Senior Project Manager

Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Inc.•Herndon, VA

8h•$166,400 - $208,000

About The Position

Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson (JMT) is a dynamic, 100% employee-owned consulting firm with over 2,800 professionals, offering a full range of multidisciplinary engineering, architecture, information technology, and related services to public agencies and private clients across the United States. JMT is recognized as a Top 500 Design Firm. The Senior Project Manager will be responsible for leading JMT’s high-dollar, complex projects, ensuring high-quality delivery by managing scope, schedule, and budget. This role involves identifying leads and marketing efforts in targeted growth areas, providing guidance and mentorship, and ensuring projects align with JMT's organizational goals.

Requirements

Leading JMT’s high-dollar, complex projects.
Identifying leads and marketing efforts on targeted areas of growth.
Providing guidance and mentorship.
Ensuring project(s) continue to align with JMT’s organizational goals.
Managing project(s) in accordance with scope, schedule, and budget.
Collaborating with disciplines and subconsultants to develop a risk adverse project scope and fee.
Developing project specific project plans, Project Management Plans/quality management plan.
Creating and maintaining project schedules.
Managing subconsultants.
Monitoring and executing project progress, including identifying and mitigating risks, developing extra work order requests and open-end contract task proposals.
Communicating project status, updates, and issues to internal and external stakeholders.
Participating in office’s project financial status meetings.
Building relationships with client(s) to understand preferences and requirements to set-up and execute a quality project.
Preparing progress reports and reviewing invoices.
Developing and leading project status and presentations.
Assisting Section Heads, Office Leaders, and Practice Leaders with the marketing 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.
Assisting Section Head and Office Leader with developing strategic goals based on client's program information, etc.
Developing and maintaining a strong network of clients and other industry stakeholders.
Coordinating and guiding all technical resources within the project team to ensure the delivery of a high-quality outcome.
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.
Implementing 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.
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 with disciplines and subconsultants to develop a risk-adverse project scope and fee.
Develop project-specific project plans, Project Management Plans/quality management plans.
Create and maintain project schedules.
Manage subconsultants.
Monitor and execute project progress, including identifying and mitigating risks, developing extra work order requests and open-end contract task proposals.
Communicate project status, updates, and issues to internal and external stakeholders.
Participate in office’s project financial status meetings.
Build relationships with client(s) to understand preferences and requirements to set-up and execute a quality project.
Prepare progress reports and review invoices.
Develop and lead project status and presentations.
Assist Section Heads, Office Leaders, and Practice Leaders with the marketing 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 the delivery of a high-quality outcome.
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.
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.