Resilience Project Manager

Dewberry • Fairfax, VA

17d

About The Position

Dewberry is currently seeking a Climate Adaptation and Resilience Project Manager to join any one of our offices. Come join Dewberry’s multi-disciplinary team of resilience services professionals dedicated to reducing risk to flooding and hazards as a Project Manager playing a key role in growing our resilience and water resources services. In this role, the person will have responsibilities that include client relationship management, project management, technical leadership, and sales. Candidates must have a proven track record of successful project management and sustaining strong client relationships. The individual selected for this position will work closely with Dewberry’s national experts in resilience, water resources, and hazard mitigation, and will have opportunities to support Dewberry projects in other markets. Dewberry is a leading, market-facing professional services firm with more than 50 locations and 2,000 professionals nationwide. What sets us apart from our competitors is our people. At Dewberry, we seek out exceptional talent and strive to deliver the highest quality of services to our clients. Whether you’re an experienced professional or a new graduate, you’ll have the chance to collaborate with the best and brightest and work on innovative and complex projects at the forefront of the industry. Our commitment to excellence stems from our personal integrity and from other defining attributes, which we call “Dewberry at Work,” that have inspired our employees to be successful for more than a half-century. Notice to Third Party Recruiters: Dewberry only compensates job placement recruiters that have a valid Dewberry-approved written agreement in place for recruiting services. Dewberry does not compensate third party recruiters for unsolicited job placement candidate information.

Requirements

• BS degree in civil engineering, climate science, or related field, with emphasis in resilience.
• At least 5 years of professional experience in resilient infrastructure planning and design, water resources engineering, benefit-cost analysis, and GIS.
• Nature-based mitigation design experience in urban, rural, and coastal landscapes.
• Proven record of managing an inter-disciplinary team and delivering projects within a matrix organization successfully, profitably, and to the client’s satisfaction.
• Client management skills and proposal preparation experience.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills are required as this is a leadership position requiring the individual to manage clients and mentor staff.
• Must have a valid driver’s license, good driving record and ability to pass a driving record background check.
• At this time, Dewberry will not sponsor a new applicant for work authorization.

Nice To Haves

• MS degree in a similar field is preferred.
• PE (or ability to obtain within 12 months), PMP, CFM preferred.

Responsibilities

• Managing, leading, executing, and providing technical support for resilience, water resources, and hazard mitigation projects within the municipal, regional, and Federal markets.
• Leading the development or implementation of climate adaptation and resilience plans, strategies, and similar policy initiatives.
• Communicating with clients, establishing goals and objectives for project teams, and scheduling and coordinating resources to deliver projects on time, within budget, and to the performance expectations of the client.
• Leading teams in the preparation of winning proposals and successful presentation, as well as developing scopes of work, budgets, and schedules for various projects.
• Winning new resilience, water resources, and hazard mitigation projects and adding new clients.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees