Municipal Engineering Project Manager

ms consultants•Pittsburgh, PA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

ms consultants, inc. is seeking a Municipal Engineering Project Manager to join its Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania team. The role leads municipal infrastructure projects from planning through design and implementation, while serving as a trusted advisor to municipal clients and helping develop client relationships and expand municipal engineering services throughout Western Pennsylvania. The position combines technical project management, client relationship development, and business development. The project manager works with municipal clients to address infrastructure challenges, plan for future growth, and improve residents’ quality of life. They collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver practical, high-quality solutions. The role requires a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or another relevant field, a Pennsylvania Professional Engineer (PE) license, project management experience, and relevant experience across a variety of municipal engineering services. The company offers a hybrid work option and a benefits package that includes health coverage options, insurance, a matching 401(k), paid time off, holidays, flexible work schedules, and support for licensure, certifications, and further education.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or another relevant field.
Professional Engineer (PE) license in Pennsylvania.
Project management experience.
Relevant experience in a wide variety of municipal engineering services.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including public speaking.
Ability to communicate complex engineering concepts to engineers, contractors, elected officials, and the general public.
Strong critical-thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
Familiarity with federal and state funding agencies and programs.

Responsibilities

Build and maintain long-term relationships with municipal clients by understanding their priorities, addressing their needs, and ensuring client satisfaction.
Identify opportunities to grow existing client relationships and develop new projects based on community needs, infrastructure priorities, and capital improvement goals.
Advise municipal clients on capital improvement planning, project development, funding strategies, and infrastructure investment priorities.
Support requests for proposals and qualifications and other business development initiatives.
Develop and maintain relationships with regulatory agencies and funding organizations to identify funding opportunities and help clients navigate project requirements.
Manage projects involving water, wastewater, storm improvements, street improvements, culvert upgrades, sidewalk and curb replacement, funding procurement, and plan review.
Lead projects from initial planning through design and implementation, establishing scopes, schedules, budgets, and delivery strategies.
Coordinate engineering design across business units and technical disciplines.
Ensure assigned projects are completed on time and within budget.
Coordinate quality assurance and quality control reviews with technical staff.
Supervise and support others and mentor junior-level engineers and design/drafting technical staff.

Benefits

Career advancement opportunities at any level of a career.
Support for costs associated with licensure, certifications, and further education.
Health coverage options.
Life insurance, disability insurance, and long-term care coverage.
401(k) plan with company matching contributions.
Paid time off.
Flexible work schedules.
Company-paid holidays.
Hybrid work option, with flexibility to work in the office and at home.
Full-time remote work for select positions, depending on role and work requirements.