Project Manager - Water/Wastewater

Brown and Caldwell•Pittsburgh, PA

11d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Project Management role involves planning, executing, and overseeing water and wastewater projects so that they are completed on time, within budget, while meeting quality standards and health and safety requirements. The Project Manager works closely with cross-functional teams to define project scope, set objectives, allocate resources, and develop detailed project plans. They will monitor progress, manage risks and change, resolve challenges, and communicate with stakeholders to provide regular updates. The person in this role manages moderately complex small to mid-size projects and is expected to independently deliver results with minimal supervision, while progressively increasing revenue responsibility. Hybrid work is allowed, but candidates should be able to work out of the Pittsburgh Office at least a couple days per week.

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

Experience working within the water, wastewater or drinking water industry is a plus
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute
PE or ability to get your PE license within 6 months
A BACHELOR’S OR MASTERS IN CIVIL, ENVIRONMENTAL OR RELATED ENGINEERING FIELD IS HIGHLY PREFERRED.

Responsibilities

Support defining objectives, decision-making processes, schedules, budgets and success factors.
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.
Recommend and assist implementation of schedule delay mitigation measures as needed.
Develop and collaborate on work breakdown structures and project budgets aligned with scope and schedule to set projects up for financial success.
Manage budget on project to meet planned project performance metrics.
Create, implement and monitor quality management plans and processes to enhance client trust, minimize deficiencies, incorporate our standards and quality review processes and collaborate with team members to contribute to quality.
Identify and manage internal and external changes to mitigate risks.
Identify and recommend change management, in collaboration with project team, prepare the scope and budget for the change order, and gain client endorsement and approval for the change to minimize financial and execution risk to BC.
Ability to 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.
Ability to 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.
Flexibility to adapt and execute various additional assignments based on evolving needs.
May provide mentorship, guidance, support and knowledge-sharing to help less experienced team members develop their skills and grow in their roles.