Senior Resilience Project Manager

Dewberry • Orlando, FL

19h • Hybrid

About The Position

Dewberry is seeking a Senior Resilience Project Manager to join one of their offices in Central or South Florida. This role involves growing resilience and water resources services by managing client relationships, projects, providing technical leadership, and sales. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in project management and client relations, and will collaborate with national experts in resilience, water resources, and hazard mitigation. Dewberry is a large, professional services firm known for its commitment to excellence and its people.

Requirements

• BS degree in civil engineering, climate science, natural environmental science, or related field, with emphasis in resilience.
• At least 10 years of professional experience in resilient infrastructure planning and design, Florida design regulations, water resources engineering, benefit-cost analysis, and GIS.
• At least 2 years of experience in managing tasks or technical support work related to the Resilient Florida Program, with documented success on completion of projects on schedule and under budget.
• 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.
• At least 5 years of independent client management skills.
• Demonstrated strong oral and written communication skills with clients in the Florida region.
• PE (or ability to obtain within 12 months) or PMP (or ability to obtain within 12 months).

Nice To Haves

• Masters’ degree and/or PhD in a similar field.
• CFM preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior project manager on projects related to resilient infrastructure planning and design, hydrologic/hydraulic/coastal modeling, GIS mapping, risk and vulnerability assessments, and related services.
• Manage, lead, execute, and provide technical support for resilience, water resources, and hazard mitigation projects in municipal, regional, and Federal markets.
• Lead the development or implementation of climate adaptation and resilience plans, strategies, and policy initiatives.
• Communicate with clients, establish goals and objectives for project teams, and schedule/coordinate resources to deliver projects on time, within budget, and to client expectations.
• Lead meetings with internal staff and subject matter experts on basic and complex projects.
• Lead teams in preparing winning proposals and successful presentations, and develop scopes of work, budgets, and schedules for various projects.
• Support business growth goals by winning new resilience, water resources, and hazard mitigation projects and acquiring new clients.
• Travel frequently to and from in-person meetings in Florida and Alabama.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior