Senior Highway Project Manager

Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson•McKinney, TX

19h

About The Position

Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson is a dynamic, 100% employee-owned consulting firm with more than 2,800 professionals, providing a full range of multidisciplinary engineering, architecture, information technology, and related services to public agencies and private clients throughout the United States. JMT is currently ranked #45 on Engineering News-Record’s list of the Top 500 Design Firms. JMT is seeking a Senior Highway Project Manager to oversee a diverse portfolio of projects and ensure successful delivery through effective technical management, quality assurance, schedule optimization, and budget oversight. This position supports the full project life cycle, including the identification of prospective opportunities, advancement of marketing initiatives within targeted growth markets, and provision of leadership, guidance, and mentorship to project teams. The Senior Project Manager will play a key role in maintaining alignment with JMT’s organizational objectives as well as the opportunity for continued professional and organizational growth within JMT. Why join the family of JMT Employee Owners? Join us to experience an impactful work environment, driving innovative thought and solutions in a collaborative culture. Each employee owner has access to a rich benefits package to ensure personal needs are met.

Requirements

Senior Highway Project Manager experience
Experience overseeing a diverse portfolio of projects
Experience ensuring successful project delivery through effective technical management, quality assurance, schedule optimization, and budget oversight
Experience supporting the full project life cycle
Experience in the identification of prospective opportunities
Experience in advancement of marketing initiatives within targeted growth markets
Experience providing leadership, guidance, and mentorship to project teams
Experience maintaining alignment with organizational objectives
Experience in developing a risk averse project scope and fee
Experience developing project specific deliverables (plans, specifications, estimate, and other required documentation)
Experience implementing and maintaining Project Management Plans and QA/QC during project lifecycle
Experience creating and maintaining project schedules
Experience managing subconsultants
Experience monitoring and executing project progress, including identifying and mitigating risk, developing extra work order requests and open-end contract task proposals
Experience communicating project status updates and items of note to internal and external stakeholders
Experience participating in project financial status meetings
Experience building relationships with clients to understand preferences and requirements to set-up and execute a quality project
Experience preparing progress reports and reviewing invoices
Experience developing and leading in project status reports and presentations
Experience facilitating an office culture of caring about clients, staff, community, quality, and safety
Experience leading the marketing/proposal process including SMART Go/No Go decisions, proposal development, interviews, and developing a win strategy
Experience collaborating with Section Head and Office Leader on identifying leads and opportunities based on strategic goals
Experience assisting Section Head and Office Leader with developing strategic goals based on client's program information, etc.
Experience developing and maintaining a strong network of clients and other industry stakeholders
Experience coordinating and guiding all technical resources within the project team to ensure delivery of a high-quality outcome
Experience leveraging advanced knowledge and experience with the client and project type to analyze the project, anticipate potential risks (such as overruns and scope changes), and implement effective mitigation strategies
Experience implementing strategies for project tracking and reporting by using project performance metrics to foresee and mitigate issues
Experience providing coaching and mentorship to the project team through one-on-one check-in meetings and various project debriefs to acknowledge achievements, identify areas for improvement, and share lessons learned
Experience leading and managing team members by providing leadership and continuous performance management (setting expectations, goals, feedback, 1:1 meeting, coaching) that supports the growth and development of team

Responsibilities

Manages project(s) in accordance with scope, schedule, and budget
Collaborates across disciplines and with teaming partners to develop a risk averse project scope and fee
Develop project specific deliverables (plans, specifications, estimate, and other required documentation)
Implement and maintain Project Management Plans and QA/QC during project lifecycle
Create and maintain project schedules
Manage subconsultants
Monitor and execute project progress, including identifying and mitigating risk, developing extra work order requests and open-end contract task proposals
Communicate project status updates and items of note to internal and external stakeholders
Participate in office’s project financial status meetings
Build relationships with clients to understand preferences and requirements to set-up and execute a quality project
Prepare progress reports and review invoices
Develop and lead in project status reports and presentations
Facilitate an office culture of caring about clients, staff, community, quality, and safety
Lead the marketing/proposal process including SMART Go/No Go decisions, proposal development, interviews, and developing a win strategy
Collaborating with Section Head and Office Leader on identifying leads and opportunities based on strategic goals
Assist Section Head and Office Leader with developing strategic goals based on client's program information, etc.
Develop and maintain a strong network of clients and other industry stakeholders
Coordinate and guide all technical resources within the project team to ensure delivery of a high-quality outcome
Leverage advanced knowledge and experience with the client and project type to analyze the project, anticipate potential risks (such as overruns and scope changes), and implement effective mitigation strategies
Implement strategies for project tracking and reporting by using project performance metrics to foresee and mitigate issues
Providing coaching and mentorship to the project team through one-on-one check-in meetings and various project debriefs to acknowledge achievements, identify areas for improvement, and share lessons learned
Lead and manage team members by providing leadership and continuous performance management (setting expectations, goals, feedback, 1:1 meeting, coaching) that supports the growth and development of team
Perform other related duties as assigned