Project Manager - Municipal Projects

Olsson•Topeka, KS

8d•Onsite

About The Position

We are Olsson. We engineer and design solutions that improve the world around us. As a company, we promise to always be responsive, transparent, and focused on results – for our people, our clients, and our company. We’re a people-centric firm, so it’s no surprise our greatest asset is our people. The impact this creates is an environment that encourages our people to grow and be creative with their talents. This approach builds a culture that is uniquely Olsson. It allows us to grow our people as we grow our business. This, in turn, creates a lasting impact on the world around us. Olsson specializes in providing multidisciplinary, preliminary, and construction design services for a diverse range of land development projects, including mixed-use, commercial, and residential developments, industrial facilities, sports venues, schools, and various site development types. We are committed to positively impacting communities through innovative and sustainable solutions. We’re looking for a motivated professional who is open to being based out of or relocating to Manhattan, KS. The Project Manager role serves as a lead project manager for the team, ensuring successful project deliverables and completion for complex and high-priority projects that may span across multiple teams. This position provides project management direction to the team and ensures quality execution of key projects that provide purposeful, high-quality solutions to successfully solve engineering and design needs.

Requirements

Strong communication skills
Ability to contribute and work well on a team
Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering
Project management experience including scope, schedule, and budget control
8+ years of experience in site design and development
Must be a registered Professional Engineer (PE)
Experience with AutoCAD Civil 3D

Responsibilities

Develops project scopes, schedules, and budgets and tracks progress to manage the financial success of projects and ensure timely completion.
Manages complex contract negotiations.
Leads the execution of project plans by assembling and managing project teams, coordinating availability of internal resources, and assigning individual responsibilities ensuring technical skills, capabilities, and expertise align with project objectives.
Monitors progress and measures project performance, ensuring deliverables fall within established scope, schedule, and budget.
Manages change requests, executes risk management techniques, and implements strategies to minimize negative financial impact to the project.
Coordinates detailed reviews of technical work to ensure high-quality work is being performed and the terms, conditions, and specifications outlined in the project contract are being fulfilled.
Maintains an ongoing positive relationship with clients and focuses on exceptional client service to secure future work.
Documents all project deliverables and maintains comprehensive records including correspondence, design plans, and other project related files.
Mentors staff within the team on project management best practices utilizing Olsson Project Management programs and other project support services resources.