Project Manager - Stormwater

Pape-Dawson Engineers•Dallas, TX

About The Position

The Project Manager leads the planning, coordination, and successful delivery of engineering projects, balancing technical quality with project and people leadership. The role manages project scope, schedule, budget, quality, and client expectations; coordinates multidisciplinary teams; develops client and agency relationships; and supports team members’ growth and development. The Project Manager is accountable for responsive, high-quality project execution and financial stewardship and demonstrates leadership consistent with Pape-Dawson’s Excellence in Action Leadership Principles. The role includes leading watershed planning, flood mitigation, stormwater, drainage, and FEMA mapping or mitigation projects. It provides guidance on hydrologic and hydraulic modeling, stormwater design, resilience and mitigation, environmental coordination, and related civil design integration. The Project Manager also leads constructability reviews, value engineering, risk evaluation, and resolution of complex water-resources technical issues, and coordinates with clients, agencies, and communities on floodplain, drainage, and water-resources project needs, reviews, hearings, and outreach. The role may include other duties and responsibilities as assigned, and job duties may change based on business needs.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or a related field from an ABET-accredited program.
Licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) in the state or states required to support project work.
Minimum of 5 years managing projects from conception through completion.
Demonstrated ability to manage project scope, budgets, schedules, teams, deliverables, and client expectations.
Strong leadership, mentorship, relationship-building, and problem-solving skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Six years of project management experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead and coordinate project teams to deliver high-quality work within agreed scope, schedule, budget, and quality expectations.
Manage project execution, including scopes, budgets, schedules, risks, deliverables, and resources across concurrent assignments.
Provide technical leadership and quality oversight for project deliverables, including plans, reports, calculations, specifications, and estimates, as applicable.
Coordinate multidisciplinary team members, subconsultants, clients, agencies, and other stakeholders to resolve issues, maintain alignment, and support timely project delivery.
Build and maintain trusted client and stakeholder relationships through responsive communication, sound judgment, and solution-oriented problem solving.
Support business development and pursuit activities, including scope development, proposals, qualifications, interviews, teaming, and other client development efforts, as applicable.
Mentor and develop engineers, designers, analysts, and other technical staff through day-to-day direction, feedback, and professional development support.
Maintain accountability for recurring responsibilities, deadlines, team productivity, responsiveness, quality, and financial stewardship while fostering strong working relationships.
Lead watershed planning, flood mitigation, stormwater, drainage, and FEMA mapping or mitigation projects.
Guide hydrologic and hydraulic modeling, stormwater design, resilience and mitigation, environmental coordination, and related civil design integration.
Lead constructability reviews, value engineering, risk evaluation, and resolution of complex water-resources technical issues.
Coordinate with clients, agencies, and communities on floodplain, drainage, and water-resources project needs, reviews, hearings, and outreach.
Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned; job duties may change based on business needs.