Project Manager, Water/Wastewater Infrastructure

Brown and Caldwell•Raleigh, NC

1d•$95,000 - $129,000•Onsite

About The Position

Brown and Caldwell is seeking a client-focused Project Manager to join their growing and dynamic team in Raleigh, NC. This role is an opportunity to be part of a 100% employee-owned company. The Project Management role involves planning, executing, and overseeing projects to ensure they are completed on time, within budget, while meeting quality standards and health and safety requirements. The role works closely with cross-functional teams to define project scope, set objectives, allocate resources, and develop detailed project plans. The role monitors progress, manages risks and change, resolves challenges, and communicates with stakeholders to provide regular updates. The role manages moderately complex projects, typically small to mid-size, and is expected to independently deliver results with minimal supervision, while progressively increasing revenue responsibility.

Requirements

Solid knowledge of project management tools and techniques, including project planning, budget management and risk management.
Strong budget, quality and change management skills.
Understanding of quality and change management tools, techniques and processes.
Understanding of contract management and client service.
Strong business acumen and understanding of financial performance and revenue generation, and how individual projects fit into larger organizational goals.
Proficient in communication, client service and engagement skills.
Proficient team/staff management skills to build and maintain strong staff relationships.
Typically, a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience successfully managing projects of increasing complexity.
Competency in development and monitoring of project schedules.
Competency in development and monitoring of project budgets.
Experience with risk management concepts.
Experience collaborating with cross functional teams.
Proven experience in project planning, risk and change management, and contract management of small to mid-size projects.
A bachelor’s degree in project management, engineering, or business administration or equivalent relevant experience is required.

Nice To Haves

BS in Civil, Environmental, or related Engineering/Science (MS or MBA a plus)
8+ years of project management experience, including: Leading projects over $750,000, Managing schedules and budgets
PE license (or ability to obtain within 6 months)
Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills
Proficiency in MS Office and MS Project
Valid driver’s license and clean driving record
Supervisory or mentoring experience is a plus

Responsibilities

Support defining objectives, decision-making processes, schedules, budgets and success factors for project teams.
Help establish effective communication methods for team standups, technical/design decisions, and client interactions.
Assist in empowering team members, resolving conflicts, providing feedback and celebrating success.
Demonstrate integrity, competence, consistency, loyalty, and transparency.
Support and assist in providing an atmosphere where ideas and creativity thrive.
Support an environment where diverse backgrounds, geographies, and different perspectives are all heard, respected and considered.
Support project team development by contributing to continuous learning, skills development and mentoring.
Collaborate and prepare detailed scopes of work to set clear expectations and prevent project overruns.
Collaborate on the development and maintenance of project schedules to provide for timely resource allocation and delivery.
Develop and collaborate on work breakdown structures and project budgets aligned with scope and schedule.
Create, implement and monitor quality management plans and processes.
Identify and manage internal and external changes to mitigate risks.
Identify risks, develop risk mitigation strategies and perform ongoing risk monitoring and mitigation throughout the project lifecycle.
Lead by example and follow BC policy and client requirements for health and safety.
Lead development and implementation of health and safety plans per the project specific requirements.
Manage external resources, including third parties/vendors, to deliver successfully on their contracted scope, quality, budget, and schedule.
Lead achievement of project goals related to scope, schedule, budget and quality.
Monitor profitability through routine earned value analysis and compliance, business revenue forecasting and timely invoicing/collections.
Build successful relationships with Clients, while collaborating with client service managers and project teams to assess client satisfaction.
Monitor and share clients’ critical success factors for project success and client satisfaction.
Adapt and execute various additional assignments based on evolving needs.
Provide mentorship, guidance, support and knowledge-sharing to help less experienced team members develop their skills and grow in their roles.