Senior Project Manager (Wet Weather) - Pittsburgh

Brown and Caldwell•Pittsburgh, PA

38d•$117,000 - $191,000

About The Position

The Senior Project Manager plans, executes, and oversees mid-sized to large projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within budget, and in accordance with quality standards and health and safety requirements. The position works closely with cross-functional teams to define project scope and objectives, allocate resources, develop project plans, monitor progress, manage risks and changes, resolve challenges, and communicate updates to stakeholders. The role is expected to deliver results independently with minimal supervision and to take on progressively increasing revenue responsibility. The position leads project teams by helping establish objectives, decision-making processes, schedules, budgets, communication practices, and success factors. It supports team motivation, trust, psychological safety, inclusion of diverse perspectives, and team-member development. It also executes project delivery requirements across scope, schedule, budget, quality, change, risk, health and safety, and management of external resources and vendors. The Senior Project Manager leads achievement of project goals and monitors performance through earned-value analysis, revenue forecasting, and timely invoicing and collections. The role builds client relationships, supports client satisfaction and business development, and may mentor less experienced team members. Additional assignments may be given as needs evolve. A bachelor’s degree in project management, engineering, business administration, or equivalent relevant experience is required. The position typically requires at least 10 years of relevant project-management experience. Experience with wet weather and combined sewer overflow (CSO) systems is preferred. The anticipated starting pay range is $117,000–$159,000 for Location A, $128,000–$175,000 for Location B, and $140,000–$191,000 for Location C; pay may vary by primary work location, skills, experience, and education.

Requirements

Typically at least 10 years of relevant experience managing mid-sized to large projects with progressively increasing responsibility.
Experience leading cross-functional teams.
Experience in project planning, risk and change management, and contract management for mid-sized projects.
Competency in developing and monitoring moderate project schedules.
Competency in developing and monitoring moderate project budgets.
Competency in risk management.
Experience applying specialized project-management knowledge to deliver client solutions.
Comprehensive knowledge of project-management tools and techniques.
Proven ability in project planning and management, including budget, risk, contract, change, and quality management, as well as safety leadership.
Advanced understanding of quality- and change-management tools, techniques, and processes.
Comprehensive understanding of contract management and client service.
Strong business acumen and ability to align project outcomes with business goals.
Excellent client-service skills and ability to build and maintain strong client relationships.
Proven team and staff management skills to build and maintain strong staff relationships.
Bachelor’s degree in project management, engineering, business administration, or equivalent relevant experience.

Nice To Haves

Experience with wet weather and combined sewer overflow (CSO) systems.

Responsibilities

Help define project objectives, decision-making processes, schedules, budgets, and client success factors.
Establish effective communication methods for team standups, technical and design decisions, and client interactions.
Support team motivation, conflict resolution, feedback, and recognition of success.
Build trust through integrity, competence, consistency, loyalty, and transparency.
Help create an environment where ideas and creativity thrive and diverse perspectives are heard, respected, and considered.
Contribute to team development through continuous learning, skills development, and mentoring.
Prepare detailed scopes of work, including assumptions and limitations, to establish expectations and prevent overruns.
Collaborate on developing and maintaining project schedules, allocating resources, and implementing schedule-delay mitigation measures.
Develop work breakdown structures and project budgets aligned with project scope and schedule, and manage budgets to meet financial plans.
Create, implement, and monitor quality-management plans and processes, including standards and quality reviews.
Identify and manage project changes; develop change scope and budgets with the team and obtain client endorsement and approval.
Identify, monitor, and escalate project risks; develop and update risk-mitigation strategies and project risk profiles.
Lead by example in following health and safety policies and client requirements, and develop and implement project-specific health and safety plans.
Manage third-party resources and vendors to ensure delivery of contracted scope, quality, and budget.
Lead achievement of project scope, schedule, budget, and quality goals; monitor profitability through earned-value analysis, revenue forecasting, and timely invoicing and collections.
Build client relationships, collaborate with client service managers and project teams to assess satisfaction, and communicate clients’ critical success factors.
Identify and cultivate opportunities with existing clients and support client service, sales, and marketing engagement.
Adapt to evolving needs and carry out additional assignments.
May mentor, guide, support, and share knowledge with less experienced team members.