Mid-Atlantic Senior Project Manager

AtkinsRéalis • Laurel, MD

1d • $125,000 - $140,000

About The Position

We are seeking a Mid-Atlantic Senior Project Manager to join our team in Laurel, MD. Under direction, provides professional and project management expertise in the direction of highly unconventional projects requiring multiple technical units and/or subcontractors, heavy regulatory agency involvement or extremely complex technical requirements. Functions as mentor to project managers and technical professionals to assist in their training and development. Also performs the basic project functions of production coordination, planning, organizing, directing, controlling, financial management and marketing. Your role Coordinates and participates in contract negotiations with clients and subcontractors, and drafts very complex professional service agreements, arranging for their review and execution by senior management. Conducts QCAP reviews of less complicated professional services agreements. Directs project team compliance with contract terms, monitors subcontractors' progress, performance and compliance with contractual commitments; participates in contract dispute resolution and litigation concerning project performance, administration and other liability issues; reviews and approves subconsultant and vendor invoices and resolves payment disputes. Develops, communicates and manages project quality assurance, administrative procedures, communication guidelines, project deliverable formats and specifications, and progress reporting requirements. Monitors schedules, billings and reports; ensures appropriate charging of manhours, costs and expenses to projects; assists in obtaining payment from clients; resolves client disputes and adjusts billing records as required; communicates project progress/status to senior management and alerts them of project production, quality control or financial performance problems. Identifies new business opportunities for the firm, coordinates and participates in project presentations to clients and other external groups, and promotes firm's capabilities, marketing its services among existing and prospective clients. Participates in project opportunity evaluation, consultant selection, and in the preparation of firm's qualification/experience statements. Coordinates communications between internal and external associates and client, and between firm and regulatory agencies. Maintains frequent contact with clients and regulatory agency personnel to determine their respective needs and requirements and serves as expert witness at project hearings and judicial proceedings if necessary. Supervises other project managers, technical professionals and other design staff including managing weekly project workload and manpower forecasting. Conducts project management training workshops and serves as mentor to associate project managers and project managers. Monitors and reports financial status of projects to technical managers.

Requirements

• B.S. in a relevant planning, environmental, or resilience-focused discipline, with over 10 years of progressively responsible experience leading complex hazard mitigation, climate resilience, flood risk reduction, and grant development projects.
• Extensive experience managing county and statewide resiliency and flood mitigation initiatives, such as multi‑jurisdictional hazard mitigation plans, coastal and riverine flood studies, green infrastructure planning, and climate adaptation strategies.
• Strong understanding of hydrologic and hydraulic principles, including the application of HEC‑RAS modeling, flood risk assessments, future climate condition analysis, and sea level rise scenario evaluation across various watersheds and coastal regions.
• Exceptional technical writing, project management, stakeholder coordination, and communication skills, demonstrated through leading high‑visibility planning efforts, facilitating public and agency engagement, and preparing comprehensive resilience and mitigation deliverables.
• Extensive background in federal and state hazard mitigation funding, including FEMA BRIC, FMA, PDM, HMGP, and resilience‑focused grant development.
• Experience includes Benefit‑Cost Analyses (BCAs), grant prioritization frameworks, funding strategies, and multi-partner program coordination.
• Experience working across diverse geographic and climatic environments, including coastal Mid‑Atlantic communities, urban jurisdictions, inland riverine systems, and arid regions
• Recognized for the ability to translate complex climate, flood, infrastructure, and hazard data into implementable strategies, aligning technical analysis with actionable community resilience outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates and participates in contract negotiations with clients and subcontractors
• Drafts very complex professional service agreements
• Directs project team compliance with contract terms
• Monitors subcontractors' progress, performance and compliance with contractual commitments
• Participates in contract dispute resolution and litigation concerning project performance, administration and other liability issues
• Reviews and approves subconsultant and vendor invoices and resolves payment disputes
• Develops, communicates and manages project quality assurance, administrative procedures, communication guidelines, project deliverable formats and specifications, and progress reporting requirements
• Monitors schedules, billings and reports
• Ensures appropriate charging of manhours, costs and expenses to projects
• Assists in obtaining payment from clients
• Resolves client disputes and adjusts billing records as required
• Communicates project progress/status to senior management and alerts them of project production, quality control or financial performance problems
• Identifies new business opportunities for the firm
• Coordinates and participates in project presentations to clients and other external groups
• Promotes firm's capabilities, marketing its services among existing and prospective clients
• Participates in project opportunity evaluation, consultant selection, and in the preparation of firm's qualification/experience statements
• Coordinates communications between internal and external associates and client, and between firm and regulatory agencies
• Maintains frequent contact with clients and regulatory agency personnel to determine their respective needs and requirements and serves as expert witness at project hearings and judicial proceedings if necessary
• Supervises other project managers, technical professionals and other design staff including managing weekly project workload and manpower forecasting
• Conducts project management training workshops and serves as mentor to associate project managers and project managers
• Monitors and reports financial status of projects to technical managers
• Performs such other duties as the supervisor may from time to time deem necessary.

Benefits

• AtkinsRéalis benefits may include medical, dental, vision, company-paid life and short- and long-term disability benefits, employer-matched 401(k) with 100% vesting, employee stock purchase plan, Paid Time Off, leaves of absences options, flexible work options, recognition and employee satisfaction programs, employee assistance program, and voluntary benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level