Project Manager

ESP Associates•Raleigh, NC

16d•Hybrid

About The Position

Pickett, an ESP Associates company, is a highly innovative surveying and engineering company with over 60 years of industry experience serving clients throughout the US and Caribbean. At Pickett, we use the acronym S.O.L.V.E. to define our core values that include: S afety first, O utstanding service, L asting relationships, V alued teamwork and E ngaged culture. “We solve the problems that matter” and we are always looking to add passionate, motivated, and qualified individuals to our rapidly expanding team. As a Project Manager, your primary duties will be overseeing technical and financial aspects of various projects, managing and developing client relationships, and marketing Pickett’s services to existing and new clients.

Requirements

Minimum of 5 to 10 years of related experience (required)
PE registration or Project Management Professional (PMP) certification (required)
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related discipline (preferred)
Previous project management experience with a utility or engineering consulting firm is highly desired
Experience in transmission line design and management (preferred)

Responsibilities

Manage various projects for public-owned and investor-owned electric utilities
Responsible for overall project performance as well as managing the scope, schedule, budget, and safety performance of each project
Ensure project costs, schedule and scope are maintained, including the development of recovery plans, to stay within approved limits
Coordinate and work with Engineering Leads and Managers to track and execute client deliverables
Develop financial controls reports with Accounting and Project Controls to produce weekly/monthly reports for client and internal review (i.e., Financial Reports, Action Item Lists, Resource loading analysis and schedules, etc.)
Interface directly with the client and internal management to report progress, costs, schedule and risks across a portfolio of assigned projects
Communicate with clients, internal project teams, multiple disciplines, functional leaders, subcontractors, and support personnel
Assist with the preparation of bid documents, development of requests for proposal responses and cost estimates
Support Marketing with proposal development, including scope, schedule and budgets
Write comprehensive and technical project reports
Work with Accounting and Project Controls on monthly client invoicing and accounts receivable
Perform other duties as needed

Benefits

Competitive compensation with yearly performance reviews and discretionary annual bonuses
401(k) (Traditional & Roth plans) with a guaranteed employer match of 100% up to the first 3% and 50% on the next 2% (eligibility after 60 days)
PTO (Paid Time Off) & 10 Paid Holidays
VTO (Volunteer Time Off) of 4 hours each year (prorated during first year based on hire date)
Tiered Health, Vision & Dental Insurance Options (eligibility after 30 days)
Behavioral Medicine through Teladoc
Short-Term Disability Insurance (Employer Paid)
Long-Term Disability Insurance
Life Insurance
Pet Insurance
Education Reimbursement Opportunities
Flexible and Dependent Benefits Plan
Referral Bonuses