieve short- and long-term gains.
Perform additional tasks as assigned.